Dining Specialist CDM

Dining Specialist Looking for our next all-star Dining Specialist with assisted living experience. Charter Senior Living is dedicated to the care and wellbeing of our residents. It is our goal to assure that our residents' lives are enhanced through compassionate care and honoring their life stories and legacy. Our mission To Enhance the Human Spirit not only pertains to residents but also our employees. We are committed to helping each of our employees have more than just a "job". We want each of our associates to feel like they have a career and an opportunity to grow. Mission To Enhance the Human Spirit Core Values Serve with Heart Serve with Purpose Serve with Courage Have Fun While Serving Dining Specialist /

CDM Position Summary:

The Dining Specialist is responsible for providing overall leadership, support, and guidance to the Dining Services staff within all of our communities. The Dining Specialist maintains and enforces the Dining operations in the absence of the Dining Services Director within a specific community. While working in the community, the Specialist ensures basic systems and standards are being initiated, kitchen operations are organized, clean, and fully functioning, and staff members understand the expectations of their job duties. The Specialist will also be required to assist or lead the onboarding plan for the new Dining Services Directors.

Essential Duties:

Manage the kitchen of the community you are supporting and provide meal service in the absence of the Dining Services Director. In collaboration with the Dining Services Director, evaluate the food program, educate the staff on dining knowledge, ensure dining procedures and practices are being followed, establish plans for the kitchen and ensure assigned communities are 100% compliant with all required guidelines (clean, safe, and sanitary environment). Monitors the implementation of current Dining policies and procedures, which reflect adherence to corporate and external regulatory guidelines. Reviews new regulatory directives and implements changes as needed. Responsible for interviewing, hiring, training, developing, and evaluating assigned staff. Complete all required reports, and logs, and conduct Dining and sanitation evaluations on a regular basis with follow-up. Reviews and facilitates partnerships with outside vendors as needed. Implement and monitor Dining strategies that enhance profitability for the organization. Ensure food orders are placed following the proper ordering process In collaboration with the Dining Services Director, manage to the community's food & labor budget. Motivate, inspire, train, and coach the community team to implement the brand's dining vision and exceed performance targets. Maintain a working knowledge of and ensure compliance with all governmental regulations. Travel is extensive and required (up to 100%) Plan and execute menus based on Charter standard menus provided with accommodations based on community-specific resident preferences. Why Charter Senior Living? Here are just a few of things that our associates say... "It truly feels like a family at Charter. The residents are an extension of my family now. "You always hear about a company's values and mission, but you hardly ever see them follow through, I love Charter because they truly mean what they say, they put the people first and truly believe in enhancing the human spirit." "I love to chat with them and laugh because at Charter our values include "Have fun while serving". We are charged with enhancing the human spirit of our residents, but they are really enhancing my spirit."