Executive Chef EL/IL

The Executive Chef is accountable for ensuring all meals served to residents and their guests in our assisted living and memory care communities meet and/or exceed their expectations. The Executive Chef leads a team to deliver high-quality, delicious and nutritious food while meeting proper food safety, sanitation, and profitability goals.

Key responsibilities include:

• Hire, train, manage and develop food preparation staff and kitchen utility workers/dishwashers; determine work schedules and work assignments.
• Oversee the preparation, presentation and quality of food.
• Ensure cleanliness of dining services work area and proper storage of food; inspect and maintain storage rooms, utility rooms and other areas of the dining department, and maintain equipment and supplies.
• Assist in developing, implementing, and maintaining safety standards.
• Ensure that dining services team members follow Universal Precautions, established safety rules, fire and disaster procedures and departmental policies and procedures.
• Respect resident confidentiality; monitor dietary services and maintain records to ensure that residents’ dietary needs and requests are met.
• Responsible for inventory control and purchasing (e.g., food, equipment, supplies) in accordance with the budget.
• Participate in the development of the food services department budget and forecast with the General Manager. Budget items include food, equipment, supplies and labor; manage the budget.

The successful candidate will…

• Possess a 2-year culinary degree or a minimum of 5 years’ related experience in a supervisory role.
• Possess extensive food and beverage knowledge within the food service industry.
• Possess the ability to effectively and professionally engage, interact and collaborate with residents and associates.
• Have excellent communication skills; multi-lingual skills a plus.
• Be a customer-focused, proactive and creative problem-solver.
• Have a servant-leader mentality and good management skills.
• Work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• Computer-savvy; able to learn and work effectively with new technologies.
• SERVSafe certification preferred.
• Be willing and able to take and pass a drug screen.
• Be willing to consent to and able to pass a criminal background screen.