Dining Room Coordinator

When you work at Cottage Grove Place, 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!

Cottage Grove Place is recruiting for a hospitality focused Dining Room Coordinator 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 Coordinator:

• 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

Salary Range: $35,000-$45,000

Hospitality Promises

1. We greet you warmly, by name and with a smile.
2. We treat everyone with courteous respect.
3. We anticipate your needs and act accordingly.
4. We listen and respond enthusiastically in a timely manner.
5. We hold ourselves and one another accountable.
6. We make you feel important.
7. We embrace and value our differences.
8. We ask, "Is there anything else I can do for you?"
9. We maintain a high level of professionalism, both in conduct and appearance, at all times.
10. We pay attention to the details.

Benefits:

Full-Time offerings includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD, LTD, Medical and Dependent Flexible Spending Accounts, 403(b) Retirement, Holiday Pay, Vacation Time, Sick Time, Personal Time and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Mount Mercy Educational Partnership.

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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