Company description

Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, widely recognized as one of New York’s premier human services providers, is a settlement house founded in 1894 that provides an extensive array of effective and integrated services—social, educational, legal, health, housing, mental health, nutritional and fitness—which significantly improve the lives of 16,000 people in need each year, ages 3 to 103, on the East Side of Manhattan. Our clients include older adults, homeless and formerly homeless adults, children and families, recent immigrants, disabled persons, adult learners and more. For more information on Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, please visit lenoxhill.org and check us out on Facebook or Instagram.

The Neighborhood House has transformed our institutional food services to a farm-to-table model so that our clients across programs can eat, access and learn to use healthy, fresh, locally sourced and sustainable foods to improve their overall health and well-being. We serve 250,000+ meals annually to clients throughout our programs including three meals a day in our Women's Mental Health Shelter, Early Childhood Center and Older Adult Centers. For more information on our innovative Teaching Kitchen and Food Services Model and links to our social media and program materials, visit www.lenoxhill.org/teachingkitchen.

Job description

We are looking for an innovative, ambitious, and mission-conscious Sous Chef to join our team. The Sous Chef will report to the Chef Manager and work closely with the entire Food Services and The Teaching Kitchen® at Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Teams to improve our effectiveness, daily food operations and systems and food service model.

The Sous Chef will:
• In collaboration with Food Service Management team, assist with creating and executing program menus, oversee preparation, delivery, and service of all meals, and maintain accurate record keeping of food production and inventory.
• Manage daily operations of Food Services Program and staff, providing periodic team training, facility self-inspections, and venue inventory.
• Collaborate with Food Service Management team to build systems to increase efficiency, minimize food waste, and strengthen our scratch-cooked farm-to-institution model.
• Utilize technology and data systems to track food costs and quantity as well as ensure compliance with all government requirements relating to the making and distribution of food and be certified, or become certified, to make and serve food in New York City and ensure compliance with NYC Food Standards
• Assist with in-house special events (menu prep, event set-up and breakdown, etc.).
• Maintain compliance with all food handling procedures, including those of the Department of Health as well as those of the Neighborhood House.
• Complete all other related responsibilities and duties as assigned by the Chef Manager

Qualifications:
• Minimum of 4-5 years experience cooking in restaurant or institutional kitchens
• 2-3 years in experience in a culinary management role (overseeing food service staff)

• Experience working with multiple vendors
• Familiarity with New York City Food Standards for institutional food programs
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrate computer literacy, including Excel and pertinent culinary software.
• Ability to work a fast-paced schedule, given our 7-day a week operating schedule and the expansive needs of our food services program.
• Share a commitment and passion for healthy, local, sustainable food and 5+ years’ experience in food production, culinary experience, and/or restaurant management.
• Lead existing teams and be an effective team player working in a fast-paced and collaborative environment.
• Hold a certificate in Food Protection and Sanitation from the New York City Department of Health.
• Demonstrate strong management skills, as well as excellent organizational and interpersonal skills to work effectively with the team to bring Lenox Hill Neighborhood House to its next level of excellence.
• Fluency in Spanish is highly preferred.

Salary: $70,000 annually

What We Offer
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Extensive paid time off – 25 days’ vacation and discretionary time; 13 holidays; and substantial sick time
• Wonderful paid parental leave policy for all staff
• Professional Development Opportunities – trainings, lectures and more
• Free Life Insurance – 3x annual salary
• Pre-tax Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical, Dependent Care and Parking/Mass Transit
• Supplemental Insurance Coverage (Accident, Hospital and Critical Illness)
• We like to have fun! Monthly Film and Dinner nights, bowling parties, Mets and Yankee games, cruises, food trucks, holiday parties, parties on our two Green Roofs, chocolate event for Valentine’s Day and ice cream socials, and much more.
• State-of-the Art Fitness Center, Gym and Swimming Pool
• Staff yoga and boot camp classes (six a week), swimming lessons and lap swim for staff
• PSLF (Public Service Loan Forgiveness) Eligible Employer
• The best colleagues in New York!

At Lenox Hill Neighborhood House we value respect, integrity, diversity and integrity. We are an equal opportunity employer. Lenox Hill Neighborhood House prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Lenox Hill Neighborhood House conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations. The policy of equal employment opportunity (EEO) and anti-discrimination applies to all aspects of the relationship between Lenox Hill Neighborhood House and its colleagues.

Compensation

this position is: salaried, $60,406 - $75,000

Application instructions

Deadline

July 11, 2025