Food Services Manager - Port Perry Place

Home : Port Perry Place, Long-term care Location : Port Perry, Ontario Position : Food Services Manager, Full-time The kitchen is the heart of every home! Southbridge, the owner and operator of several long-term care homes and retirement communities in Southwestern Ontario, is currently seeking a Food Services Manager to join our 'new build' long-term care home in Port Perry, Ontario.

Reporting to the Executive Director, the Food Service Manager is accountable for all aspects of Food & Dietary Services within the home to meet the nutritional needs of residents, and to ensure the effective and efficient preparation and delivery of food to the residents.

What you’ll whip up! Plan, organize, and provide high quality dietary services for residents of the home. Apply continuous quality improvement principles, best practice, and standardization to workflow, performance, production and changes to service and dietary requirements to meet legislative requirements.

Select, supervise and motivate dietary staff; ensure dietary staff works as a team, ensure high level of productivity and best use of staff capabilities.

Ensure environment of all food preparation and storage areas meets Public Health requirements. Maintain all records in accordance with policies, procedures and legislative requirements, including the implementation and posting of all regular and therapeutic menus.

Liaise and consult with residents, families, team members, government officials, and professionals in relation to resident care needs and department activities.

Completion of required resident assessments as identified through the homes policies and applicable legislation. Participate in the budgeting process;

is accountable for the departmental budget and food costs. Other duties as assigned. Ingredients! Current membership in the Canadian Society of Nutritional Management (C.

S.N.M.) or a Registered Dietician required. Post-secondary education in dietary management and the successful completion of a recognized Food Services Program.

Minimum 2 years dietary management experience in long-term care setting. Strong leadership skills to direct the work of employees.

Superb organizational, time management and multi-tasking skills. Experience managing employees within a unionized setting.

Knowledge of Occupational Health & Safety practices, principles and legislation. Excellent oral and written communication skills are essential.

Customer-focused with high emphasis on building and maintaining relationships with clients. Southbridge’s mission is to operate a best-in-class portfolio of care homes and retirement communities that consistently deliver excellence in care and services in an economically sustainable manner.

We would like to thank all applicants for your interest in working as part of our team! Only those applicants selected to move forward in the recruitment process will be contacted.

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