Dining Room Manager

Job Description

Job Description

W h y Kensington Senior Living? Because Our Promise to love and care for your family as we do our own. These are not just words – but something all of us at Kensington Senior Living strive to deliver each day. We’re looking for a Dining Room Manager to join our community, The Kensington Bethesda.

Join us to discover your path, grow your purpose, and embrace the unexpected : deeper connections, greater opportunities, and a stronger sense of belonging.

Salary : Starting at $60,000 per year.

Schedule : Tuesday - Saturday

Summary :

The Dining Room Manager is responsible for ensuring courteous and professional serving of Residents and their guests’ meals and for maintaining clean and orderly food service areas. This position is a key person in public relations for the community due to the importance of dining in the daily lives of Residents and the direct contact with the Residents and guests.

Duties and Responsibilities :

• Works with Team Members, Residents, families, and guests to ensure satisfaction in quality, service, and problem resolution.
• Responsible for the oversight of dining operations and supervision of Team Members. Assigns specific work tasks to Team Members.
• Responsible for the on-boarding, training, and development of Team Members. Provides input into the performance evaluations for these Team Members.
• Performs pre-opening and closing checklist duties including set up of service areas, setting dining room tables, placing menus, refilling supplies, organizing serving utensils, and clearing / stacking of china glass and silver.
• Establishes and monitors service standards, including knowledgeable presentation of menu items, order taking, and delivery of beverages, appetizers, entrees, sides, and desserts in a professional manner. Directs efforts of caregivers in participating in meal service and clearing.
• Assists Residents with special dietary needs as appropriate and ensures that wait staff are knowledgeable of all Residents’ dietary needs, preferences, and restrictions.
• Participates in setting up, serving and break down of special functions, and maintenance of 24-hour beverage and snack service.
• Performs special duties such as but not limited to ordering food, assisting with invoice management, assisting with Team Member scheduling, ensuring Resident
• diet information is current and posted in each neighborhood, supporting special events, assisting with food preparation and utility tasks.
• Understands and follows, assists in ensuring departmental compliance, of all policies and procedures, including HACCP and food safety.
• Attends training courses and participates in other professional development activities as required.

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