The Gardens of Sun City Hiring for Dining Services Director, Senior Living Job at Sun City, AZ Full Time

Gardens of Sun City Assisted Living and Memory Care

The Dining Services Director is a key manager at our community. The delicious, eye appealing meals that we serve to our residents is the center of their day. Mealtime is the best time, come be great with us!

Job Duties:

Essential Functions

• Supervise kitchen and dining room staff, provide training, set and adjust rates of pay and hours of work, provide informal and formal performance feedback, recognize both appropriate and inappropriate behaviors/performances through rewards and discipline, and apportion work among subordinates.
• Perform all cook functions as necessary, serving 3-7 shifts a week as required by the Executive Director.
• Order food and kitchen supplies from approved vendors and maintain good communication with all vendors.

• Record and maintain adequate food inventory and complete reports as required by Northstar Senior Living.
• Follow all Northstar Senior Living dietary policies and procedures and ensure compliance by other food service employees.
• Ensure that employees practice safe food-handling techniques and comply with federal, state, county, and city regulations regarding health, safety, and sanitation.
• Ensure that personnel who display signs of communicable diseases are not working.
• Hold regularly scheduled staff meetings with all dining room personnel to ensure efficient kitchen operations and to foster open communication.
• Participate in New Hire Orientation program and other regular associate meetings or functions.
• Support all catering services and help plan theme evenings, dinners, picnics, special parties, etc., with Activities Director, Sales Director and food service staff.
• Maintain open communication with the cooks when planning events requiring special menus.
• Prepare time slips, invoices, etc., for payment and turn in to Business Office.
• Check or assign all food deliveries against order forms.
• Establish and monitor a proper cleaning and maintenance program.
• Assure that at least one “heart healthy” entrée and one “sugar-free” dessert is offered daily.
• Assure that consistent portion-control is maintained, unless upon resident request.
• Assure that daily meal tickets are tallied correctly and given to the Business Office in a timely manner.
• Assure that all food service employees receive appropriate orientation training, follow-up training, and conduct housetraining as necessary.
• Participate in regularly scheduled department head meetings.
• Hire and train assigned staff as appropriate, assuring that all paperwork is correctly performed and that appropriate policies are being followed.
• Check menus for each following day to ensure necessary preparatory work is being performed.

• Maintain resident, employee, and community confidentiality.
• Respect Resident’s Rights.
• Demonstrate positive attitude and ability to work well with all people, particularly the elderly.
• Promote positive work environment that emphasizes teamwork.
• Demonstrate willingness to help other staff whenever needed.
• Project and meet budgeting requirements.

Must be over 18 years of age, pass a criminal record clearance, Covid clear and be able to pass a drug test.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $60,000.00 – $63,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Application Question(s):

• Can you pass a criminal background clearance ?

Experience:

• Assisted living: 1 year (Preferred)
• Cook: 3 years (Preferred)
• Kitchen management: 2 years (Preferred)
• Being awesome: 3 years (Preferred)

Language:

• English (Preferred)

Work Location: One location