Responsible for providing quality dining experiences by overseeing dining room staff and maintaining a pleasant and clean dining environment.Manages daily operations of dining room, room service, and convenience store, if applicable.Assigns wait staff to designated sections and all staff to appropriate side work. Inspects work to ensure proper completion.Ensures room service orders are delivered timely and properly.Ensures smooth and timely opening and closing of the dining room.Ensures an adequate number of service employees for each shift and ensures absences are covered.Oversees resident billing of food services charges.Assists in producing weekly schedules with budgetary guidelines for service staff.Leads the training of all new dining room associates and conducts required on-going training sessions.Provides supervision for special events.May assist service staff during mealtime as needed.May assist in greeting and seating residents and guests.In consultation with the Dining Services Director, hires, trains, disciplines and terminates departmental associates in accordance with company policies.Maintains the resident request logbook and forwards these requests to the Chef and/or Food Service Director.This job description represents an overview of the responsibilities for the above referenced position. It is not intended to represent a comprehensive list of responsibilities. An associate should perform all duties as assigned by his/her supervisor.Voted by Newsweek in 2024 as one of America's Greatest Workplaces for DiversityNo late nights!Early Access to Paycheck with Earned Wage Access is available for Hourly Associates (outside of CA)Brookdale Oak Park is hiring A Dining Room Manager for their growing team!A Senior Living community specializing in Independent Living and Assisted LivingFull Time1-2 years Fine Dining or Senior Living Management Experience RequiredNo Late NightsEarly Access to pay!Grow your career with Brookdale - Our Dining Managers have the opportunity to grow into Directors of Dining Services!Why Brookdale:Brookdale is a Great Place to Further Your Career!Dedicated career path for all positions - make it a career and not just a job!Great Advancement opportunities!Opportunity for growth and promotion - utilize our Tuition Reimbursement programHands on LeadershipAssociate AppreciationTeam WorkIntimate, Family Oriented EnvironmentMake Lives Better Including Your Own!Veterans, transitioning active duty military personnel, and military spouses are encouraged to apply.To support our associates in their journey to become a U.S. citizen, Brookdale offers to advance fees for naturalization (Form N-400) application costs, up to $725, less applicable taxes and withholding, for qualified associates who have been with us for at least a year.