Director of Dining Services

Prairie Green at Fays Point; Blue Island (IL); On-site; USD 50,544 - 61,776; 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

Prairie Green at Fays Point in Blue Island, IL, is seeking an experienced dining services leader to oversee all day-to-day operations of dining services at the community.

You will manage purchasing, budgeting, menus, and adherence to safety and dietary policies whileDrive resident satisfaction through hospitality and service excellence. This role emphasizes leadership of dining staff and compliance with health regulations.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of food service experience required.
• Management experience is a plus but not required.

Responsibilities

• Oversee purchasing of dining food and nonfood items and ensure 95% DSSI ordering compliance.
• Balance and maintain budgets for raw food and supplies.
• Ensure food safety and proper portioning per policy.
• Coordinate dietary requirements and resident satisfaction.
• Schedule and supervise dining staff.

Skills

Multitasking

Team leadership

Food service operations

Customer service

Education

ServSafe certification

Job description

• Community Name: Prairie Green at Fays Point
• Compensation: up to USD 56160 - yearly

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

• Health benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Retirement benefits
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• Paid time off
• 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.