Certified Dietary Director

Overview

Dietary Director

Tiffany Springs Senior Living Community

Tutera Senior Living and Health Care

Tiffany Springs Senior Living Community is seeking a visionary and energetic leader to oversee our premier dining operations. As the Director of Dining Services, you will be the face of our culinary program, ensuring every meal meets the highest standards of quality, nutrition, and service. If you are a proactive manager who excels in high-pressure environments and is passionate about hospitality, we want to hear from you.

• Job Summary: The Director of Dining Services is the strategic business leader of the community’s food and beverage/culinary operation ensuring resident and client satisfaction by providing a consistently high-quality product and best-in-class hospitality, while also meeting financial goals and driving a positive work environment. You will oversee the development and implementation of departmental strategies and ensures implementation of the
  ***** Sr. Living’s service strategy as well as be the face of the company.

• Leading Food & Beverage Operation:

  Develop and implement overall operating strategy that is aligned with the Compass Community Living and client business strategy, disseminates the vision within the community so all team members understand expectations.

• Must have an entrepreneurial approach and take full ownership of driving desired outcomes as if the business owner and hold the on-site leadership team accountable for demonstrating desired service behaviors.

• Ability to quickly evaluate personnel, operations, and culinary situations and make appropriate recommendations to person(s) involved.

• Maintain a professional and positive demeanor with a high level of resilience during stressful periods, have an ability to adapt and problem solve when required.

• Perform daily walk-through to ensure full compliance with Department of Health regulations and
  ***** Sr. Living standards.

• Directs and conducts safety, sanitation, and maintenance programs.

• Ensures that regular, ongoing communication occurs in all areas of food and beverage by leading pre-meal briefings and staff meetings.

• Advise and update the executives, supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates on relevant information in a timely manner by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.

• Business and Financial Competence:

• Capability to recognize and understand P&L drivers for the purpose of analyzing and evaluating results, identifying opportunities, and put plans into action to deliver expected results.

• Overall budget and operates the account in accordance with the approved budget, while providing the client with the maximum value for the dollars spent.

• Coaches and supports team to optimally manage wages, food & beverage cost, and controllable expenses (e.g., restaurant supplies, uniforms, etc.).

• Reviews financial reports and statements to determine how the account is performing against budget.

• Works with team to resolve areas of concern and develops strategies to improve the department’s financial performance.

• Ensuring Exceptional Customer Service:

• Understand the client’s business model to prioritize what is most important to their residents.

• Be visible within the community to build and maintain excellent relationships with residents, staff, and other departments within the community to be seen as a member of the client’s management team.

• Review resident satisfaction results and other data to identify areas of improvement, share feedback with all team members to ensure resident and client expectations are met, and take appropriate corrective action when needed to deliver desired outcomes.

• Improves service by communicating and assisting individuals to understand resident needs, providing mentorship, feedback, and individual coaching when needed.

• Stays aware of market trends and introduces new food and beverage products to meet or exceed resident expectations, generate increased revenue, and ensure client satisfaction.

• Empowers employees to provide excellent service that exceeds resident and client satisfaction.

• Team Building & Management:

• Regularly lead team member meetings.

• Create a positive work environment by serving as…