JOB DESCRIPTION

Executive Chef - Senior Living Community

We are seeking a talented, experienced, and classically trained Executive Chef to lead our culinary team and bring exceptional dining experiences to life for our nearly 400 residents. This is a unique opportunity to showcase your creativity and leadership within a vibrant senior living community featuring state-of-the-art dining venues, including a bistro, an upscale casual restaurant, and a lively bar and lounge.

This position is full time and pays starting at $85,000/year. Schedule varies.

About the Role:

As our Executive Chef, you'll oversee all culinary operations, ensuring the highest standards of quality, presentation, and service. You'll lead a skilled kitchen team and collaborate across departments to create menus that are both innovative and tailored to the preferences and dietary needs of our residents.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead and inspire the culinary team with a hands-on approach to cooking, mentoring, and training.
Design seasonal, rotating menus for multiple venues with a balance of classic and contemporary dishes.
Oversee food preparation, production, and plating to ensure consistency and excellence.
Maintain inventory, manage food costs, and ensure compliance with health and safety standards.
Collaborate with dining services leadership to continually enhance resident satisfaction.

What We're Looking For:

Classically trained chef with a strong foundation in culinary techniques and cuisines.
Proven excellence as an Executive Chef or high-level Sous Chef in fine dining or hospitality environments.
A passion for creativity and innovation in the kitchen.
Strong leadership and communication skills.

Porters Neck Village fully embraces a culture of hospitality. To that end, we include the following hospitality promises in all of our job descriptions.

LCS Hospitality Promises

We greet residents, employees and guests warmly, by name and with a smile.
We treat everyone with courteous respect.
We strive to anticipate resident, employee, and guest needs and act accordingly.
We listen and respond enthusiastically in a timely manner.
We hold ourselves and one another accountable.
We embrace and value our differences.
We make residents, employees, and guests feel important.
We ask “Is there anything else I can do for you?”
We maintain high levels of professionalism, both in conduct and appearance, at all times.
We pay attention to details.

If you're an enthusiastic, compassionate, senior care professional who is passionate about hospitality and senior engagement- please apply, we'd love to get to know you!

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