Dining Services Supervisor - Luxury Senior Living

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Lead the Dining Experience. Support Your Team. Serve with Purpose.

We’re seeking a professional, dependable, and service-focused Dining Room Supervisor to support daily dining operations and help create an exceptional experience for our residents and guests.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on leader who enjoys working with people, takes pride in presentation and service, and can confidently step in wherever needed to keep dining operations running smoothly.

About The Variel

We believe the later chapters of life deserve to be lived with purpose, comfort, and connection. The Variel is a modern senior living community in the heart of Woodland Hills, built on a simple conviction: exceptional senior living should offer the same warmth, quality, and attention to detail found in a luxury hotel. 

Our residents are more than customers, they are our neighbors, friends, and community. Every interaction, experience, and detail matters, from the care we provide to the way we welcome residents and their families each day.

At The Variel, we value genuine hospitality, teamwork, compassion, and accountability. We treat each other the way we wish to be treated in return, and we are committed to creating an environment where our residents and our team members can thrive.

About The Location

Set at 6233 Variel Avenue in the Warner Center district of Woodland Hills, The Variel offers a vibrant setting surrounded by shopping, dining, entertainment, and the best of the West San Fernando Valley. With Westfield Topanga, local farmers markets, parks, and everyday conveniences just minutes away, our community provides residents with a comfortable and connected lifestyle. Designed with modern living in mind, The Variel combines thoughtful amenities, inviting spaces, and exceptional service to create an environment that feels welcoming, sophisticated, and distinctly like home.

Position Summary

The Dining Room Supervisor serves as the primary Food & Beverage contact until management arrives and provides hands-on support across the dining room and service areas. This position helps ensure staffing, dining room presentation, service standards, and daily operations are consistently maintained.

What You’ll Do

• Serve as the primary Food & Beverage contact during assigned shifts and carry the Food & Beverage phone as needed.
• Verify staff schedules, monitor staffing levels, and coordinate coverage for call-outs or staffing gaps.
• Oversee the appearance and readiness of the dining room, including tables, place settings, chairs, floors, lighting, and server stations.
• Coordinate resident and guest seating in an efficient and courteous manner.
• Assign server stations and work responsibilities to ensure appropriate coverage and service standards.
• Record meal counts, reservations, and additional charges using the POS system.
• Communicate dining room, staffing, food, and service concerns to the Dining Room Manager, Executive Chef, and Director of Food & Beverage.
• Conduct morning rounds of the Market, Dietary, and Kitchen areas to assess staffing and operational needs.
• Provide coffee service for resident events and Administration as needed.
• Provide table, beverage, and bar service when additional coverage is needed.
• Maintain cross-training in Dietary operations and provide support as needed.
• Report damaged or malfunctioning equipment to the Food & Beverage Director.
• Assist with food and beverage inventory and cost-control efforts.
• Attend required in-service training and education sessions.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum of one year of experience as a Host/Hostess, Lead Server, or similar role in a fine dining restaurant, club, hotel, senior living, or hospitality environment.
• Availability to work flexible schedules, including weekends, with availability between 6:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m.
• Strong knowledge of dining service and the ability to explain menu items, answer questions, and coordinate meal service.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work respectfully and effectively with residents, families, guests, coworkers, and leadership.
• Professional, courteous, and service-oriented approach with the ability to remain calm in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to understand and respond appropriately to resident and guest needs.
• Current state-required health and/or alcohol compliance certification, as applicable.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS / WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Ability to frequently talk and listen in order to communicate effectively with residents, families, visitors, and team members.
• Ability to climb, reach, bend, stoop, twist, and move throughout the community as needed.
• Medium work: Ability to exert 20–50 pounds of force occasionally, 10–20 pounds frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.
• Ability to see sufficiently to read and write, administer or assist with medications as directed, and visually interact with residents, families, and team members.
• Ability to hear and speak sufficiently to communicate effectively with residents, families, visitors, and team members.
• Ability to safely move throughout the community and perform duties in a fast-paced senior living environment.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Variel of Woodland Hills is an equal employment opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age (40 and over), disability, military status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws, and we prohibit harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. We comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, including but not to limited, respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions. Completing an application does not guarantee that you will be offered a position. We review all applications and strive to hire the candidates who are the most qualified to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.