Dining Services Director
About The Position
The Dining Services Director leads the execution of the community’s signature dining services program and provides friendly, responsive service to create an exceptional dining experience for residents. The role’s primary objective is to demonstrate Commonwealth Senior Living’s core values and provide residents with a memorable dining experience. The director oversees meal preparation and service, food safety and sanitation, menu and dietary requirements, inventory and purchasing, budgets, equipment, staffing, schedules, and department operations. The director also supports a positive sales culture and ensures associates exemplify the company’s core values.
Requirements
- Certification in the Food Handlers Course or equivalent.
- Previous management experience in the food service industry.
- Ability to read and write English.
- Willingness and ability to learn new tasks.
- Availability to work varied shifts and weekends.
- Ability to lift heavy objects and stand and walk short distances throughout the day.
- Ability to tolerate heat from the kitchen.
- Must be free of communicable diseases.
Responsibilities
- Prepare and serve nutritious meals safely and sanitarily, in accordance with public health regulations and sanitation codes.
- Prepare food for regular and therapeutic diets according to the planned menu and written doctors’ orders.
- Prepare appropriate quantities of food according to established schedules.
- Prepare food for special events as instructed by the Executive Director.
- Maintain costs within budgeted parameters.
- Taste prepared food using proper techniques to ensure quality and palatability before service.
- Maintain proper food temperatures during preparation and service, and record temperatures according to established policy.
- Report hazardous or malfunctioning equipment to the Executive Director.
- Recommend improvements to recipes, menus, production, food service, and equipment to enhance service quality.
- Attend workshops, seminars, and in-service training to keep current with changes in the health care field and maintain professional status.
- Select personnel and manage staff to meet department and community needs.
- Assist with scheduling department hours, personnel, and work assignments to maintain quality resident care.
- Inspect dietary areas and practices for compliance with applicable regulations, as requested by the Director.
- Develop and use comprehensive inventory control procedures.
- Purchase food, supplies, and equipment as needed by the department.
- Maintain adequate stocks of staple and non-staple food, supplies, and equipment.
- Ensure a 72-hour emergency supply of food and drinking water is maintained in accordance with regulations.
- Maintain confidentiality of resident care information and protect resident rights.
- Supervise and manage schedules and tasks of dining department associates.
- Model the company’s core values and ensure personnel exemplify them.
- Create and drive the sales culture.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Company-paid life insurance.
- Short-term and long-term disability options.
- 401(k) retirement savings plan.
- Paid time off.
- Employee assistance program.
- Additional voluntary benefits.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
