Nutrition & Culinary Services Director

Overview

Presbyterian Homes & Services - MainStreet Village is seeking a Nutrition & Culinary Services Director to join our team.  The Nutrition & Culinary Services Director is responsible for planning, organizing, developing, evaluating and effectively directing the Nutrition & Culinary Services staff and program in order to ensure the delivery of high quality customer meals and dining services consistent with regulations and established best practices.

 

REPORTING STRUCTURE: The Nutrition & Culinary Services Director reports to the Site Leader. The Nutrition & Culinary Services Director directly supervises Nutrition & Culinary Services staff including Assistant Director, Executive Chefs, Supervisors, Nutrition Coordinator, Cooks/Chefs, Servers and Lead Servers. The Nutrition & Culinary Services Director oversees the use of contracted services for the Nutrition & Culinary Services program.

 

 

ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY

Mainstreet Village7601 Lyndale Ave S.Richfield, MN 55423Mainstreet Village of Richfield, a housing with services community, provides both independent senior living and assisted senior living. Mainstreet Village offers an attractive, welcoming and vibrant community where residents can choose from a mix of housing options, services and amenities that provide them with as much or as little assistance as they need.

 

Mainstreet Village is across the street from the Shops at Lyndale, Chipotle, Noodles&Co, BP Service Station and 7 major bus routes. Benefits include off street parking, 24/7 access to a fitness center, employee meals. 

 

What Differentiates PHSBy prioritizing the needs of our people, it changes the focus of the organization (PHS) to enabling, empowering, engaging, educating and inspiring YOU and the people we all touch. You, as a team member are able to bring your talents to your work, and to access the support needed to be set up for success. Together, we all make up who PHS is.As a faith-based nonprofit organization, PHS considers our Christian Ministry values to be at the heart of all we do and it forms the cornerstone of our identity as an organization. We strive to reflect the love of God and define our service to you and others as an expression of God’s grace. Hiring people that value and support our community and culture is as important to us as hiring people who have the skills for the position. Together, our team and volunteers offer their gifts and serve more than 26,000 older adults each year.All are welcomePresbyterian Homes & Services strives to create a safe and welcoming environment for residents, guests, employees, and volunteers. Our Biblical Framework and “Love One Another” Christian ministry theme (John 13:34) guide every action and help us to focus on our Mission: To honor God by enriching the lives and touching the hearts of older adults.

Responsibilities

The Nutrition & Culinary Services Director 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.

 

Customer Meals

• Oversee the meal preparation and service based on established menus, regulations, established policies, procedures and best practices.
• Assist with the meal process as necessary.
• Regularly solicit customer feedback and incorporate solutions regarding the quality and satisfaction with meals served into meal and service planning.
• Develop menus and recipes that are attractive, nutritious and palatable with a focus on customer requests/satisfaction.
• Maintain and monitor accurate meal documentation records per established procedures.
• Establish and maintain effective communication systems with all customers.

Customer Dining

• Create a positive dining experience for customers that promotes their independence, choice and overall well being.
• Encourage resident participation in the dining program, and meal activities. 
• Oversee the entire dining process for all customers.

Nutrition Program – Care Centers

• Oversee the meal preparation and service based on established menus, regulations, established policies, procedures and best practices.
• Assist with the meal process as necessary.
• Regularly solicit customer feedback and incorporate solutions regarding the quality and satisfaction with meals served into meal and service planning.
• Develop menus and recipes that are attractive, nutritious and palatable with a focus on customer requests/satisfaction.
• Maintain and monitor accurate mea