Dining Services Director

Avista Senior Living; South Ogden (UT); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Dental insurance

Employee assistance program

Health insurance

Paid time off

Referral program

Vision insurance

Job summary

Spring Gardens Assisted Living in South Ogden, UT is seeking a full-time, experienced Head Chef who wants to make an immediate impact in residents' lives by providing delicious food and excellent customer service.

The Head Chef will train, schedule, direct and manage food and dining operations to ensure high quality service, safety and professionalism during meals, while supporting dining staff and engaging with residents.

Qualifications

• Strong commitment to food quality and resident satisfaction.
• Ability to lead and train kitchen staff in a senior living setting.
• Experience collaborating with dining services to ensure safety and service standards.

Responsibilities

• Manages food supplies and personnel within budget and health regulations.
• Schedule, evaluate and direct kitchen staff.
• Ensure sanitary dining room and proper handling of food.
• Supervise cleaning of dining and food service areas.
• Develop training, policies, and processes for staff grooming and etiquette.
• Assess resident satisfaction and implement improvements.
• Assist servers and other dining staff as needed.
• Greet and seat residents, helping new residents feel welcome.
• Track resident dining attendance for safety checks.
• Support community marketing through positive interactions.

Skills

A passion for excellence

Creative thinking

Customer service oriented

Education

Culinary degree desired

Job description

Spring Gardens Assisted Living in South Ogden, UT is seeking a full time EXPERIENCED HEAD CHEF WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE AN IMMEDIATE IMPACT IN OUR RESIDENTS' LIVES BY PROVIDING DELICIOUS FOOD AND EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE. The Head Chef is responsible for training, scheduling, directing and managing food and dining to ensure residents receive the highest quality of customer service, efficiency and professionalism during their mealtimes.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Essential Job Duties

• Manages food supplies and personnel to ensure that operations for areas of responsibility are performed efficiently within established budget and in compliance with local, state, and federal health regulations and Five Star policies, procedures and quality standards.
• Manage, schedule, evaluate and direct the kitchen staff.
• Ensure a sanitary dining room complying with all health and safety codes, licensing regulations and policies and procedures regarding the proper handling and serving of food.
• Supervise and direct the cleaning of all dining and food services
• Develop and implement training, policies, and processes to ensure that kitchen staff members are properly groomed, dressed and using proper etiquette and manners while waiting tables courteously.
• Survey residents to determine their satisfaction levels with the service provided and make corrections as necessary
• Assist Servers, Cooks, and other Dining Services associates in their job duties and assume their activities when needed
• Ensure that all residents are greeted and seated properly, making extra efforts to integrate new residents making them feel welcome and comfortable
• Supervise the tracking of resident attendance at meals and communicate to designated associate, those residents that have not come to the dining room for meal (for a safety check)
• Aid in community marketing effort through positive interactions, dress, and behavior

Qualifications

• A passion for excellence
• Be a progressive and creative thinker
• Culinary Degree desired
• Experience working in Senior Living
• Food and Beverage Manager experience