Food Service Coordinator (Nutrition Services)

SERVING SENIORS • San Diego, CA

1h • Onsite

About The Position

Established in 1970, Serving Seniors helps San Diego County’s low-income seniors overcome poverty through whole-person, wraparound support including meals, housing, health and social services, and enrichment activities. We work at numerous sites across the county and in the homes of hundreds of homebound seniors. Our flagship Gary & Mary West Senior Wellness Center in downtown San Diego is unlike any other senior center in the nation. Bringing together a range of supportive services under one roof, the Senior Wellness Center operates 365 days a year and offers two floors of integrated care, including health and social services, housing navigation, enrichment activities, lifelong learning, a Cyber Café and linkage to over 25 onsite direct service partners, including a senior dental center. Last fiscal year, we provided over 1,400,000 meals and coordinated services to 6,800 older adults.

Our Mission: Helping seniors in poverty live healthy and fulfilling lives.

Our Vision: All seniors, regardless of income, are able to thrive, engage in their communities, lead purposeful lives, and have a place they call home.

The Nutrition Site Coordinator is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the dining room and kitchen at the site. The Nutrition Site Coordinator is also responsible for maintaining positive community relations and ongoing communication with the Food Service Director.

Requirements

• Food service experience preferred
• Previous experience working in a kitchen or similar environment preferred
• Proficient in of all Microsoft Office suite applications
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Superior customer service skills, including the identification of customer needs and follow up to ensure those needs have been met
• Ability to develop professional, cooperative working relationships with participants, participants' family, other employees and volunteers
• Ability to motivate and lead teams
• Ability to exercise independent judgment
• Knowledge of applicable laws and regulations as they relate to food service

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the day-to-day food service at the site
• Act as a liaison with all food service vendors
• Oversee the collection of daily meal donations
• Provide accurate daily and weekly accounting of clients-served to the Site Manager
• Act as a concierge to seniors, guests and volunteers in the dining room
• Responsible for distributing the monthly menus
• Support outreach efforts to promote program services in the community
• As a mandated reporter for Elder Abuse, report any suspicious circumstances or suspected abuse to Adult Protective Services
• Ensure all appropriate policies and procedures are followed
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Benefits

• We offer a comprehensive benefits package.
• Serving Seniors pays 100% of employees medical & dental coverage. (For employees who qualify for benefits)
• We offer paid holidays and paid time off to all employees
• We offer a floating holiday to all employees
• We offer up to a 3% match on 403(b) retirement plans, to all employees
• We’ve been voted a best place to work for over five years in San Diego
• We are a stable company with over 50 years of experience
• We have served thousands of older adults throughout San Diego County making a positive impact and providing a higher quality of life to these individuals

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed