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Dining Room Manager OrganicLife - 4.0 Cheshire, CT Job Details Full-time $70,000 - $82,000 a year 1 day ago Benefits Health insurance Dental insurance 401(k) Paid time off Vision insurance Qualifications Kitchen health and safety standards Customer communication Staff supervision Teamwork Food service health code compliance Team supervision Food sanitation practices Team development Attention to detail Leading team collaboration initiatives Training Full Job Description Position Overview The Dining Room Manager oversees front-of-house dining operations across assigned venues at Elim Park, ensuring warm, attentive, and consistent service for residents and guests. This hands-on leader supports daily service, develops team members, maintains service standards, and partners with culinary and community teams to create a welcoming dining experience. Key Responsibilities

• Oversee daily front-of-house operations across multiple dining venues, ensuring readiness, smooth service, and a welcoming atmosphere.
• Lead, schedule, train, and coach servers, hosts, bartenders, and other dining room team members as applicable.
• Set clear expectations for hospitality, professionalism, communication, appearance, and resident engagement.
• Respond promptly and thoughtfully to resident and guest questions, concerns, and service-recovery needs.
• Coordinate with culinary leadership on reservations, pacing, menu changes, special requests, and service timing.
• Support special events, private functions, seasonal programming, and community-wide dining initiatives.
• Monitor staffing, supplies, cleanliness, opening and closing procedures, and overall operational readiness.
• Help ensure compliance with food safety, sanitation, alcohol service where applicable, and community policies.
• Gather feedback and identify opportunities to improve service, efficiency, and the resident dining experience. Qualifications
• Experience in restaurant, hospitality, dining room, or food service supervision.
• Strong customer-service instincts and a genuine interest in serving older adults.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams, organize service, and resolve concerns professionally.
• Excellent communication, follow-through, and attention to detail.
• Comfort working in a multi-venue environment with changing service needs.
• Food safety and service certifications as required; willingness to obtain any required credentials.

About Elim Park Elim Park is a continuing care retirement community in Cheshire, Connecticut, serving residents across a range of living and care settings. OrganicLife supports a welcoming, resident-centered dining experience through varied venues, thoughtful hospitality, and quality food. What We Offer

• The opportunity to make a meaningful impact on residents' daily lives.
• A collaborative team environment focused on hospitality, quality, and service.
• Benefits and other employment details to be discussed during the hiring process.

Equal Opportunity Elim Park and OrganicLife are equal opportunity employers. Employment decisions are made without regard to any status protected by applicable law.

Pay:

$70,000.00 - $82,000.00 per year

Benefits:

401(k) Dental insurance Health insurance Paid time off Vision insurance

Work Location:

In person