Food & Beverage Director

Phoenix Senior Living•Springdale, AR

2h•Onsite

About The Position

The Food and Beverage Director is responsible for providing overall leadership and management of the dining operations in the community. These responsibilities include, but are not limited to, procurement, food/dining preparation and service per the Phoenix designated menu program, financial and budgetary management of the food and dining services, labor costs, supervising and training team members on dining services, ensuring safe food handling to prevent food borne illness, sanitation of food service areas, accurate record keeping, inventory and rotation of products, and regulatory compliance. The role also involves resident care, sales support, and food preparation/service oversight.

Requirements

Possess current Food Services Sanitation Certificate.
Possess knowledge of nutrition and therapeutic diets.
2 – 3 years’ experience as a chef/cook.
Must have demonstrated Leadership capabilities and able to direct the work of others.

Nice To Haves

Graduate of a culinary institute is preferred.
Knowledge and experience in Assisted Living industry preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide overall leadership and management of the dining operations in the community.
Manage procurement, food/dining preparation and service per the Phoenix designated menu program.
Handle financial and budgetary management of the food and dining services.
Manage labor costs.
Supervise and train team members on dining services.
Ensure safe food handling to prevent food borne illness.
Ensure sanitation of food service areas.
Maintain accurate record keeping.
Manage inventory and rotation of products.
Ensure regulatory compliance.
Refer to the Resident Profile and diet orders for every new resident.
Understand the recognition of resident changes in condition, takes appropriate action.
Conduct routine cooking demonstration in accordance with Phoenix philosophy of including all elements of wellness into all resident care and services provided.
Provide assistance to the Community Engagement Director and Executive Director with communicating with prospective residents & family members about Phoenix’s philosophy with regard to personalizing services and incorporating all dimensions of Wellness into our care, services and programming provided.
Partner with the Community Engagement Director and POC to create menu for professional and community events.
Complete production sheets one (1) week prior to service.
Utilize production worksheets to control quality of foods prepared and completed prior to placing food orders for the next week.
Adhere to menu and recipes as outlines in Phoenix Menu Program.
Ensure all food in Bistro and or other common areas is fresh, covered, labeled and dated as applicable.
Ensure that all meals are prepared to in accordance with Phoenix standards and served on time.