Nutrition & Culinary Services Director I

Presbyterian Homes & Services; Richfield (MN); On-site; USD 61,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental insurance

Employer retirement match

Paid time off

Job summary

Presbyterian Homes & Services – Mainstreet Village seeks a Nutrition & Culinary Services Director I to lead the site’s Nutrition & Culinary Services team, ensuring high-quality meals and dining services aligned with regulations and best practices.

The role reports to the Site Leader and supervises the staff, including Executive Chefs, Supervisors, and nutrition coordinators, while coordinating with contracted services to support the program.

Qualifications

• Care Center: enrolled in or graduate of dietary manager course with current state certification.
• Housing and Assisted Living: current Food Safety Certification.
• Three to five (3-5) years leadership experience in food service.
• Competencies in food service management, quality management, staff development, cooking, and clinical nutrition for the elderly.
• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English; flexible with residents and staff.

Responsibilities

• Oversee meal preparation and service based on menus, regulations, policies, procedures and best practices.
• Assist with meal process as necessary.
• Solicit customer feedback and incorporate solutions into planning.
• Develop menus and recipes that are attractive, nutritious and palatable.
• Maintain meal documentation records per established procedures.
• Establish and maintain effective communication with customers.
• Create a positive dining experience promoting independence and choice.
• Oversee dining process for all customers.
• Oversee nutrition program for care centers and ensure compliance.

Skills

Leadership

Food service management

Operations

Quality management

Staff development

Cooking

Clinical nutrition

Community outreach

English proficiency

Education

Dietary manager certification

Food safety certification

Job description

Nutrition & Culinary Services Director I

Job ID 2026-29435

Category Nutrition & Culinary Leadership

Job Location : City Richfield

Job Location : State MN

Campus Mainstreet Village

Type Full Time

Overview

Presbyterian Homes & Services - Mainstreet Village is seeking a Nutrition & Culinary Services Director to join our team. The Nutrition & Culinary Services Director is responsible for planning, organizing, developing, evaluating and effectively directing the Nutrition & Culinary Services staff and program in order to ensure the delivery of high quality customer meals and dining services consistent with regulations and established best practices.

REPORTING STRUCTURE:The Nutrition & Culinary Services Director reports to the Site Leader. The Nutrition & Culinary Services Director directly supervises Nutrition & Culinary Services staff including Assistant Director, Executive Chefs, Supervisors, Nutrition Coordinator, Cooks/Chefs, Servers and Lead Servers. The Nutrition & Culinary Services Director oversees the use of contracted services for the Nutrition & Culinary Services program.

ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY

Mainstreet Village of Richfield, a housing with services community, provides both independent senior living and assisted senior living. Mainstreet Village offers an attractive, welcoming and vibrant community where residents can choose from a mix of housing options, services and amenities that provide them with as much or as little assistance as they need.

Responsibilities

The Nutrition & Culinary Services Director has responsibility as a member of the site leadership team to participate in the planning and implementation of strategies and programming that assure high quality customer meals while achieving short and long-term operational goals and objectives for the site.

Customer Meals

• Oversee the meal preparation and service based on established menus, regulations, established policies, procedures and best practices.
• Assist with the meal process as necessary.
• Regularly solicit customer feedback and incorporate solutions regarding the quality and satisfaction with meals served into meal and service planning.
• Develop menus and recipes that are attractive, nutritious and palatable with a focus on customer requests/satisfaction.
• Maintain and monitor accurate meal documentation records per established procedures.
• Establish and maintain effective communication systems with all customers.

Customer Dining

• Create a positive dining experience for customers that promotes their independence, choice and overall well being.
• Encourage resident participation in the dining program, and meal activities.
• Oversee the entire dining process for all customers.

Nutrition Program – Care Centers

• Oversee the meal preparation and service based on established menus, regulations, established policies, procedures and best practices.
• Assist with the meal process as necessary.
• Regularly solicit customer feedback and incorporate solutions regarding the quality and satisfaction with meals served into meal and service planning.
• Develop menus and recipes that are attractive, nutritious and palatable with a focus on customer requests/satisfaction.
• Maintain and monitor accurate meal documentation records per established procedures.
• Establish and maintain effective communication systems with all customers.

Qualifications

• Care Center: Enrolled in or a graduate of a dietary manager course with current state certification.
• Housing and Assisted Living: Current Food Safety Certification.
• Three to five (3 - 5) years’ leadership experience in food service.
• Demonstrated competencies in food service management and operations, quality management, staff development, cooking, clinical nutrition for the elderly, and community outreach.
• Must have flexibility, personal integrity, and the ability to work effectively with residents, coworkers, family members, visitors, and the general public.
• Demonstrated compatibility with PHS's mission and operating philosophies.
• Demonstrated ability to read, write, speak and understand the English language to communicate with all customers.

Pay Range

The estimated starting pay range for this role is $61,277 - $76,565 per year. This good faith estimate is based upon PHS’s typical starting pay range for this role. Actual pay range depends upon many factors including each individual employee’s qualifications and market conditions and is subject to change.

Full-time benefits-eligible employment begins at a minimum of 30 hours per week:

• Health, and dental, including applicable HSA & FSA
• Employer Contribution to HSA for eligible Health Plans
• Life insurance (AD&D)
• Retirement, with eligibility for an employer match
• Holiday pay and extended sick

Full and Part-time benefits-eligible employment working between 20-29 hours per week:

• Vision insurance
• Voluntary short-term & long-term disability
• Education assistance programs

All employees:

• Accrue PTO (Paid time off)
• Same-day pay
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Access to Learn to Live Resources

About PHS

Presbyterian Homes & Services (PHS), based in St. Paul, Minnesota, is a nonprofit, faith-based organizationprovidinga broad array of high-quality housing choices,careand services options for older adults. Some8,000employees serve more than41,800 older adults through 60PHS-affiliated senior living communities in Minnesota,Iowaand Wisconsin, and through Optage ® home and community services. PHS is also co-owner of Genevive, the largest geriatric primary care practice in Minnesota, providing comprehensive care for more than 15,500older adults. Established in 1955, PHS has earned the reputation as an innovative leader dedicated to promoting independence, purposefullivingandthe overallwell-being for those they serve. Today, PHS is one of the largest nonprofit providers of senior housing and services in the nation.

PHS is an EEO/AA employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, or status with regard to public assistance.