Dining Services Director
- Full-time
Join Sunrise Senior Living
When you join Sunrise Senior Living, you will be able to use your unique skills to empower residents to live longer, healthier, and happier lives. Not only will you build meaningful relationships with residents, their families, and team members alike, you will also gain joy in serving others and deep fulfillment in your work. Explore how you can follow your passions and shed light on meaningful ways to serve, grow, and shine together. Sunrise Senior Living was again certified as a Great Place to Work by Activated Insights. This is the 8th time Sunrise has received this top culture and workplace designation, highlighting the special place Sunrise is to be a part of.
Job Overview
The Dining Services Director I is responsible for providing outstanding customer service, overall leadership, and management of the dining and hospitality operations in the community. These responsibilities include, but are not limited to, food preparation and service in accordance with the Sunrise culinary programs, accurate delivery of dietary modifications, procurement, financial and budgetary management, labor management, hiring, supervising and training team members, ensuring proper sanitation and safe food handling, accurate record keeping, inventory and rotation of products, regulatory compliance, and communicating with residents and families to ensure high levels of resident satisfaction. This position is generally only in communities that also have a Dining Services Coordinator (DSC) and / or an Executive Chef. In such instances, the Dining Services Director provides overall leadership of the department with the Dining Services Coordinator and / or Executive Chef reporting to the Dining Services Director.
Responsibilities & Qualifications
As a part of the Sunrise team, supporting our Mission, Principles of Service, and Core Values is a fundamental part of this job. Our foundational belief is the sacred value of human life. The unique responsibilities for this role include but are not limited to the essential functions listed as follows :
Essential Duties
Preparation and Food Service
- Delivers consistent high-quality food and hospitality service by following Sunrise recipes, menus, and programs.
- Posts and displays weekly and daily menus in accordance with Sunrise standards.
- Completes and utilizes production sheets to control food quality and portions.
- Ensures adherence to modified diets, correct portioning of foods, and proper serving methods.
- Prepares and serves meals on time and at the correct temperatures.
- Actively trains on and participates in front-of-the-house operations to ensure a positive customer experience.
- Ensures all food in Bistro and or other common areas is fresh, covered, labeled, and dated (as applicable).
- Actively supports all special events with exceptional emphasis on marketing events.
- Serves minimum one (1) meal per week in Reminiscence and meets with the Reminiscence Coordinator to review service and preparation needs each day.
Resident Focus
Supplies Management and Risk Management
Food Safety, Sanitation and Maintenance
Financial Management
Training, Leadership, and Team Member Development
Core Competencies
Ability to delegate assignments to the appropriate individuals based on their skills, roles, and interests
Must possess written and verbal skills for effective communication with the ability to facilitate small group presentations
Competent in organizational and time management skills
Demonstrates good judgment, problem solving, and decision-making skills
Experience and Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in food service management, culinary degree, or equivalent training with four (4) to five (5) years supervisory experience in hospitality or fine dining industries
Minimum 5 (five) years volume cooking experience and ability to cook 2 (two) to 3 (three) times per week at the volume required. In communities with an Executive Chef, volume cooking experience for the Dining Services Director may be replaced by equivalent hospitality experience.
Current ServSafe certification
Proven ability to use appropriate tools such as production sheets, standardized recipes, temperature logs, and sanitation forms
Must possess basic knowledge of nutrition and modified diets
Proven ability to manage food and labor / labour budgets, and achieve established targets
Proficient in basic computer skills and programs with the ability to learn new applications
Ability to work weekends, evenings, and flexible hours, available for our customers at peak service delivery days and times
About Sunrise
Ready to take the next step and make a bigger impact than you ever imagined? As part of our team, you will help brighten the future for everyone at Sunrise and beyond. That is why we make it a priority to celebrate the unique ways you bring moments of togetherness and joy to everyone you serve. And when combined with the support, benefits, and growth opportunities we offer, the result is a career that PositivelyShines with everything you need to reach your goals at work and in your life. We also offer benefits and other compensation that include :
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