Dining Services Manager

About the role

The Dining Services Manager for Kalispell Assisted Living and Memory Care oversees all aspects of the dietary department, including meal planning, food preparation, and service delivery for our 64 residents.

Responsibilities

• Supervise staff in the day-to-day facility operations of assigned areas.
• Direct and participate in food preparation and service of food that is safe, appetizing and is of the quality and quantity to meet each resident’s needs in accordance with the physician’s orders.
• Plans and assists in preparation and service of holiday, special meals and functions.
• Collaborates with managers for special events to provide themed meals
• Hires, trains, disciplines and when appropriate terminates dining and kitchen employees.
• Make job assignments and set priorities.
• Orient new staff and participate in recruitment and selection.
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills and the ability to resolve conflict effectively among staff, residents, and families.
• Maintain cost and works to meet budget guidelines.
• Processes new diet orders and diet changes when received from nursing staff and keeps diet cards updated.
• Transmit order for appropriate food and supplies.
• Assess resident food preferences and allergies.
• Communicate policies, assist and coach as needed.
• Maintain record, manage budgets and supplies, and fulfill department head responsibilities
• Maintain the proper temperature of food during preparation and service.
• Records food temperatures according to established policy.
• Maintain kitchen and food storage area in a safe, orderly, clean and sanitary manner.
• Inspect Dining Department regularly to ensure that it is safe and sanitary.
• Participate in QA and IDT meetings as assigned.
• Conduct, attend and participate in orientation, training, in-service education activities and staff meetings.
• Maintain the confidentiality of all resident care information including protected health information.
• Report known or suspected incidents of unauthorized disclosure of such information.
• Visit all residents to conduct nutritional assessment and screening, explain diet, record food preferences and promote quality food service.
• Hold monthly Dining Committee meetings with residents.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved dietary manager’s course meeting state and federal regulations
• Minimum one year of experience leadership role in an assisted living dietary department preferred
• Knowledge of PCC (PointClickCare) software preferred
• Must maintain required continuing education and licensing
• Must remain in good standing with the Department of Public Health License and Certification Division

Skills

• Frequent standing, walking, reaching, pushing and pulling
• Occasional sitting, climbing, stooping, kneeling and crawling
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs
• Frequent talking, hearing, tasting and smelling
• Visual acuity including close, distance, color, peripheral and depth perception

Benefits

Full-time benefits provided by PACS!

Pay

A successful candidate can expect a wage of $56,000-62,000, commensurate with experience.

Schedule

The role spends their work week with 4 days cooking and 1 administrative office day. Hours may vary depending on staffing or community needs.