Dining Service Director - Exempt $65,000-$75,000 based on experience

Find your joy here, at COMMUNITY, a Sonida Senior Living community! We offer a comprehensive benefit package to include competitive wage / salary, health and dental insurance, k with company match & much more!

COMMUNITY, a premier retirement community in CITY, STATE, provides quality care to residents in an INDEPENDENT LIVING, ASSISTED LIVING, MEMORY CARE community.

You belong on our team if you are interested in :

• Medical, dental, vision, and life / disability insurances
• k retirement savings plan with discretionary match
• Employee Assistance Program : This program provides professional, confidential telephonic or face-to-face counseling to you and your household members at no cost
• FSA : This option allows you to pay for eligible expenses using tax-free dollars. We offer a health care FSA or dependent care FSA
• Dependent Care FSA : Allows you to pay for eligible expenses (example : daycare, parent care) using tax-free dollars
• Flexible scheduling
• Employees will begin accruing PTO on their first day of employment
• Company paid training for career advancement

Benefit eligibility dependent on employment status

Eligibility based on location

Dining Services Director Responsibilities include :

Develops and maintains standards for dining services to the Residents to include preparation, presentation and efficient

meal service delivery.

• Conducts inventory, purchasing, storing and preparation of food according to the provided menus and regulations.
• Establishes and maintains procedures to meet safety and sanitation standards in order to assure compliance with

governmental regulations.

Provide leadership and supervision of dining services staff employees such as wait staff, dining services assistants, cooks,

dishwasher, etc., including hiring, evaluating and recommending pay raises of supervised Community Team Members.

• With the Executive Director, establishes departmental goals and objectives.
• Plans and administers departmental budget, including staffing levels.
• Plans and directs regular schedule of work activities and assignments to assure effective food service.
• Prepares food items and serves food to Residents within scheduled time frame.
• Follows menu cycle, noting changes or substitutions made.
• Cleans and maintains food service areas, including kitchen and dining room.
• Assures compliance with state sanitation code.
• Orders all supplies and maintains inventory control. Verifies orders received, assuring needed goods are on hand. Ensures

that all budgetary guidelines are achieved.

• Supervises food service functions.
• Maintains quality of food services, quantity prepared and sanitation of food preparation area.
• Maintains clean, neat and safe working environment.
• Assures that Resident food needs and preferences are known. Coordinates menu requirements of the resident with the

nursing staff, as needed.

• Assures staff, Resident and guest meals are accounted for daily.
• Maintains meal service records as required.
• Reports problems, concerns, issues observed with food service and communicates them appropriately.
• Observes changes in Resident status, needs or preferences and communicates them appropriately
• Observes other problems and communicates them appropriately.
• Observes all work, safety and administrative policy training in performing all job assignments.
• Adheres to all established policies and procedures.
• Records Resident information as required.
• Avoids loss, breakages and waste of supplies and equipment.
• Demonstrates knowledge of and adheres to procedures for fire, life safety, disaster, security, worker safety and other

emergency procedures.

• Knows and implements infection control protocols as required.
• With consultant dietician, monitors nutritional status of residents using regular assessments, progress notes, and dining

services care planning.

Prepares timely reports as may be requested / required by federal, state, community agencies, include kitchen

inspection violations with a plan of action for correction, as required.

Develops and conducts, in conjunction with the consultant dietician, regular inservice education to increase staff skills and

knowledge.

• Adjusts recipes / menus to meet nutritional requirements of residents with assistance of consultant dietician.
• Assures correct procedures in preparation of food and inspects quantity, quality, temperature, and appearance of food prior

to serving.

• Evaluates resident acceptance of menu items and makes substitutions available as requested or required.
• Establishes and maintains records / receipts regarding dining services operations. Submits purchase invoices and receipts to

the appropriate staff for processing to include coding as requested.

• With consultant dietician, develops, establishes and maintains nutritional service plans for residents, as needed.
• Coordinates needed supplies for events and / or activities with the Sales Director and / or the Life Enrichment Director, as

needed.

• Attends in-service training as required.
• Reports all suspicions of abuse, neglect and / or financial exploitations of a Resident immediately to the supervisor, as

described in the Company’s policy and procedures on reporting.

Qualifications :

• One to two years’ experience in a similar position preferred.
• Enjoy providing exceptional customer service and care to our senior residents.
19 days ago