Traveling Dining Room Specialist

Dial is the place to love the way you work. Our team members get the opportunity to serve and learn from some of the most knowledgeable seniors. Our residents will become your family as we seek to infuse happiness into the lives of those we serve daily. You will make a difference at Dial by not only adding years to resident's lives but life to their years.

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Provide support, service, and quality improvement to all communities in company.
• Offer feedback and goals to improve activities of dining room personnel to provide fast and courteous service to residents.
• Assist with training of new personnel to ensure each new hire understands scope of job duties.

Temporary Fill-in Responsibilities:

• Schedule dining reservations and arrange parties or special services for diners.
• Assign work tasks and coordinate activities of dining room personnel to ensure prompt and courteous service.
• Greet guests, escort them to tables, provide menus and beverage service.
• Inspect dining room serving stations for neatness and cleanliness.
• Requisition table linens and other dining room supplies for tables and serving stations.
• Coordinate with activity director to ensure that center pieces for dining room tables are seasonal and holiday appropriate.
• May assist in planning menus for special events.
• Bus tables during and after meals.
• Ensure the dining area is clean (vacuum, sweep, mop, dust) and attractive, ready for the next meal.
• Other duties as assigned

Education, Experience and Other Requirements

• 5+ experience working in Dining Services
• 5+ years experience training team members
• High school graduate or GED
• Demonstrated experience in food preparation
• Experience in volume food production within a commercial kitchen

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required

• Ability to travel 52 weeks of the year.
• Promote teamwork in providing services to residents.
• State food-handling and kitchen regulations
• Operation of kitchen appliances (dishwasher, garbage disposal, microwave, coffee maker, ice machine, blender, food processor, meat slicer, mixer, etc.) and office equipment (FAX  photocopier, telephone)

Preferred Qualifications

• Certificate or degree in food service is preferred
• Enjoyment in working with older adults