Director of Dining Services

Therapy and Beyond - ABA Therapy; Blue Island (IL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Retirement benefits

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

Paid time off

DailyPay

Job summary

Senior Lifestyle is seeking a Dining Services Manager to oversee day-to-day operations of all dining activities in the community. The role emphasizes policy adherence, budget management, and compliance with health standards.

You will lead staff, ensure safe food handling, and maintain high resident satisfaction through hospitality and quality presentations. Strong communication and multitasking are essential for success in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of previous Food Service experience required.
• Management experience is a plus but not required.
• Serv Safe certification or equivalent local certification.
• Ability to switch tasks quickly while maintaining professionalism.
• Positive, professional attitude and clear direction to staff.
• Pride in food quality, presentation and kitchen cleanliness.

Responsibilities

• Follow Dining Policy and Procedures and ensure department compliance.
• Purchase dining food and nonfood items; achieve 95% DSSI ordering compliance.
• Balance and maintain budgets for raw food and supplies.
• Utilize standard recipes for meal production.
• Ensure food is served at proper temperatures and portions.
• Accommodate residents' prescribed diets when applicable.
• Drive resident satisfaction through hospitality and service standards.
• Develop and implement dining operations and sanitation procedures.
• Conduct pre-meal dining stand-up with staff to review daily menu.
• Adhere to health regulations as dietary representative; address deficiencies.
• Ensure dining areas are clean and perform monthly sanitation audits.
• Interview, train, hire, discipline, and terminate dining staff as needed.
• Oversee scheduling to maintain labor budget compliance.

Skills

Food service experience

Management experience

Serv Safe certification

Multitasking

Positive attitude

Clear direction

Patience

Food safety

Job description

Company Description

Do you have HEART? We are looking for individuals who can embrace our mission to purposely brighten and enrich the lives of those we serve with HEART; Hospitality, Excellence, Appreciation, Respect & Teamwork. In this role you will oversee and control day to day operations of all dining services operations at the community.

Company Description

Do you have HEART? We are looking for individuals who can embrace our mission to purposely brighten and enrich the lives of those we serve with HEART; Hospitality, Excellence, Appreciation, Respect & Teamwork. In this role you will oversee and control day to day operations of all dining services operations at the community.

Job Description

• Follow Company Dining Policy and Procedures and while ensuring that all department personnel are compliant as well.
• Responsible for the purchasing of all dining food and nonfood items and ensure all purchases for the department achieve 95% DSSI ordering compliance.
• Balance and maintain budgets for raw food and supplies.
• Utilize company standard recipes when completing food production for meals.
• Ensure that food is served at proper temperature and in proper portion sizes to ensure food safety and palatability according to our food temperature policy.
• Ensure that residents’ Prescribed Diets are offered when applicable.
• Drive high satisfaction by offering our residents choice, dignity and independence in dining according to our hospitality and customer service policy.
• Ensure operating and cleaning instructions/procedures are developed and implemented for the department.
• Perform Pre-meal Dining Stand-Up with service staff to review daily menu details.
• Know and adhere to all company and the local, state, and county health departments regulations and acts as the community’s dietary representative for any health department or other required inspections; assure compliance, follow-up to assure any deficiencies are immediately corrected.
• Ensure all dining areas are clean and safely operating, completes monthly Self Sanitation audit according to the sanitation audit tool and operation and sanitation policies.
• Interview, manage, train, hire, discipline, and terminate all dining staff personnel as needed.
• Oversee the scheduling of all food service personnel to maintain compliance with labor budget.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of previous Food Service experience required.
• Management experience is not required but a plus.
• Serv Safe and/or other required local, county or state certifications.
• You have the ability to switch tasks quickly and often.
• You have a positive and professional attitude and are good at giving clear direction in a respectful demeanor.
• You take pride in the quality and presentation of food that you have helped to prepare, as well as the cleanliness of the kitchen and dining areas that you work within.
• You have a generous amount of patience and the ability to effectively communicate with many different types of personalities.

Additional Information

• Senior Lifestyle offers a comprehensive benefits plan to eligible team members including health, dental, vision, retirement benefits, short-term disability, long-term disability, and paid time off.
• All Senior Lifestyle positions are eligible to use DailyPay, an application that allows you to access your earned but unpaid wages before your next payday.
• Senior Lifestyle requires that all employees provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination unless exempt due to medical, religious, or personal beliefs.
• Government requirements or exclusions may apply.