Assistant Manager Dining IL

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Experience Frasier.

Love fine dining, great service, and being where the action is? We’re looking for a Dining Assistant Manager who thrives on hands-on floor leadership and elevated hospitality.

• Do you thrive in a fast-paced, ever-changing service environment?
• Are you a self-starter who can work independently while staying connected to the team?
• Do you enjoy building relationships—getting to know residents, guests, and team members through everyday interactions?

Frasier is seeking a talented, passionate, and hospitality-driven Dining Assistant Manager to support our front-of-house dining operations. This role highlights the best parts of service leadership: being present on the floor, supporting the team in real time, maintaining fine‑dining standards, and ensuring each dining experience feels polished, welcoming, and thoughtfully executed. This position goes beyond dinner service and plays a key role in daily operations, service flow, and resident satisfaction.

What You Will Do

Support the Front‑of‑House Fine‑Dining Experience

• Support daily dining room operations with a focus on polished service, warm hospitality, and resident satisfaction.
• Maintain high standards for service flow, presentation, accuracy, and consistency.
• Build meaningful relationships with residents to ensure dining feels personal, welcoming, and attentive.
• Maintain awareness of resident preferences, seating, and service expectations.

Hands-On Floor Leadership & Operational Support

• Be visible and engaged on the dining room floor to support service, guide staff, and address issues in real time.
• Step into service roles as needed to maintain pacing, quality, and coverage during peak periods.
• Assist with dining room setup, breakdown, and resetting between meal periods to ensure readiness and efficiency.
• Communicate service challenges, staffing needs, and opportunities for improvement to the Dining Manager.
• Support onboarding and training by reinforcing service standards, professionalism, and team expectations.
• Create and maintain dining-related documents, including training materials, service guides, schedules, and menu designs, using standard technology tools and templates.
• Utilize technology effectively to support daily operations, communication, documentation, and continuous improvement.

Ensure Sanitation, Safety & Service Standards

• Support compliance with sanitation, food safety, and safe food handling practices aligned with HACCP standards.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and guest-ready dining environment.
• Model safety awareness and promptly report hazards or concerns.

What You Will Earn

Pay Range: $22.60-$28.08 per hour based on experience and qualifications.

You’ll enjoy consistent days off on Sunday and Monday, with standard hours of 10:00 AM–6:30 PM. Flexibility is key as we support catering events and dynamic dining operations

Standout Benefits & Workplace Wellbeing

We want team members to feel supported not just in their work, but in their lives. Our benefits package reflects that commitment with meaningful support for your wellbeing, future, and quality of life.

• Health coverage that goes further — Frasier covers more than 85% of health, dental and vision premiums.

• Growth built into the culture — Tuition reimbursement is available for both full-time and part-time team members.

• Retirement planning— We offer a 401(k) with a 100% match on the first 5%, and 94% of team members participate.

• Generous paid time off — Full-time team members accrue 18 days of PTO each year.

• Added peace of mind — Frasier pays 100% of disability and life insurance.

• Resources for support — Our free Employee Assistance Program includes mental health, financial planning, legal support, and wellness resources.

• Wellness amenities — Team members enjoy free access to our on-site wellness center, with an infinity pool, advanced fitness equipment, and space to recharge.

• Everyday perks — An on-site café, team member lounge, free EcoPass, thrift shop, and discounted YMCA membership help make daily life easier.

What You Will Need

• Strong customer service and hospitality skills, ideally in fine dining, upscale hospitality, or service-focused environments.
• Ability to communicate clearly and respectfully with residents, guests, and team members.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced dining environment with changing priorities.
• Working knowledge of food service operations and sanitation standards; ServSafe® certification or willingness to obtain.
• Comfort using technology, including creating documents, training materials, and menu layouts, and working with common tools such as Microsoft Word, email, and shared drives.
• Prior experience in dining, hospitality, or front‑of‑house leadership preferred.
• High school diploma or equivalent required; hospitality or food service training preferred.

You Will be a Great Fit

• Lead with warmth, professionalism, and a genuine passion for hospitality.
• Enjoy being hands-on and present on the floor, supporting service and staff.
• Take pride in fine‑dining standards and attention to detail.
• Stay calm, flexible, and solutions-focused during busy service periods.
• Thrive in a mission-driven, community-oriented environment.

Why Team Members Choose Frasier

• Make an Impact
  Do meaningful work that brings care, connection, and purpose to daily life.

• Our Culture
  Our culture is built on connection, support, and being part of something bigger.

• Why Frasier
  Join a trusted Boulder nonprofit where beautiful surroundings and meaningful work come together.

• Benefits and Wellbeing
  Enjoy standout benefits and wellness perks that support your life inside and outside of work.

• Grow With Us
  Build your future with support, opportunity, and room to grow.

More about Frasier

Frasier is a nonprofit senior living community and a trusted part of Boulder since 1960. As the needs of older adults have changed, we have continued to grow and evolve—expanding our campus and capacity while staying rooted in our purpose: building community that inspires and celebrates life. Set on a beautiful 20-acre campus with stunning Flatirons views, Frasier offers the full continuum of care, from independent living to skilled nursing.

What surprises many people is the variety of meaningful careers you’ll find here—from clinical care and dining to administration and facilities, and community life and operations.

Our residents are active, engaged, and intellectually curious, and they deeply value the team members who enrich daily life here. That spirit of connection is at the heart of our culture—shaping relationships among teammates, residents, and work with real purpose. At Frasier, team members are known, supported, and encouraged to grow, with a commitment to wellbeing and a path forward at every stage.

Frasier is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.

Frasier maintains/offers a drug, alcohol, and smoke-free workplace. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of applicable background and drug screening. Frasier participates in E-Verify, which is a online verification system of the US Department of Homeland Security.

Applications are reviewed as received and accepted until the position is filled.