Certified Dietary Manager

As the Certified Dietary Manager at Oakland Park Communities, you will be tasked in managing the Dietary Department in providing quality food and nutritional service to residents. The Dietary Manager provides supervision and leadership to all dietary personnel to assure that services are provided in a consistent, quality manner. Responsible for planning, organizing, controlling and directing all functions of the dietary department are essential to this position.

Duties:

• Maintains proper inventory of food and supplies.
• Processes diet changes.
• Observes dining room.
• Establishes cleaning procedures for department.
• Hires, counsels, and disciplines dietary personnel.
• Visits residents to evaluate food service.
• Develops a food and nutritional history, explains diet requirement, determines likes and dislikes, assists in planning special meals, banquets, etc.
• Creates the employee work schedule, replaces absent staff as needed when they call in for a shift. On-call status to ensure shifts are filled for the dietary department as needed.

Creates the employee work schedule, Finds replacements for staff as needed when they call in for a shift.

Requirements:

• Serve Safe Certified (or willingness to obtain)
• Certified Dietary Manager (or willingness to obtain will be considered)
• Preference given for prior experience in a management position in a culinary setting and / or long-term care setting.
• Possess a broad knowledge of dietary procedures and current regulations and/or willingness to learn.
• Preference given for prior commercial cooking experience.
• Ability to lead and willingness to cooperate with management, staff and residents/families.
• Ability to manage and supervise fellow employees.
• This position requires management and leadership qualities with a basic understanding of budgeting, food purchasing and menu planning.
• Strong clear communication is a must as well as a commitment to improving the knowledge and skill of dietary services to the elderly people that reside in our community.
• Must be able to perform essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.
• Must qualify for employment, after criminal background check, per guidelines of the Minnesota Department of Human Services.
• Hours Generally: 8:00 am to 4:30 PM Monday through Friday (72 hours per pay period). Ability to flex hours as approved by Administrator and as needed for department coverage. Weekends and Holidays as needed.

Pay: $ $26.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Paid training
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person