Dining Room Manager

Monarch Communities

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Princeton, NJ, us on site Until 9/22/2026 2+ years exp First posted July 24, 2026 Last posted July 24, 2026
Job description

Monarch/Brandywine Senior Living

In every aspect of our communities, Monarch prioritizes the health of our residents and staff by providing an environment specifically designed around wellness. We create a place where residents and staff can be nourished in spirit, body, and mind.

Job Overview

Reporting to the Culinary Services Director, the Dining Room Manager welcomes residents and guests in the dining room, greets and seats diners to efficiently balance server capacity, and supervises dining servers to ensure a pleasant dining experience.

Salary Range: $25.00 Hourly

Responsibilities and Duties

  • Greets diners upon arriving to the dining room; seats them appropriately; responds to any inquiries and offers assistance as needed
  • Learn and retain residents’ names, special requests, and dietary restrictions
  • Ensure dining room is set up, all items needed for service are readily available (silverware, napkins, menus, salt/pepper shakers, etc.)
  • Monitors service in the dining room and assists with serving residents, as needed
  • Monitors performance of dining servers, offering coaching and direction, as needed
  • Ensure safe food handling
  • Responsible for scheduling dining associates according to staffing plan
  • Supervises and assists with dining related programs such as meal delivery, special events, guest meals.
  • Ensure all residents are accounted for during each meal, and completing documentation of their attendance
  • Monitors inventory of dining room supplies, and notifies Dining Services Director of what needs to be ordered
  • Participates in and attends all in-service training as scheduled
  • Ensures compliance with all Federal, State, and local regulations, as well as community policies and procedures
  • Other duties as assigned
  • High school diploma preferred/GED accepted
  • Minimum of two (2) years’ experience in fine dining hospitality and/or full service senior living
  • Previous management experience preferred
  • Demonstrates strong communication skills
  • Demonstrates good judgment, problem solving and decision making skills
  • Experience working with seniors

Physical Abilities

  • While performing the duties of this job, the associate is often required to stand, walk, sit, use fine and gross motor skills, reach with hands and arms, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, talk, hear, and smell.
  • An individual in this position will be required to lift or carry weight in up to 50 lbs. Intermittent physical activity includes lifting and supporting residents. The associate must use proper body mechanics.

Benefits Offered(Full Time):

  • Health Insurance: Medical/Rx, Dental, and Vision
  • Ancillary Benefits: Life Insurance/AD&D, Short Term Disability and Long-Term disability
  • Basic Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
  • FSA (Commuter/Parking)
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • 401(k) Retirement with Company Match
  • Paid Time Off (PTO) and Holidays
  • Tuition Reimbursement

Other Compensation Programs:

  • Employee Referral Bonus
  • Resident Referral Bonus

Equal Opportunity Statement:

Monarch Communities and Brandywine Senior Living is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees

Compensation (from employer):
Up to 25 USD

About this role

Summary

Supervise dining services and ensure quality experience for residents and guests.

Job title

Dining Room Manager

Experience level

2+ years

Minimum experience

2+ years exp

Industry

healthcare

Location requirements

Princeton, NJ, on-site, no remote work allowed

Salary

$25k+

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

communicationproblem solvingfood safety

Preferred skills

None specified

Specializations

fine diningsenior livinghospitality management
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Princeton, NJ, USA

On-site City
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