Executive Chef

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!

EEO Employer

• Job Identification 23939
• Posting Date 10/27/2025, 04:59 PM
• Apply Before 11/22/2025, 05:59 PM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations 1200 Porters Neck Rd., Wilmington, NC, 28411, US