Executive Chef (Senior Living)

About the role

The Executive Chef at Discovery Village at Sarasota Bay Independent Living plays a crucial role in enriching the lives of seniors, creating meaningful connections, and making a difference every day. This position oversees culinary operations, including menu planning, food preparation, purchasing, and recipe development to ensure consistent quality and presentation.

Responsibilities

• Aid in planning, preparation, and execution of special events, banquets, and theme meals.
• Use innovation, imagination, originality, and talent to produce menus and recipes that utilize the highest quality ingredients allowed within the overall food and labor budget of the community.
• Understand and maintain monthly and annual budgets for Food & Beverage department, including documentation of monthly spend on food, supplies, and Back of the house labor.
• Review and adjust menus to accommodate seasonal ingredients, recipe improvements, supply chain shortages, rebated and contracted products, and cost of goods increases.
• Responsible for ensuring that purchasing standards are maintained and that approved vendors are always used.
• Maintain strong and positive relationships with all vendors.
• Accurately report and submit monthly inventory of food & beverage supplies.
• Interview, hire, and train staff for culinary and back of the house positions.
• Manage and supervise all culinary and back of the house staff including scheduling, assignment, direction, performance review, hiring, and corrective action consistent with company policy.
• Work with the Executive Director, Hospitality Manager, and community Department Heads to obtain and maintain department customer satisfaction and department of health survey levels at or above designated scores.
• Ensure that any dietary needs and restrictions are met.
• Confirm food policies and procedures are being practiced by kitchen staff including, personal hygiene, safe food storage and handling procedures.
• In unison with the Hospitality Manager and Executive Director, meet regularly with residents and family members to confirm that high satisfaction levels are being delivered.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of culinary leadership experience.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally speaking the primary language of the residents.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to use Microsoft Windows, including Word and Excel.
• Ability to use email and the Internet.
• Must demonstrate an interest in working with a senior population.
• Manages people effectively by taking responsibility for subordinates' activities; makes self available to staff; provides regular performance feedback; develops subordinates' skills and encourages growth; improves processes, products, and services.
• Consummate people skills.
• Exhibits talent at interacting effectively with all types of people.
• Proficient organizational skills and ability to meet deadlines.
• Must have the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Can define own role, take on responsibilities, and manage priorities with minimal guidance.

Benefits

• Competitive wages
• Early access to earned wages before payday!
• Paid time off and Holidays (full-time)
• Comprehensive benefit package including health, dental, vision, life and disability insurances (full-time)
• 401(K) with employer match
• Paid training Opportunities for growth and advancement
• Company provided uniforms
• Employee Assistance Program