Food Service Director

Homewood Living Ministries; Frederick (MD); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Health, dental, vision, and life ins.

Retirement contributions

Professional licensure reimbursement

Job summary

Homewood Retirement Centers is seeking a Food Service Director to provide leadership for the department and partner with nursing leadership on nutrition and culinary programs. You will guide menus, policies, and resident-centered service, while ensuring compliance with regulations and quality standards.

You will recruit, train, and supervise dietary staff, manage ordering and inventory, and coordinate with the registered dietitian to align diet information with care plans.

Qualifications

• Three years of food service management in a nursing facility, banquet prep or restaurant style services.
• College degree or equivalent experience in foods/nutrition.
• Ability to read, write and understand English well.
• Strong leadership, written and verbal communication, reasoning and coaching.
• Understanding of management, delegation and motivational concepts.
• Leadership qualities, initiative, good judgment and dependability.
• High degree of personal hygiene and cleanliness.
• Capable of lifting and transferring 30 pounds.
• Computer skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall direction and leadership of the Food Service Department.
• Collaborate with leadership on service delivery, nutritional care and culinary development.
• Ensure menus and policies align with nutritional standards and regulations.
• Oversee ordering, receiving and inventory control with Purchasing.
• Review resident diet information with the RD and discuss requests or changes.
• Visit residents to determine preferences and involve them in decisions.
• Implement standardized recipes for quality and consistency.
• Recommend and implement department policies.
• Recruit, hire, train, discipline and evaluate dietary staff.
• Manage workflow and ensure proper orientation and supervision.
• Perform other duties as directed by supervisor.

Skills

Management

Communication

English proficiency

Leadership

Hygiene

Lifting 30 lb

Computer skills

Team supervision

Education

College degree or equivalent in foods/nutrition

Job description

JOB SUMMARY:

Provides overall direction and leadership of the Food Service Department. Works closely with the overall leadership in food service delivery, nutritional care and in the culinary development for restaurant/banquet services.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. Treats all information about residents, their condition, and family as well as personnel matters as confidential information.
2. Complies with established Corporate and Departmental policies and procedures, and maintains established standards and practices.
3. Ensures that menus and departmental policies conform to nutritional standards and government regulations and procedures and understands care plans.
4. Responsible for ordering, receiving and inventory control and availability of supplies and equipment in coordination with the Director ofPurchasing.
5. Reviews, in consultation with the registered dietitian, resident diet information and discusses requests, changes and inconsistencies with residents, staff and nursing.
6. Visits with residents to determine preferences and provide opportunity for resident participation in food service decisions.
7. Implements standardized recipes based on menus to provide high quality and consistent food.
8. Recommends and implements policies for the food service department.
9. Responsible for managing, motivating, leading and supervising co-workers who report to this position.
10. Responsible to see that co-workers receive proper orientation, work assignments, and supervision.
11. Recruits, hires, trains, disciplines and evaluates all dietary co-workers.
12. Implements the sequence of work flow and the proper methods and standards used for dietary functions.
13. Performs other functions as directed by the supervisor.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Three years experience in food service management in a nursing facility, banquet preparation and restaurant style services.
2. College degree or equivalent experience in foods/nutrition.
3. Ability to read, write and understand English well.
4. Possesses management ability including skills in written and verbal communication, reasoning and coaching.
5. Understands management, delegation and motivational concepts.
6. Must have qualities of leadership, initiative, good judgment and dependability.
7. High degree of personal hygiene and cleanliness
8. Standing and walking short distances intermittently during the work shift.
9. Must be able to lift and transfer 30 pounds.
10. Computer skills essential.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Must be able to constantly work on their feet during an 8 hour shift, bend, stoop, twist and turn constantly throughout the shift in performing regular duties. Must be able to lift a minimum of 25 pounds frequently throughout the shift. Ability to do repeated pushing of food tray carts.

Our Mission Statement

Honor Christ through faithful service to seniors and one another.

What’s in it for you?

As a valued member of our team, you’ll enjoy these exceptional benefits & perks:

• Paid time off, with an opportunity to cash out each year
• Tuition reimbursement
• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance options
• Retirement contributions
• Professional licensure reimbursement

Want to know more? Visit Homewood Benefits for all the details.