Dining Services Director Luxury
Haverford, PAJob$97–139K/yrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago
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Job overview
Sunrise Senior Living is hiring a Director of Dining Services to lead senior living dining, culinary operations, and hospitality. The director oversees food preparation and service, team leadership, purchasing and budgets, food safety, nutrition coordination, and resident engagement. The role seeks supervisory and high-volume cooking experience, current ServSafe certification, and skills in budget management, leadership, communication, and problem-solving.
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Full job description
Why Join Sunrise Senior Living
At Sunrise Senior Living, we believe meaningful work starts with purpose. Our team members are passionate about making a positive difference in the lives of residents every day.
Director of Dining Services Luxury
Sunrise Senior Living is hiring a Director of Dining Services to lead senior living dining, culinary operations, and hospitality. Deliver restaurant-quality meals and personalized service that support resident wellness.
Responsibilities
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Lead dining services, menus, food preparation, meal presentation, and hospitality.
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Hire, train, schedule, coach, and lead dining team members.
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Manage food purchasing, inventory, vendors, food costs, labor budgets, and financial performance.
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Ensure food safety, sanitation, HACCP, health code compliance, ServSafe standards, and records.
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Coordinate modified diets and nutrition needs with Wellness teams and dietitians.
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Engage residents and families, gather feedback, and support special events.
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Monitor food quality, portions, temperatures, sanitation logs, and equipment.
Qualifications
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Culinary arts, hospitality, or food service management degree/training preferred.
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4–5 years of hospitality or fine-dining supervisory experience.
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5+ years of high-volume cooking experience; equivalent hospitality experience may qualify where an Executive Chef is present.
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Current ServSafe certification; knowledge of nutrition, modified diets, and food safety.
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Experience managing food and labor budgets; strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
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Flexible availability for evenings and weekends.
Pay Range:
97,240.00 - 138,944.00
Ready to take the next step and make a bigger impact than you ever imagined? As part of our team, you will help brighten the future for everyone at Sunrise and beyond. That is why we make it a priority to celebrate the unique ways you bring moments of togetherness and joy to everyone you serve. And when combined with the support, benefits, and growth opportunities we offer, the result is a career that PositivelyShines with everything you need to reach your goals – at work and in your life.
We also offer benefits and other compensation that include:
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Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and Disability Plans
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Retirement Savings Plans
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Employee Assistant Program / Discount Program
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Paid time off (PTO), sick time, and holiday pay
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myFlexPay offered to get paid within hours of a shift
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Tuition Reimbursement
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In addition to base compensation, Sunrise may offer discretionary and/or non-discretionary bonuses. The eligibility to receive such a bonus will depend on the employee’s position, plan/program offered by Sunrise at the time, and required performance pursuant to the plan/program.
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Some benefits have eligibility requirements
Apply today to learn why Sunrise Senior Living is a certified Great Place to Work®
Equal Opportunity Employer
Sunrise Senior Living is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Sunrise Senior Living is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
How this job compares
Set against the 430 open Dining Services Director jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$97–139K/yr
- US median$85–100K/yr341 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $118K, is 28% above the US median midpoint ($93K) — in the top quarter of Dining Services Director salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 430 open Dining Services Director jobs across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
- Compass Group, North America343 open
- Healthcare Services Group, Inc.68 open
- Sunrise Senior Living (this employer)7 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience — more than three in four Dining Services Director postings that state a minimum ask for (median 3 years, across 87 postings).
- Education
- 7 of the 430 open Dining Services Director jobs (2%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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