Assistant Food Service Director

Archway Management; Aurora (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearl of Orchard Valley is seeking an Assistant Food Service Director to oversee the Culinary and Nutritional Services Department, ensuring quality, safety and compliance across all meals and services.

You will direct staff, coordinate with Nursing and other departments, and manage budgets, inventories, and catering for events, while maintaining high standards of resident nutrition and service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Plans, develops and directs the Culinary and Nutritional Services Department.
• Supervises and may assist in the preparation of all products and meals.
• Maintains stock levels through purchasing and inventory processes.
• Ensures residents’ nutritional needs are met.
• Coordinates services with Nursing, Maintenance, Housekeeping.
• Plans and executes catering needs and events.
• Responds to complaints; maintains confidentiality.
• Maintains ongoing quality assurance program.
• Ensures clean, sanitary work areas and equipment.
• Reviews and implements plan of correction after surveys.
• Supports emergency disaster programs.
• Follows departmental budget.
• Maintains menus and records.
• Directly manages staff; HR and training.
• Ensures staffing plans for coverage.

Skills

Operations management

Staff supervision

Budget management

Quality assurance

Emergency planning

HR training

Union experience

Contract compliance

Job description

Pearl of Orchard Valley

Assistant Food Service Director

The Assistant Food Service Director plans to organize, develop, and directs the overall operation of the Culinary and Nutritional Department in accordance with company standards and federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations to ensure that quality nutritional services are provided on a daily basis and that the culinary services are maintained in a clean, safe, and sanitary manner.

Essential Activities and Tasks

Operations Management

• The Assistant Food Service Director (AFSD) plans, develops and directs the Culinary and Nutritional Services Department and its activities.
• Plans, develops and directs the entire staff.
• Assistant Food Service Director (AFSD) supervises and may assist in the preparation of all products and meals so they are plate‑able and appetizing in appearance by following planned menus and using the standard recipes.
• Ensures that stock levels of staple/non‑staple food, supplies, equipment, etc. are maintained at adequate levels at all times through effective purchasing and inventory processes.
• Ensures that all residents’ nutritional needs are being met
• Assistant Food Service Director (AFSD) coordinates services and activities with other departments (i.e. Nursing, Maintenance, Housekeeping, etc.).
• Plans and executes catering needs and special events.

Customer Relations and Service Management

• Assistant Food Service Director (AFSD) listens and responds to the needs of residents and staff members.
• Reviews and responds to complaints and grievances from residents and staff members regarding all areas of responsibility.
• Serves on various committees and attends meetings of the community providing written and/or oral reports of services and activities regarding the department.
• Maintains the confidentiality of resident care information.

Quality, Compliance, and Risk Management

• Assistant Food Service Director (AFSD) ensures that appropriate nutritional care for every resident is developed and carried through by ensuring new patient assessments, medical records charting, resident Plan of Care conference attendance, diet order auditing, and food intake monitoring take place.
• Maintains an ongoing quality assurance program for the Culinary and Nutritional Services Department.
• Ensures that culinary services work areas and equipment are maintained in a clean, sanitary, and safe manner
• Reviews, develops and implements a plan of correction for culinary and nutritional services concerns and/or deficiencies noted during quality assurance and state and city survey inspections.
• Works with others on the development, implementation, and maintenance of emergency disaster programs (i.e. fire, severe weather, etc.).

Financial/Assets Management, Administration, and Reporting

• Follows the departmental budget and maintains the operations within it.
• Ensures that necessary equipment and supplies are maintained and operable to perform necessary duties and services.
• Ensures that menus are maintained and filled in accordance with established policies and procedures. Utilizes available menu planning software.
• Maintains current and accurate records through the use of computers and/or other documentation in accordance with company standards and federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations.

Human Resource Management and Development

• Directly and/or indirectly manages all Culinary and Nutritional Services Department staff.
• Experience in working with labor unions and contract compliance
• Interviews, selects and orients new direct reports.
• Defines, establishes and promotes performance expectations so direct reports understand and demonstrate excellence through high quality and consistent performance.
• Evaluates job performance of direct reports in accordance with the company policy and procedure and provides developmental guidance to staff for improved performance and growth.
• Documents and engages employees who are routinely not observing these requirements in an effort to achieve compliance. Works with Human Resources when circumstances arise that necessitate further documentation and intervention.
• Participates in the development, planning, scheduling, conducting, and monitoring of in‑service training programs, on‑the‑job training, and orientation programs for departmental staff.
• Ensures that there is a reasonable and sufficient plan for staffing should a direct report be absent or a direct reporting position be vacant.

The Assistant Food Service Director (AFSD) handles all other duties as assigned.