Dietary Manager (Full Time) - Maples Personal Care Home

at  Extendicare Spruce

Welcome to a World of opportunities with us!
Quality care is our top priority.
Caring for people is at the core of everything we do.
Extendicare isn’t so much a workplace as it is a care-place.
When you choose to build your career with Extendicare, you’re joining a team dedicated to making a difference. By focusing our energy on enriching the lives of our residents every day, we transform both the quality of their lives and the quality of our own work experiences.
If you have a passion for caring, turn it into a rewarding career with Extendicare.
At Extendicare, long term care is all about helping our residents live life to the fullest extent possible by supporting their health and well-being. We care passionately about providing excellent care and service to all those we serve. We nurture friendships, offer security and peace of mind, and create vibrant, rewarding communities. We believe we work in our residents’ homes, and strive every day to help them feel comfortable through our person-centred approach. Long term care is a special place to work and for many of us -a calling.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Collaborate - Work with the multidisciplinary team along with residents and families to customize dietary plans
• Manage - the operational funding envelope along with vendor contracts
• Comply - with required company policies, Provincial regulations and applicable legislation
• Lend a Helping Hand - Take a hands-on approach to leading, mentoring, and helping the dietary team as required
• Cultivate - Hire, train and engage a team of dietary staff to deliver quality nutritional services in a unionized environment
• Respond with HEART - Hear, Empathize, Acknowledge, Respond and Thank

Join us as a leader to enhance our Nutrition & Culinary services program with a focus on our person-centered approach. In this role you will be using a variety of specialized menus and nutrition programs. Your passion for building trusted relationships to deliver a pleasurable dining experience and passion for engaging a team of dietary professionals will ensure we are able to provide overall well-being and quality of life to our residents. In this role you will be focused on:

• Achieving Resident Satisfaction and Employee Engagement targets
• Serving residents with a focus on their individualized nutritional plan
• Consistency in our branded dietary experience through continuous monitoring, quality improvement while achieving required food safety standards
• Hiring and training a team of talented dietary professionalsMaintaining food and labour cost