SRO Assistant Food Service Director - DePaul
Buffalo, NY 14214
About the Job
DePaul is now hiring a temporary full time Assistant Dietary Director at our McKinley Square location!
Why work for DePaul?
- Make a positive difference in someone's life
- Supportive work environment
- We value diversity
- Opportunity for professional development and career advancement
- Excellent benefits and competitive wages - pay rate for this positon is $21.50-$21.80/hour
- Assists the Director with managing the SRO’s dietary department including the adherence to budgets, preparations of meals, ordering of food and inventory and supervision of staff.
- Assists the Director with all dietary personnel functions including recruitment, hiring, documented supervision, evaluations, disciplines and scheduling.
- Ensures that safety and sanitation practices and cleaning schedules within the department are followed by everyone.
- Responsible for the proper record keeping of inventories, storage, and utilization of food.
- Under the supervision of the Director, provides orientation to new dietary staff and helps to ensure that they receive all mandatory trainings.
- Provides input to the weekly menus and accepts resident input by taking into account resident preferences.
- Oversees the preparation of meals including the oversight of the dining room.
- Accommodates resident’s dietary needs whenever possible.
- Helps to ensure that all meals are healthy and nutritious, minimizing the use of processed foods.
- Responsible for approving time-off requests and minimizing the use of overtime when possible.
- Responsible to utilize government foods / Food Link / Food Bank whenever possible in an effort to help defray food costs.
- Attends all required staff and resident meetings.
- Respects and maintains resident confidentiality and demonstrates a caring, positive attitude toward all residents (as per respect policy), staff, family members, guests and service providers.
- Follows all safety rules and regulations for self, residents and staff.
- Wears attire that is appropriate for position.
- Performs any other duties necessary for the effective operation of the program.
Education / Experience:
Associate’s degree in food service management or a High School Diploma with a minimum of two (2) years of experience in the food service industry, one of which should be in a supervisory or management capacity.
*In addition to the above criteria this position also requires a clean NYS driving record as outlined in DePaul’s personnel policy. Must be at least Eighteen (18) years of age.
Work Environment:The schedule for this position is: Monday-Friday, 7:30am-4pm
Benefits:This position is eligible for the following benefits: Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Life Insurance, Generous PTO & Paid Holidays, 403B Employer Match, and Employee Discount Programs.
DePaul is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit and program need.