Job Details
** Food Services Manager - Full-Time**
** Grace House**
** Silver Spring, MD**
**Responsibilities**
* Ensure that the attainment of Victory Housing mission takes precedence over all decisions and actions.
* Oversight of all aspects of food service and supervision of dietary staff. Meet all regulatory requirements and maintains quality food service within budget.
* Manage dietary department in all its aspects.
* Recruit, screen, and hire kitchen staff in collaboration with the Director. Secure all paperwork, three reference checks, criminal background check, and a copy of a current Food Managers License (if appropriate) PRIOR to hiring. The Director is required to approve all hire recommendations prior to making a job offer.
* Plan menus from those received from dietitian and reviews menus before preparing foods. Records substitutions.
* Purchase foods and supplies. Inventories and supervises the storage of incoming food and supplies. Keep production sheets for review by the Director.
* Prepare meals according to planned menus, including special diet requirements.
* Follow standardized recipes and special diet orders.
* Maintain a safe and sanitary dietary department.
* Direct and instruct dietary personnel. Mentor, manage, complete annual employee reviews and counsel/discipline if and when necessary. Should employee performance not improve, participate on the termination process.
* Assist and direct daily scheduled cleaning duties.
* Serve food according to portion control and correct temperature.
* Schedule hours and assigns duties to dietary staff.
* Check food and supplies for next meals.
* Participates in special events planning and preparation, including those planned by the Director.
* Maintain equipment, including dishes, cookware, utensils and supplies and reports needs to the Director.
* Attend required meeting and training sessions.
* Recognize that Food Services are an inseparable part of the psycho-social needs of the Residents and commit to supporting the Activities Program as required.
* Coordinate service with other divisions for special events.
* Promote loyalty to the household staff, generates positive attitude by demonstrating support of Victory Housing policies and procedures.
* Perform any other related duties as assigned by the Director.
* Attend Resident Council Meetings at the Food Services Discussion.
* Visit with Residents to determine their likes and dislikes and solicit their input at all times.
* Seek to assure the resolution of complaints regarding Food Services from Residents and Families.
* Demonstrate knowledge of fire safety procedures and assist with evacuation of Residents to a safe location when appropriate.
* Participate in weekly Department Head meetings.
* Maintain food and sanitation certification, ServSafe as well as food service license. Assure that all cooks in the kitchen have and maintain ServSafe certification.
**Requirements:**
* Must be fully COVID-19 vaccinated with verified third party vaccination card or medical record