What are the responsibilities and job description for the Food Service Director position at Vestracare?
Food Service Director
SHIFT: Full-Time, 8am - 4pm
STARTING RATE: $26.60/hr. ($26.60 - $28.12/hr., dependent upon experience)
BENEFITS:
Weekly Paychecks
Tuition Assistance
Referral Bonuses
Peer Mentorship
Generous Paid Time Off
Responsible for assuring the nutritional well-being of all residents. Responsible for the overall direction and supervision of the Dietary Department personnel and food production. Prepares and administers department budget.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
- Establishes departmental procedures in accordance with state and federal regulations and administrative policies and develops standards in coordination with Regional Director of Dietary Services.
- Responsible for work schedule, project plans and facility food service budget
- Develop and implement operational methods and techniques to provide maximum efficiency within budget allowances for food, staffing and supplies
- Determines quality and quantity of food required to meet menu specifications, provides and maintains a file of tested standardized recipes, orders items needed and controls food production and waste
- Ensures dietary assessments are conducted for residents
- Ensures that appropriate diets are served to all residents according to current written physician diet orders.
- Processes diet changes and new diets as ordered by the physician and consistency changes as per the Speech Therapist.
- Ensures that each resident’s preferences and intolerances are current and monitored.
- Maintains all dietary payroll, attendance, and disciplinary records
REQUIRED SKILLS & ABILITIES:
- Displays Professionalism: Demonstrates punctuality, dependability and presents an appropriate professional appearance coming to work in neat and clean attire.
- Displays optimism fostering a spirit of teamwork, positive attitude and conflict resolution among co-workers. Interacts positively with residents, family members and visitors in all circumstances. Coordinates activities in conjunction with other departments to ensure residents feel safe and empowered.
- Strives for excellence performing duties with creativity, measured accuracy and timeliness and exhibiting a commitment to strive for excellence.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills,
- Problem solver identifying actual/potential problems and works with supervisor to create an action plan for resolution and then measuring outcomes to determine course of action. Exhibits adaptability.
- Displays excellent Customer Service by assisting and cooperating with other personnel and interdisciplinary teams exhibiting helpfulness and support to all team members. Provides direction to visitors, staff, volunteers and external populations
- Knowledge of Food Safety Regulations and Protocols
QUALIFICATIONS:
EDUCATION: Minimum: Completion of dietary management certificate course
Preferred: Bachelor’s Degree in Hospitality mgmt.. Or related field
EXPERIENCE: Minimum: Three years of experience in Food Service Mgmt.
Preferred: Five years of experience in Food Service Mgmt.
APPLY ONLINE OR SEND YOUR RESUME TO:
Sunset Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
Attn: Robert Dolan, Director of Recruitment and Marketing
232 Academy Street
Boonville, NY 13309
TEXT/CALL: 315.832.8200 for more information
ABOUT US:
VestraCare is a portfolio of four health care facilities in New York state, including: Chautauqua Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Dunkirk; Roscoe Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Roscoe; Sunset Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Boonville; and Susquehanna Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Johnson City. We’re proud to be a family of high-quality health care providers that also includes Absolut Care, Taconic Health Care and The McGuire Group.
Our team is comprised of charismatic, smile-bringing, life-saving, compassionate caregivers who love to make a difference in the lives of our residents. Together, we have the privilege of caring for and learning from more than 2,800 extraordinary legends while providing them with superior levels of nursing and rehabilitative services.
Our collective stories; our legends are what help define our organization and the outstanding care we provide. We are Legends Caring for Legends, and we invite you to join our team!
Salary : $27 - $28
