Dining Room Coordinator - FT - Monday - Friday 1:00pm - 8:30pm
Sarasota, FLFull-time$21/hrPosted 5 days agoStill listed 5 days ago
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The Dining Room Coordinator oversees dining operations at The Barclay at Sarasota, supporting residents’ mealtime experience and coordinating meal and tray service, staff scheduling, and special-event food service. The role includes training team members, maintaining dining-room standards, assisting front- and back-of-house operations, and serving as needed. Candidates must have two years of dining or restaurant service experience and a high school diploma or GED; ServSafe completion is required within three months of hire.
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Full job description
QSL Management is a fast-growing senior living company with ample opportunities for advancement. Our mission is to provide seniors with luxurious and comfortable resort-style homes while promoting wellness, security, longevity, family, joy, and self-worth. We believe in fostering an environment in which our team members can grow and thrive, and we are looking for leaders who exemplify our core values of Excellence, Compassion, Respect, Leadership, Integrity, Safety, & Joy. We are looking for team members who want to serve others.
We offer a competitive wage and an excellent benefits package. Plus, we have a great work environment where you can make a difference in the lives of older adults. If this sounds like the opportunity that you have been looking for, please apply.
We are currently looking for a Dining Room Coordinator for The Barclay at Sarasota
Primary Responsibilities of the Dining Room Coordinator:
- Responsible for ensuring that residents have a world class experience during mealtimes
- Training new team members on proper dining room etiquette and procedures
- Ensuring an organized process for meal service and tray service
- Communicating dining needs to the Director of Dining Services; and
- Ensuring that the dining room is clean and set for all meals as per Blake standards
- Multi-task day to day operations of the dining areas to include but not limited to staff scheduling, coffee shop and bar area and
- understand operations for the BOH team and assist where needed, assigning additional tasks to the front of the house staff.
- Work closely with Director of Sales and Activities to coordinate the specifics of food service for special events in all areas of the
- Blake community
- Work as a server as needed
Requirements
Experience/Education/Abilities
- Must have a caring heart, willing to serve others
- Must have proven management experience and be capable of leading a team. Knowledge of food handling, dining room, and/or hospitality procedures
- Two years of experience in dining/restaurant service
- High School diploma or GED.
- Completion of sanitation course (ServSafe) must be completed within 3 months of hire
- Successful candidate will be service oriented, demonstrate a positive attitude, and have a neat, professional appearance. Have experience with prepping and planning meals according to established menus in conjunction with Director of Dining. Ability to multi- task and assist in delivering an overall dining experience for the residents.
- Bar Card preferred if applicable to state requirements
- Willingness to work with the elderly in a senior living environment and prepare food which meets or exceeds hospitality and service standards.
- Knowledge of a POS system preferred
- Able to be flexible and work a variety of shifts including holidays, weekends and for pre-planned special events. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work with staff and residents
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
Salary Description
$21.00 an hour
How this job compares
Set against the 1,048 open Food Service Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$21/hr
- US median$20–22/hr232 hourly ranges
This rate, $21/hr, is close to the US median midpoint ($21/hr) — in the middle half of Food Service Manager hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 52 open Food Service Manager jobs in Florida and 1,048 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Food Service Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years at the median (652 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 427 of the 1,048 open Food Service Manager jobs (41%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
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