Executive Chef

The Arlington of Naples; Naples (FL); On-site; USD 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Job summary

The Arlington is seeking a hospitality-focused Executive Chef to join our team. This role oversees daily kitchen operations, ensures quality and nutrition, and leads a team to deliver exceptional dining experiences for residents. Starting salary is $90,000 and is commensurate with experience.

Background screening and state certifications may be required. You will recruit, train, and coach kitchen staff, plan menus for various levels of care, and manage ordering, inventory, and compliance with

Qualifications

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Culinary Arts preferred.
• 3+ years of leadership experience as a Chef, Sous Chef, or Kitchen Manager.
• Experience in senior living, healthcare, hospitality, or food service preferred.
• Current ServSafe certification and required state certifications.
• Strong knowledge of culinary operations, menu planning, food safety, and budgeting.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment while delivering exceptional service.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, schedule, and develop kitchen team members.
• Recruit, hire, train, and support staff performance.
• Plan menus and oversee meal preparation for all levels of care.
• Ensure meals meet quality, presentation, dietary, and food safety standards.
• Engage with residents to gather feedback and enhance dining services.
• Manage food ordering, receiving, inventory, and budget performance.
• Maintain compliance with sanitation, safety, and regulatory requirements.
• Promote a culture of hospitality, teamwork, and resident satisfaction.

Skills

Leadership

Menu planning

Food safety

Budgeting

Staff training

Education

Culinary degree

Tools

ServSafe certification

Job description

When you work at The Arlington, you have a front-row seat to the amazing life stories of the wisest people on earth. What’s more, you are part of an extraordinary company – one that’s investing in the future of senior living by investing in you. Don’t just do a job. Be part of an extraordinary life!

The Arlington is recruiting for a hospitality focused Executive Chef to join our team! The Executive Chef is responsible for the overall coordination of food preparation, cooking and baking activities, dietary standards, the quality and nutritional value of foods prepared and maintaining a positive, courteous work environment for staff and residents. This person is a key member of the culinary departments management team adhering to policies and procedures and upholding the Community’s mission, philosophy, values and the Company’s vision, principles and Hospitality Promises.

Starting salary of $90,000 - commensurate with fine culinary experience.

Here are a few of the daily responsibilities:

As our culinary leader, you'll oversee daily kitchen operations and create an exceptional dining experience for residents.

• Lead, coach, schedule, and develop kitchen team members.

• Recruit, hire, train, and support staff performance.

• Plan menus and oversee meal preparation for all levels of care.

• Ensure meals meet quality, presentation, dietary, and food safety standards.

• Engage with residents to gather feedback and enhance dining services.

• Manage food ordering, receiving, inventory, and budget performance.

• Maintain compliance with sanitation, safety, and regulatory requirements.

• Promote a culture of hospitality, teamwork, and resident satisfaction.

What You'll Bring:

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Culinary Arts preferred.

• 3+ years of leadership experience as a Chef, Sous Chef, or Kitchen Manager.

• Experience in senior living, healthcare, hospitality, or food service preferred.

• Current ServSafe® certification and required state certifications.

• Strong knowledge of culinary operations, menu planning, food safety, and budgeting.

• Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills.

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment while delivering exceptional service.

HOSPITALITY FOCUS:

The Arlington fully embraces a culture of hospitality. To that end, we include the following hospitality promises as a guide for our interpersonal interactions with residents, co-workers, and guests:

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

Many roles in the community may require that we ask about your vaccination status. This could include MMR, chicken pox, hepatitis, flu and COVID-19 vaccine status.

Background Screening Requirement: This position requires background screening through the Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse. For more information, please visit:https://info.flclearinghouse.com.

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