Director of Dining Services
Core
Oversee and control day-to-day operations of all dining services at a senior living community, ensuring food safety, budget compliance, and resident satisfaction.
Role type
Director of Dining Services
Builds
Daily meals and dining experiences for residents
Domain
Senior living / Hospitality
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Food service operations management, budget management, staff hiring and training, health code compliance, menu planning, sanitation audit execution
Preferred skills
Management experience, Serv Safe certification, ability to switch tasks quickly, clear communication
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Follow company dining policies and ensure personnel compliance; purchase food and nonfood items to achieve ordering compliance; balance and maintain budgets for raw food and supplies; ensure food safety, proper temperatures, and portion sizes; offer prescribed diets; drive resident satisfaction through choice and dignity; develop and implement operating and cleaning procedures; conduct pre-meal stand-ups; ensure dining areas are clean and safely operating; complete monthly self-sanitation audits; interview, manage, train, hire, discipline, and terminate dining staff; oversee scheduling to maintain labor budget compliance; act as dietary representative for health department inspections.
Seniority
Mid-level management