Senior Dining Services Manager – Lead, Inspire & Serve Residents

Brookdale Senior Living; Sarasota (FL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid Time Off

Tuition reimbursement

Referral program

Job summary

Brookdale Colonial Park in Sarasota, FL is seeking a dining services manager to lead our culinary team and provide exceptional dining experiences for residents. This role blends leadership with hands-on cooking involvement, including menu planning, food prep, staff development, inventory control, and budget adherence.

You will ensure food safety, supervise operations across shifts, and mentor a team to deliver consistent, high-quality service in a caring, elder-friendly environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Two to four years experience in commercial kitchen, operation and line cooking, and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Current ServSafe Certification required.
• State food service certification required, if applicable.
• ACF Certified Sous Chef (CSC) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plans, manages, and coordinates activities of the dining services department at one or more locations, and provides food services for residents and employees.
• Develops standards for organization and supervision of dining services.
• Maintains quality dining services within the prescribed budget.
• Determines quality and quantity of food required; plans menus and controls food costs; may be scheduled to prepare meals.
• Oversees the food preparation and cooking, to ensure meals are prepared per company procedures.
• Makes frequent inspections of all work, storage, and serving areas to determine that regulations governing food safety and sanitation are followed.
• Prepares cleaning schedule, production worksheet and staff schedules.
• Maintains inventory of food and nonfood items.
• Selects, orients, and trains new employees in department; effectively delegates authority to dining services staff to ensure effective flow of materials and services.
• Develops and directs cost control system; prepares and submits department budget to director.
• Provides nutrition education and counseling for residents; presents dining services education program to dining services and other staff as needed.
• Ensures safe work procedures are developed and followed, to include those relating to employee injuries, prevention, and infection control.
• Ensures a continuous quality improvement program is in place and appropriate follow-up occurs.

Skills

Leadership

Culinary expertise

Menu planning

Budgeting

Staff development

Sanitation knowledge

Education

High school diploma or GED

ServSafe Certification

ACF Certified Sous Chef (CSC) preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Brookdale Colonial Park in Sarasota, FL is seeking a dining services manager to lead our culinary team and provide exceptional dining experiences for residents. This role blends leadership with hands-on cooking involvement, including menu planning, food prep, staff development, inventory control, and budget adherence.

You will ensure food safety, supervise operations across shifts, and mentor a team to deliver consistent, high-quality service in a caring, elder-friendly environment.