Dining Services Director

Kind Care Assisted Living of Bristol | Bristol, CT
Salary: $80,000-$85,000/year
Full-Time | Monday–Friday + Manager-on-Duty Rotation

At Kind Care Assisted Living of Bristol, we believe dining should be more than simply serving a meal. It should be an experience our residents look forward to every day.

We are seeking an experienced Dining Services Director with a strong senior living dining background who can bring leadership, creativity, hospitality, and operational excellence to our community.

This is an opportunity for a proven dining leader who knows how to elevate the resident dining experience while building and developing a positive, high-performing team.

We're not simply looking for someone who can run a kitchen. We're looking for someone who can lead an entire dining program.

Senior Living Dining Leadership
• Team Development
• Budget Management
• Elevated Dining

Our ideal candidate has previous Dining Services Director leadership experience in senior living and understands the unique expectations of Assisted Living dining.

You know how to balance:

• Exceptional food quality and presentation
• Resident preferences and satisfaction
• Hospitality and service
• Team leadership and accountability
• Staffing and scheduling
• Food and labor costs
• Inventory and purchasing
• Sanitation and regulatory compliance

Most importantly, you understand that dining is one of the most important parts of a resident's day—and you take pride in making it exceptional.

As Dining Services Director, you will oversee the overall performance and daily operations of the Dining Services Department, including:

• Lead and oversee all culinary and dining service operations
• Create an elevated, hospitality-focused dining experience for residents and guests
• Maintain high standards for food quality, taste, presentation, consistency, and service
• Lead, coach, develop, and positively motivate Dining Services associates
• Establish clear expectations while creating a respectful and accountable team culture
• Manage hiring, onboarding, training, scheduling, and performance of dining associates
• Manage department budgets and maintain appropriate food and labor costs
• Oversee purchasing, inventory, receiving, storage, waste reduction, and portion control
• Develop menus and dining experiences that reflect resident preferences and needs
• Regularly engage with residents to gather feedback and identify opportunities to improve the dining program
• Ensure proper accommodation of special dietary and therapeutic needs
• Maintain compliance with sanitation, food safety, infection control, and regulatory requirements
• Maintain a clean, organized, safe, and professional culinary environment
• Partner with the Executive Director and community leadership team on resident satisfaction and community initiatives
• Participate in the community's Manager-on-Duty rotation

• Previous senior living dining leadership experience
• Previous experience as a Dining Services Director or comparable senior living dining leader
• Experience managing and developing a dining services team
• Demonstrated experience managing a department budget, food costs, labor, purchasing, and inventory
• Strong understanding of elevated dining and hospitality within an Assisted Living environment
• Serv Safe certification
• Strong leadership, communication, organization, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to establish expectations and accountability while leading employees in a positive and respectful manner

This position requires a leader who understands senior living dining and the hospitality expectations of an Assisted…