Dining Services Director

Dining Services Director

Cedarhurst of Columbia, a regional healthcare provider and true friend of older adults, seeks a service-minded, career-oriented individual to join our team as a Dining Services Director at our Cedarhurst of Columbia community.

This is a salaried position that requires weekend rotation in partnership with other cooks and the serving team. The role involves being present in the community for all three meals on scheduled workdays. Responsibilities include line cooking, prep cooking, expo duties, serving, and supporting all aspects of dining services.

The ideal candidate will bring proven experience in food service operations and strong leadership skills. Previous experience managing a dining team of up to 25 staff members is highly preferred. As a Dining Services Director, you will have the opportunity to connect with, and positively impact the lives of, our residents daily! You will be responsible for direction, supervision, and the overall operation of the culinary program within the community.

As a Dining Services Director, working with the Executive Director, you will impact the lives of our residents by :

• Supervising 10-15 employees in the day-to-day presentation of dining services developed specifically for seniors.
• Scheduling staff on an ongoing basis and providing coverage when unable to find necessary staff coverage.
• Maintaining good communication with all vendors, community leadership, and regional dining services team.
• Supporting all catering, room service, special party needs, marketing functions, etc.
• Responsible for maintaining, ordering, and accounting for food inventories necessary to complete duties and keeping food and supply costs within budget.
• Instructing all employees on the operation, maintenance, and cleaning of all kitchen equipment.
• Exhibiting thorough knowledge of all food service positions and providing hands-on training to staff.
• Demonstrating a working knowledge of all dining services shifts and be familiar with individual assignments and resident dining needs.
• Creating recipes that are easy for dietary staff to follow.
• Handling food in a safe and appropriate manner.
• Recruiting, orientating, and hiring new dining service staff.
• Assisting Executive Director with monthly staff in-service meetings as requested and on committees as appointed.
• Assisting with Sales / Marketing procedures to develop and enhance satisfaction levels, as well as participate in resident sales, tours and community needs when required.
• Securely managing company credit card and filing receipts in a timely manner.
• Maintaining appropriate food temperatures by ensuring proper cooling / heating procedures are followed and equipment is working properly.
• Utilizing basic mathematical concepts such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Maintaining safety standards as outlined by Cedarhurst of Columbia guidelines for infection control.
• Remaining current and up to date with all food safety licensing requirements for FDA, state, county, and local authorities along with ensuring all guidelines are adhered to.
• Ensuring effective communication is being utilized by community staff with the residents' families concerning residents' care, encompassing their physical, personal, and emotional wellbeing.
• Working well with others and taking direction from management, as well as taking initiative with the capability to engage in conflict intervention and resolution for residents, families, employees, and others as needed.
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand / move, communicate, and identify written information. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and lift and / or move up to 50 pounds independently; occasionally lift and / or move up to 200 pounds with assistance.
• Other duties as assigned.

To become a Dining Services Director, you will need :

When considering a career with Cedarhurst of Columbia, please understand that :

Location : 2333 Chapel Hill Rd, Columbia, MO 65203, USA