Dining Services Manager - Chef Manager - Assisted Living

Prestige Assisted Living at Marysville

Marysville, CA

POSITION SUMMARY

The Dining Services Manager oversees the dining services department of an assisted living, independent living, and / or memory care community and ensures residents are provided with a nourishing and well-balanced diet that meet the residents nutritional needs and dietary preferences.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Oversees the daily operations of the dining services department including budget, menu, food preparation, labor management, food safety and sanitation, and leadership of dining services team.
• Modifies provided menus in alignment with regulations taking into consideration resident allergies, intolerances, dietary needs, and residents preferences.

Ensures that food meets the nutritional specifications as outlined by state and local guidelines.

• Provides leadership to dining services team members including the recruitment, onboarding, training, coaching, performance management, annual performance reviews, and daily oversight.
• Manages the dining services schedule including creating a monthly schedule, daily assignments, and finding coverage for time off requests and call offs.

May be required to be on-call after hours and on weekends to support dining services team members and cover staffing.

• Manages the food and supply ordering process including inventory management and placing and receiving orders. Ensures the department has sufficient food and supplies at all times, including an emergency reserve.
• Inspects the food service areas and kitchen to ensure they are clean and safe. Maintains compliance with Department of Health food safety and sanitation regulations, including food storage and rotation, food preparation, kitchen cleanliness, and equipment safety.

Takes prompt actions to address any unsafe conditions and practices or equipment issues.

• Ensures all team members follow protocols and policies for fire safety, infection control, and hazardous chemicals and swiftly addresses concerns.
• Trains dining services team members on company policies, health department standards, and other regulatory requirements.

Facilitates department team meetings and huddles to communicate changes and ensure team members understanding of expectations.

• Monitors food quality, presentation, and service delivery to ensures it meets quality standards. Collects feedback regarding dining experience from residents, visitors, and staff.
• Acts as the lead cook during assigned meals. Prepares, cooks, and serves food in accordance with the menu and food and nutrition standards.
• Manages the department budget including spend downs, expense reporting, managing food and supply cost and labor management to PPD.
• Implements dietary changes as directed thru PCP Diet Orders. Ensures all dining services team members are aware of diet changes and that all dietary entries in the resident records are accurate and timely.
• Participates in leadership team by actively contributing in building and company-wide initiatives and attending leadership team meetings such as stand up, and other meetings as required.
• Keeps Executive Director and department heads up to date on changes in the dining services department.
• Assists in planning and preparing food services for special meals, events, and parties as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

COMPANY WIDE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Demonstrates Core Values of Respect, Integrity, Commitment, and Trust.
• Supports a dignified and caring atmosphere with residents, residents families, visitors, and staff.
• Protects privacy and confidentiality of information pertaining to residents, team members, the department / center / community, and company information and records.
• Maintains a safe and secure working environment and practices safe working habits.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

ServSafe certification required. Must meet certification requirements by the local and state regulations. 3 years experience in dietary, with health care experience and one year of supervisory experience preferred.

Experience with budgets, scheduling, inventory, and food ordering helpful.

Certified Dietary Manager or Certified Food Service Manager beneficial.

EDUCATION

High school diploma, GED or equivalent knowledge and skills obtained through a combination of education, training, and experience.

EOE / M / F / VETS / DISABLED At Prestige, it is our promise to personally touch lives every day. It is a philosophy of caring based on our core values of integrity, trust, commitment, and respect, that are at the center of all that we do.

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce that represents all of us, coming from different experiences, cultures, backgrounds, and viewpoints.

Inclusion is the way we treat one another and how we celebrate what makes us different.

Our Marysville community has achieved a deficiency-free survey through the state of California in 2020!

Our community won the the prestigious 2018 "Silver" award through the American Health Care Association for quality care of our residents.

We are one of only a small handful of care centers in the entire nation to enjoy this award and designation!

In adherence with the States COVID-19 mandate for health care workers, Prestige Care team members are required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, including a booster shot if eligible, as an condition of employment, unless a team member qualifies and receives an approved religious or medical exemption.

Information About Prestige Assisted Living at Marysville

Located at 515 Harris Street in Marysville, CA, Prestige Assisted Living at Marysville has 41 apartments of assisted living, as well as 19 units of memory care, with it being licensed for 72 total beds.

If you are looking for the highest quality of healthcare communities or care centers, you wont find anyone better. Marysville has enjoyed a string of unbelievably high performance.

In 2018, it was one of only a small handful of state of California communities / care centers to win the Silver award through the American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living.

In addition, in 2020, it enjoyed a deficiency free survey, showing its strong commitment to care of our residents. Also, many team members have been promoted into regional and corporate roles with the Prestige Care Family.

The community has an award-wining memory care family, a true home / family-like feel and some terrific longevity in our staff.

There is a strong commitment to a coaching and democratic leadership style at Marysville so team members are empowered to come to work, learn, and offer the bets in care.

This is a culture of high performance and teamwork. All managers at the community are available and present at all times to support our team.

By working at PAL at Marysville, you would be enjoying a strong coaching leadership style, a supportive environment, and one in which you are empowered to own your role, and joy opportunities for career advancement.

If working in a home-like setting, with a strong team atmosphere, and with a national award-winning employer that has a great promote-from-within culture, then Prestige Assisted Living at Marysville is the place for you.

Prestige Care is a family of over 75 skilled nursing post-acute care centers, as well as assisted living and memory care communities in 8 Western states.

We are an organization of over 5,000 team members who serve thousands of residents, where we have the privilege of personally touching their lives every day.

We have four core values of integrity, trust, commitment, and respect that guide everything that we do. With a strong commitment to career development and advancement, Prestige Care is a employer that can help you achieve your career goals and objectives.

With a healthcare career at Presti