Dining Room Manager

Clarendale of Mokena; Mokena (IL); On-site; USD 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Job summary

The Clarendale of Mokena is seeking a hospitality-focused Dining Room Manager to lead our dining room operations within the Culinary Services Department. You will supervise serving staff and ensure top-quality service, cleanliness, and guest satisfaction.

Responsibilities include staff scheduling, training, maintaining sanitation standards, and ensuring adherence to food quality and presentation guidelines. This is a full-time on-site role at 21536 South Wolf Rd, Mokena, IL.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Minimum 3 years restaurant or senior living experience.
• Experience in staff management and training preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee dining room operation, staffing, and appearance to ensure a positive guest experience.
• Provide leadership, scheduling, training, and supervision of serving staff.
• Maintain cleanliness, sanitation, and organization to meet standards.
• Ensure food quality and presentation aligns with company standards.
• Prepare server schedules in line with operations and budget.

Skills

Staff management

Customer service

Leadership

Education

High school diploma/GED

Job description

When you work at The Clarendale of Mokena, 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 Mokena 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.

• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

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

Pay range $40,000-$45,000 per year, depending on experience.

Many roles in the community may require that we ask about your vaccination status. This could include MMR, chicken pox, hepatitis, and flu vaccine status. Please note that all employees are required to provide proof of vaccination, or apply for and receive an approved exemption, as a condition of employment.

EEO Employer

Job Info

• Job Identification 40553
• Posting Date 10/02/2026, 04:05 PM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations 21536 South Wolf Rd, Mokena, IL, 60448, US