Senior Living Dining Experience Manager

Socket.dev; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

American House Senior Living Communities is seeking a Dining Room Manager to oversee dining operations and ensure a high-quality resident experience. The role collaborates with the Culinary Director, welcomes new residents, and supports staff training and scheduling.

Responsibilities include maintaining food handling standards, supervising kitchen operations, ensuring sanitation, and coordinating setups for events. The position emphasizes regulatory compliance and teamwork with leadership.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills and a compassion for older adults.
• Training and experience in dietary/food service techniques.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret facility forms, signs and product instructions. Ability to speak clearly and interpret verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the highest quality of customer service is available for our residents.
• Works closely with the Culinary Director.
• Personally welcome all new residents and assist them to their table.
• Assists the Culinary Director with proper orientation and training of new staff, recruiting, and interviews.
• Verifying staff are in proper uniforms daily.
• Responsible for knowing all information in the employee-handbook.
• Responsible for working with the Culinary Director regarding the scheduling and posting of work assignments for dietary aides, insuring there are adequate personnel on duty for the serving of meals, while maintaining staffing guidelines.
• Responsible for maintaining proper/hygienic food handling techniques and the overall sanitation requirements of the dining room area and the personnel.
• Assist with the setup of food and supplies for special events in coordination with the building Executive Director and/or Life Enrichment Director.
• Maintain regulatory compliance where applicable.
• Responsible for overseeing the proper use of all dietary equipment.
• Responsible for carrying out any emergency procedures required during shift.
• Notes and reports areas or articles in need of repair.
• Supervision of staff and overall kitchen operation when acting as cook.
• Other duties as assigned by the Culinary Director and/or Executive Director.

Skills

Communication

Compassion for seniors

Dietary/food service

Reading/interpret forms

Verbal communication

Job description

American House Senior Living Communities is seeking a Dining Room Manager to oversee dining operations and ensure a high-quality resident experience. The role collaborates with the Culinary Director, welcomes new residents, and supports staff training and scheduling.

Responsibilities include maintaining food handling standards, supervising kitchen operations, ensuring sanitation, and coordinating setups for events. The position emphasizes regulatory compliance and teamwork with leadership.