Dining Room Supervisor

Oaknoll has an exciting opening for a full-time Dining Room Supervisor. The deadline to apply is 12:00pm on October 31st, 2025 To be considered, candidates must include a cover letter expressing their interest and what they believe qualifies them for the position.

Dining Room Supervisors do much more than manage staff and ensure a quality dining experience. They help to build a caring, driven team and establish long-lasting and meaningful relationships between staff and residents, helping to CREATE home for our residents and staff alike. Oaknoll is a not-for-profit community that provides resident-centered care and services through our CREATE culture.

Not sure you have what it takes to be part of a CREATE culture? Let's find out. CREATE stands for our guiding principles of caring, respect, enthusiasm, awareness, teamwork, and encouragement. We believe that people should experience joyful, active, and connected lives as they age. We believe people should have the opportunity to receive competent, caring, and compassionate health care when they need it. We believe our community is both special and unique because of the people who live here, the people who work here, and the relationships that they build together. We strive to make the lives of our residents and our staff meaningful and fulfilling. If you want to share in these values and the relationships that they allow us to build, we are looking for YOU

Oaknoll is currently seeking a full-time Dining Room Supervisor to join our Dining Services team. An outstanding candidate will demonstrate an understanding of resident-centered care/service and treat everyone with courtesy and respect. Exact hours for this position will vary based on the needs of our Dining Services, and flexibility in availability is key. There will be some evenings, weekends, and holidays required. The primary responsibilities of the supervisor will include but are not limited to: Overseeing front-of-house operations in one or multiple of our dining rooms. Modeling expected service techniques and customer service standards. Ensuring that proper staffing levels are maintained across all shifts and that staff are trained and perform up to Oaknoll standards. Observing guest satisfaction and stepping in to support service when needed. Adhering to all restaurant regulations and proper food safety standards and enforcing them among staff. Meeting with the Director of Dining Services, Assistant Director of Dining Services, and Executive Chef to plan for special events and facilitate communication between staff and management. Maintaining a thorough understanding of Oaknoll's catering menu and the ability to manage catering events.

Why Oaknoll you might ask? Because we offer many benefits. Some of these include competitive pay, paid time off, retirement plan, 40% off employee meals, free use of our gyms and pool, weekly access to a Nurse Practitioner free of charge, onsite parking, tuition reimbursement, scholarship program, along with medical, dental, vision, life, and voluntary short-term disability insurances.

Come check us out and learn why Oaknoll is right for you

About Oaknoll

Oaknoll Retirement Residence is an independent, not-for-profit, continuing care retirement community in Iowa City, IA. We provide resident-centered service, driven by our values of caring, respect, enthusiasm, awareness, teamwork, and encouragement. We're proud of our excellent reputation as a premier place to live and work. There's a strong sense of family at Oaknoll, so coming to work is like coming home.

Oaknoll Retirement Residence is an Equal Opportunity Employer that welcomes and encourages all applicants to apply regardless of age, race, sex, religion, color, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, or other reason prohibited by law.

Requirements

• Candidates must have a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Candidates must have 2 years of experience in food customer service or related field. 
• Candidates must have 2 years of management experience.
• Candidates must be willing to complete ServSafe certification within 6 months of hire.