About this role
Experience Required!
When you work at The Heritage at Irene Woods, you have a front-row seat to the amazing life stories of the wisest people on earth. What’s more, you are part of an extraordinary company – one that’s investing in the future of senior living by investing in you. Don’t just do a job. Be part of an extraordinary life!
The Heritage at Irene Woods is recruiting for a hospitality focused Experienced Dining Room Manager to join our team! This position provides full-scope, hands-on dining room management in the Culinary Services Department. Responsible for maintaining a superior level of quality service and cleanliness at all times.
Here are a few of the daily responsibilities of a Dining Room Manager:
- Responsible for the overall operation, coordination, appearance, and maintenance of dining room and serving staff in order to create and maintain a positive experience for all customers.
- Provide leadership, development and training, counseling, scheduling and oversight of all serving staff.
- Exemplify at all times the Community’s standards of cleanliness, sanitation and organization.
- Responsible for adhering to food quality, appearance and presentation standards at all times.
- Ensure company standards for an appropriately staffed, operational and stocked dining room.
- Exhibit serving standards of speed, accuracy, and efficiency.
- Train servers in customer service, efficient serving techniques, setting tables and how to maintain workstations in proper order.
- Responsible for preparing server schedules according to operational needs and budgetary compliance.
- Set tables and maintain workstations in proper order. Take orders, provide service and requested items both graciously and courteously. Answer pertinent questions about menu items.
- Clear dishes from tables during and after meal service and assist with dish washing.
Here are a few of the qualifications we need you to have:
- High school diploma/GED or the equivalent education, training and experience
- Minimum of 3 years restaurant or senior living experience, or equivalent serving and staff management experience
Many roles in the community may require that we ask about your vaccination status. This could include MMR, chicken pox, hepatitis, flu and COVID-19 vaccine status. Please note that all employees are required to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination, or apply for and receive an approved exemption, as a condition of employment.
If you're an enthusiastic, compassionate, senior care professional who is passionate about hospitality and senior engagement- please apply, we'd love to get to know you!
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Other facts
About Village at White River Junction
In Greenwood, 15 miles south of Indianapolis, comfortable living and helpful services come together in our tree-lined neighborhood to give you everything you need in one place. At the heart of our Continuing Care Retirement Community, you’ll find a smart, practical plan for future what-ifs that includes a variety of health care options.
We are not-for-profit, managed by Life Care Services. We have independent living apartments, 47 assisted living apartments and a 137 bed health center which includes long term care, memory care and short term rehab care.
What you'll do
- The Dining Room Manager is responsible for the overall operation and maintenance of the dining room and serving staff, ensuring a positive experience for customers. This includes training staff, maintaining cleanliness, and adhering to food quality standards.
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