Dining Room Manager

Clarendale-of-Addison; Addison (IL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

The Clarendale of Addison in Addison, IL is seeking a hospitality-focused Dining Room Manager to lead all dining room operations within the Culinary Services Department. You will ensure exceptional service, food presentation, and a welcoming atmosphere for residents and guests.

Key responsibilities include supervising staff, scheduling, maintaining cleanliness, training servers, and upholding safety and quality standards in a fast-paced senior living setting.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED or equivalent
• At least 3 years restaurant or senior living experience, or equivalent staff management experience

Responsibilities

• Oversee dining room operations and staff to ensure a positive guest experience.
• Provide leadership, development and scheduling for serving staff.
• Maintain cleanliness, sanitation and organization to meet standards.
• Adhere to food quality, appearance and presentation standards.
• Staffing, budgeting and maintaining stocked dining rooms.
• Schedule servers and manage service flow and guest questions.
• Train servers in customer service and efficient serving techniques.
• Set tables, take orders and assist with dishwashing.

Skills

Leadership

Staff management

Hospitality mindset

Customer service

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

When you work at The Clarendale of Addison, you have a front-row seat to the amazing life stories of the wisest people on earth. What’s more, you are part of an extraordinary company – one that’s investing in the future of senior living by investing in you. Don’t just do a job. Be part of an extraordinary life!

The Clarendale of Addison is recruiting for a hospitality focused Dining Room Manager to join our team! This position provides full-scope, hands‑on dining room management in the Culinary Services Department. Responsible for maintaining a superior level of quality service and cleanliness at all times.

Here are a few of the daily responsibilities of a Dining Room Manager:

• Responsible for the overall operation, coordination, appearance, and maintenance of dining room and serving staff in order to create and maintain a positive experience for all customers.
• Provide leadership, development and training, counseling, scheduling and oversight of all serving staff.
• Exemplify at all times the Community’s standards of cleanliness, sanitation and organization.
• Responsible for adhering to food quality, appearance and presentation standards at all times.
• Ensure company standards for an appropriately staffed, operational and stocked dining room.
• Exhibit serving standards of speed, accuracy, and efficiency.
• Train servers in customer service, efficient serving techniques, setting tables and how to maintain workstations in proper order.
• Responsible for preparing server schedules according to operational needs and budgetary compliance.
• Set tables and maintain workstations in proper order. Take orders, provide service and requested items both graciously and courteously. Answer pertinent questions about menu items.
• Clear dishes from tables during and after meal service and assist with dish washing.

Here are a few of the qualifications we need you to have:

• High school diploma/GED or the equivalent education, training and experience
• Minimum of 3 years restaurant or senior living experience, or equivalent serving and staff management experience

EEO Employer

Job Info

• Job Identification 39830
• Job Category Culinary Services
• Posting Date 09/10/2026, 06:50 PM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations 1651 West Lake St, Addison, IL, 60101, US