Dining Room Manager - KEN

The Kenwood, 5435 Kenwood Road, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America

Posted Thursday, February 5, 2026 at 5:00 AM

The Kenwood, a Senior Star community, is seeking a Dining Room Manager

At Senior Star the Dining Room Manager is responsible for assisting the Food and Beverage Director with all food service personnel and operation of the dining rooms in order to ensure a high quality dining experience to Senior Star residents. The Dining Room Manager is responsible for ensuring the safety of our residents. The Dining Room Manager is responsible, with all other Senior Star employees, for the leasing and marketing success of the community.

Conducts business according to Senior Star Mission, Vision, Values and Goals.

Essential Job Functions:

• Responsible for Supervising Staff
• Prepares and posts work schedules for all dining room staff in the designated work area, after Food and Beverage Director approval
• Reviews, screens and interviews applicants
• Trains and retains a full serving staff who are capable and motivated to provide an exceptional dining experience to all residents and guests
• Ensures that all employees present a professional demeanor to residents and guests
• Consults with the Food and Beverage Director for the purposes of eliminating operating deficiencies
• Ensures that safe work practices are being followed and that proper emergency response systems are in place
• Ultimately responsible for making sure all call offs are covered for the Dining Room Staff.
• Responsible to ensure 100% compliance to the Quality Assurance Program as it pertains to the Dining Room Staff.

• Coordinates with the Food and Beverage Director for any special events and needs of residents
• Make Sure Resident Meal Counts are done for each meal daily.
• Responsible to make sure every resident is accounted for per Meal Attendance Policy.

• Assists residents with coffee, salad bar, soup, dessert and any other service needs
• Ensures that all residents are being served in a prompt and professional manner
• Assists where needed, following service guidelines
• Responsible for ensuring resident satisfaction for each meal and to increase overall score on Resident Satisfaction Survey.

• Ensures that the proper sanitized cleaning solution and procedure is being used by employees when cleaning
• Directs and assists in general dining room sanitation and routine and preventative maintenance on equipment

As someone who is qualified for this role, I possess the following knowledge and skills:

• Food and beverage management experience;
  Senior Housing experience preferred
• Strong oral, written and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to motivate and inspire others as a true servant leader
• Strong organizational and promotional skills

Here’s what we offer:

• Competitive Pay
• 401k Program
• Paid Time Off / Vacation Time
• Reduced cost meals while working
• Flexible Scheduling
• Paid Training
• Bonus Programs
• Safety incentives, occupancy bonuses & referral bonuses available to all associates