Director of Dining & Culinary Services

Director of Dining & Culinary Services

The Villa at St. Louis Park is a105 bed skilled nursing facility in a suburban neighborhood that is undergoing an exciting multimillion dollar renovation project. Our emphasis is on rehabilitation services and long term skilled geriatric care. The Mission of Villa is to provide a welcoming care environment designed to maximize healing and restoration, complemented through resident-centered world class service. We are seeking a Full Time Director of Dining & Culinary Services to transform the dining experience to those we serve. Villa Healthcare believes in:

1. treating you with dignity and respect
2. investing in education and training
3. providing a safe and comfortable work environment
4. recognizing and rewarding you for making positive contributions to our team
5. acknowledging that you are a valued asset to our team and critical to our success.
6. encouraging you to bring new ideas, any concerns or any problems you may have for discussion and resolution
7. offering opportunities to you for promotion and/or continued career growth through education and training.

The Director of Dining & Culinary Services is responsible for planning, organizing, developing, evaluating and effectively directing the Dining staff and program in order to ensure the delivery of high quality customer meals and dining services consistent with regulations and established best practices.
The Director of Dining & Culinary Services has responsibility as a member of the site leadership team to participate in the planning and implementation of strategies and programming that assure high quality customer meals while achieving short and long-term operational goals and objectives for the site.

Qualifications

◾Three to five (3 - 5) years’ leadership in food service. Skilled Nursing Facility, retirement or adult home/care experience preferred.

◾Excellent knowledge of food and catering trends with a focus on quality, production, sanitation, food cost controls, and presentation.

◾Excellent customer service skills and experiences

◾Demonstrated competencies in food service management and operations, quality management, staff development, cooking, clinical nutrition for the elderly, and community outreach.

◾Must have flexibility, personal integrity, and the ability to work effectively with residents, coworkers, family members, visitors, and the general public.

◾ServSafe® certified

◾Certified Dietary Manager certificate and Culinary training preferred

Additional Information

If interested please apply online or stop in to fill out an application.