Dining Services Director

Dining Service Director

Do you love where you work? Our Dining Services Director's do! Come join the Oxford family where our core purpose is to experience the joy of serving others and to create meaningful relationships. Our wonderful resident to caregiver ratio helps make this mission possible!

As a Dining Service Director, your benefit package includes:

• Medical, dental, vision, and a complimentary life insurance policy
• 401k plan with an employer match
• PTO for both full time and part time team members
• Certification cost assistance
• Yearly tenure bonus

Your Dining Service Director duties and responsibilities are as follows:

Position Summary

Residents enjoy three meals a day from a menu you create with influences new and old. This rare opportunity allows you to cook what you know, but also interact with the guests, gather old family recipes, learn their ethnicities, and create relationships. The dining service director is someone with an extensive culinary background, but also the desire and ability to flex your "Front of house" skills. Communication is a large part of this role as you will be managing not only the kitchen, but a small team that works with other departments to ensure the food, service, and dietary needs are being met.

Essential Functions

Meal Planning and Coordination

Develop menu according to a scheduled cycle and in coordination with the dietician as needed

Track menu changes and food substitutions

Observe and communicate with residents for specific preferences and adjust menu accordingly

Manage food inventory, including available snacks within each memory care house, and work with food/supply provider to ensure adequate supply

Communicate with community team members to ensure meals are presented and served appropriately

Follows the budgetary expectations of the community

General Kitchen Management

Ensure kitchen and food preparation areas are clean and exceed regulatory standards

Continually monitor kitchen equipment to ensure they are in good working order and temperatures meet regulatory standards

Ensure food and supplies are labeled and stored appropriately

Maintain meal service records as required

Community Leadership

Oversee the day to day kitchen operations, including responsibility for assigning tasks and responsibilities for additional kitchen staff

Partner with the Executive Director to recommend ways to enhance the dining experience for residents

Responsible for the staffing of the dining room and the kitchen

Responsible for the recruitment, training and setting expectations for all dining services team members

Successful Behavioral Attributes at Oxford Senior Living

Humility: Share credit, emphasize team, and define success collectively rather than individually

Positive Attitude: Display a "can-do" attitude focused on providing solutions

Initiative: Action-oriented commitment to continuous improvement in all aspects of the business

Emotional Intelligence: Serve the community by placing the needs of the community team members and residents ahead of your own

Minimum Qualifications

High School Diploma or G.E.D.

Food Handler's certification

Five (5) years of successful experience providing leadership in a food service setting

Three (3) or more years preparing meals for large groups

Working knowledge of dietary requirements for seniors

Formal accredited culinary certification

Significant culinary experience may be substituted for formal education

Preferred Qualifications

Nutrition certification and/or training

Prior experience as an executive chef in an upscale assisted living community

Physical Working Requirements

Ability to travel using personal vehicle, including at night

Able to stand for prolonged periods of time while preparing meals and serving residents

Able to do occasional lifting of up to 50 pounds

Able to work flexible schedule, including evenings and/or weekends

Team Member is subject to outside environment conditions occasionally, inside conditions frequently, with protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature change

By joining our team as a Dining Service Director, you will be able to help us continue the vision of helping others and creating meaningful relationships. We are looking for positive and humble individuals who have initiative and emotional maturity to help us create a loving, homelike atmosphere for our residents.

Oxford Senior Living is an Equal Opportunity Employer.