Dietary Director

Whittier Glen Assisted Living • Whittier, CA

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About The Position

The Dietary Director ensures efficient, timely, and friendly dining service for residents, staff, and guests, and helps meet or exceed residents’ dining expectations. The role includes maintaining the proper cleaning, storage, and availability of dining-service cookware and dishware; keeping food preparation, dining, and dishroom areas clean and sanitary; and following appropriate sanitation and safety procedures while maintaining high-quality food preparation and presentation.

The position calls for effective communication, teamwork, dependability, punctuality, self-motivation, and the ability to work without constant supervision. The Dietary Director must be able to handle multiple tasks, address conflict or resident complaints, learn food preparation and presentation techniques, and follow food and equipment safety procedures as well as community quality standards. Serv-Safe certification is required, or the candidate must be willing to obtain it upon hire.

Requirements

• Must possess Serv-Safe certification or be willing to obtain it upon hire.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing, and comprehend communications.
• Willingness to learn new food preparation techniques and presentation.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with a team and display team behaviors.
• Ability to effectively deal with conflict or resident complaints.
• Ability to focus on multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Knowledge of and compliance with community quality standards and requirements.
• Must be dependable, punctual, self-motivated, and able to work without constant supervision.

Responsibilities

• Ensure efficient, timely, and friendly service to residents, staff, and guests.
• Assist with meeting or exceeding residents’ dining expectations.
• Ensure dining-services cookware and dishware are properly cleaned, stored, and available.
• Keep food preparation, dining, and dishroom areas clean and sanitary.
• Maintain proper sanitation and safety procedures.
• Maintain high-quality food preparation and presentation.
• Follow food safety and equipment safety procedures.
• Comply with community quality standards and requirements.
• Effectively address conflict or resident complaints.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed