Senior Lifestyle · 1 day ago
Director of Dining Services
Senior Lifestyle is seeking a Director of Dining Services to oversee and control day-to-day operations of all dining services within the community. The role involves ensuring compliance with dining policies, managing budgets, and enhancing resident satisfaction through quality dining experiences.
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Responsibilities
Follow Company Dining Policy and Procedures and while ensuring that all department personnel are compliant as well
Responsible for the purchasing of all dining food and nonfood items and ensure all purchases for the department achieve 95% DSSI ordering compliance
Balance and maintain budgets for raw food and supplies
Utilize company standard recipes when completing food production for meals
Ensure that food is served at proper temperature and in proper portion sizes to ensure food safety and palatability according to our food temperature policy
Ensure that residents’ Prescribed Diets are offered when applicable
Drive high satisfaction by offering our residents choice, dignity and independence in dining according to our hospitality and customer service policy
Ensure operating and cleaning instructions/procedures are developed and implemented for the department
Perform Pre-meal Dining Stand-Up with service staff to review daily menu details
Know and adhere to all company and the local, state, and county health departments regulations and acts as the community’s dietary representative for any health department or other required inspections; assure compliance, follow-up to assure any deficiencies are immediately corrected
Ensure all dining areas are clean and safely operating, completes monthly Self Sanitation audit according to the sanitation audit tool and operation and sanitation policies
Interview, manage, train, hire, discipline, and terminate all dining staff personnel as needed
Oversee the scheduling of all food service personnel to maintain compliance with labor budget
Qualification
Required
3+ years of previous Food Service experience required
Serv Safe and/or other required local, county or state certifications
You have the ability to switch tasks quickly and often
You have a positive and professional attitude and are good at giving clear direction in a respectful demeanor
You take pride in the quality and presentation of food that you have helped to prepare, as well as the cleanliness of the kitchen and dining areas that you work within
You have a generous amount of patience and the ability to effectively communicate with many different types of personalities
Preferred
Management experience is not required but a plus
Benefits
Health
Dental
Vision
Retirement benefits
Short-term disability
Long-term disability
Paid time off
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Company
Senior Lifestyle
Senior Lifestyle is a family-owned company that promotes healthy, happy residents through an unmatched level of service.
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$10.15M2014-12-16Series Unknown· $10.15M
Leadership Team
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2025-09-17
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