Executive Chef

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

Job summary

The Arlington in Naples, FL is seeking an Executive Chef to oversee daily kitchen operations and deliver an exceptional dining experience for residents. This leadership role plans menus, mentors the culinary team, and ensures quality, safety, and budget adherence in a senior living setting.

Starting salary is $90,000 and commensurate with experience. The position requires ServSafe and state certifications, plus strong leadership and hospitality focus to foster resident satisfaction.

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

Kitchen operations

Menu planning

Food safety

Budgeting

Staff development

Resident engagement

Training and recruitment

Education

Culinary Arts degree

Job description

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:

• 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.

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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