Full-Time Dining Supervisor for East Campus

Oaknoll Retirement Residence; Iowa City (IA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Paid time off

Retirement plan

40% off employee meals

Gym and pool access

Onsite parking

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Oaknoll Retirement Residence in Iowa City, IA, is seeking a Dining Supervisor for Scotty's Restaurant at our East Campus. This full-time role oversees both wait and cook staff, ensures dining operations meet Oaknoll standards, and maintains proper staffing while supporting resident-centered service.

Responsibilities include supervising front- and back-of-house teams, coordinating menus with leadership, and upholding food safety regulations.

Qualifications

• Must have high school diploma or equivalent.
• Must have two years of experience in kitchen and dining room.
• Must have two years of experience in a management position.
• Must have ServSafe certification or be able to obtain it within 6 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Oversee both wait and cook staff and supervise Scotty's Restaurant operations at Oaknoll East.
• Ensure staffing levels are adequate across all shifts and train front- and back-of-house staff to Oaknoll standards.
• Coordinate menus, operations, and service with Site Manager, Director of Dining Services, and Executive Chef.

Skills

Staff supervision

Restaurant operations

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

ServSafe certification

Job description

Oaknoll has a new opening for a Dining Supervisor at our Scotty's restaurant at our Oaknoll East location. The deadline to apply is 12:00pm on October 20th, 2026!

The Oaknoll East Dining Supervisor does much more than manage staff and ensure a quality dining experience. They help to build a caring, driven team and establish long-lasting and meaningful relationships between staff and residents, helping to CREATE home for our residents and staff alike. Oaknoll is a not-for-profit community that provides resident-centered care and services through our CREATE culture.

CREATE is an acronym for our values: caring, respect, enthusiasm, awareness, teamwork, and encouragement. We believe that people should experience joyful, active, and connected lives as they age. We believe people should have the opportunity to receive competent, caring, and compassionate health care when they need it. We believe our community is both special and unique because of the people who live here, the people who work here, and the relationships that they build together. We strive to make the lives of our residents and our staff meaningful and fulfilling. If you want to share in these values and the relationships that they allow us to build, we are looking for YOU!

Oaknoll is currently seeking a full-time Oaknoll East Dining Supervisor. An outstanding candidate will demonstrate an understanding of resident-centered care/service and treat all persons with courtesy and respect at all times. Exact hours for this position will vary based on the needs of the kitchen and dining room, and flexibility in availability is key. The primary responsibilities of the manager will include but are not limited to: Overseeing both wait and cook staff, and supervising operations of our dining venues, including the Scotty's Restaurant location at our East Campus. Ensuring that proper staffing levels are maintained across all shifts, filling in to assist as needed, and that both front and back-of-house staff are trained and perform up to Oaknoll standards. Observing guest satisfaction and provide supporting service when needed. Adhering to all restaurant regulations and proper food safety standards and enforcing them among Scotty's staff. Meeting regularly with the Site Manager, Director of Dining Services, and Executive Chef to coordinate menus, operations, and service, and all other duties as assigned.

Why choose Oaknoll? Not only are we a community focused not-for-profit, but we offer a wide range of employee benefits including: competitive pay, paid time off, retirement plan with company contributions, 40% off employee meals, free use of our gyms and pool, weekly access to a Nurse Practitioner free of charge, onsite parking, tuition reimbursement, scholarship program, and student loan repayment assistance, along with medical, dental, vision, life, FSAs, and voluntary short-term and long-term disability insurances for eligible employees.

Come check us out and learn why Oaknoll is right for you!

About Oaknoll

Oaknoll Retirement Residence is an independent, not-for-profit, continuing care retirement community in Iowa City, IA. We provide resident-centered service, driven by our values of caring, respect, enthusiasm, awareness, teamwork, and encouragement. We’re proud of our excellent reputation as a premier place to live and work. There’s a strong sense of family at Oaknoll, so coming to work is like coming home.

Oaknoll Retirement Residence is an Equal Opportunity Employer that welcomes and encourages all applicants to apply regardless of age, race, sex, religion, color, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, or other reason prohibited by law.

Requirements

• Must have a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Must have two years of experience working in a kitchen and dining room.
• Must have two years of experience in a management position.
• Must have their ServSafe certification or be able to receive it within 6 months of hire.