Dining Room Services Director

$30.00 - $33.00 per hour | Great Benefits! Meaningful Work | No Late Nights

Era Living is seeking a Dining Services Director to join our team at our Ida Culver House Broadview, a beautiful retirement community in North Seattle, WA. This is a unique opportunity to bring restaurant operations expertise into a setting where you have the opportunity to get to know each of your customers well and make a meaningful difference in their lives.

Our dining room serves nearly 300 seniors. Join us to escape the long and unpredictable hours of the restaurant industry or to grow into overseeing a bigger operation within the senior living industry.

Ida Culver House Broadview is close to several bus lines and has free street parking available nearby.

Competitive Compensation/Benefits Package Includes:

• Medical/vision/prescription drug plan
• Dental plan
• Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurance
• Long-Term Disability insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts for health care and dependent care
• 401(k) retirement plan with generous company match (eligibility contingent on age requirement)
• Progressive vacation package starting at 15 days per year
• 8 paid holidays per year; double pay for holidays worked
• 1 hour paid sick time for every 40 hours worked
• Employee Assistance Program
• Leadership bonuses
• Longevity bonuses
• Employee discount programs
• Discounted ORCA commuter pass
  
  
  

Primary Responsibilities:

This position supervises more than 50 dining room staff and oversees all aspects of daily operations of the Dining Room to ensure the highest quality of service to residents and their guests. The Dining Services Director develops staff schedules, insuring adequate staffing for all shifts, with consideration of budget and quality of service for all meals and special events. They are also a member and contributor to our community’s leadership team.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of food service management
• Exceptional customer service and collaboration skills
• Possess basic technical knowledge and dining room administrative knowledge
• Ability to hire, train, direct, motivate. and supervise others
• Ability to use good interpersonal skills when interacting with residents, family members, visitors and co-workers
• Ability to use Word processing software, spreadsheet software, e-mail and the Internet
• Ability to read, write and communicate in English
• Ability to pass DSHS background check, required
  
  
  

Education and Experience:

• Must have 2-5 years of experience in restaurant or retirement food service
• Supervisory skills required
• Food handlers permit, CPR and First Aid certification, and Alcohol Serving Certification
  
  
  

About Era Living:

If you are passionate about improving the quality of life for older adults and exemplify a values based approach to your work, demonstrating integrity, credibility, consistency, strong team orientation, and outstanding communication, we welcome your application!

Era Living was voted “2024 Winner: Best in the Pacific Northwest - Senior Community” by the Seattle Times.