- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
- Department
- Design
- Seniority
- Senior
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Education
- High School
- Source
- Paylocity
Description
Description
Lead With Heart. Serve With Excellence.
We’re seeking a Dining Room Manager who believes great service is about more than food—it’s about connection, dignity, and creating a meaningful experience for our residents. In this leadership role, you’ll oversee daily dining operations across Independent Living, Assisted Living, and Memory Care, ensuring every resident and guest receives a welcoming, polished, and resident-centered dining experience.
Our community serves 400+ residents and takes pride in hospitality that feels refined, warm, and consistent—every meal, every table, every day.
About the Variel
We believe the later chapters of life deserve to be lived with purpose, comfort, and connection. The Variel is a modern senior living community in the heart of Woodland Hills, built on a simple conviction: exceptional senior living should offer the same warmth, quality, and attention to detail found in a luxury hotel.
Our residents are more than customers, they are our neighbors, friends, and community. Every interaction, experience, and detail matters, from the care we provide to the way we welcome residents and their families each day.
At The Variel, we value genuine hospitality, teamwork, compassion, and accountability. We treat each other the way we wish to be treated in return, and we are committed to creating an environment where our residents and our team members can thrive.
About the location
Set at 6233 Variel Avenue in the Warner Center district of Woodland Hills, The Variel offers a vibrant setting surrounded by shopping, dining, entertainment, and the best of the West San Fernando Valley. With Westfield Topanga, local farmers markets, parks, and everyday conveniences just minutes away, our community provides residents with a comfortable and connected lifestyle. Designed with modern living in mind, The Variel combines thoughtful amenities, inviting spaces, and exceptional service to create an environment that feels welcoming, sophisticated, and distinctly like home.
Position Summary
As Dining Room Manager, you’ll lead front-of-house operations and set the standard for exceptional dining service. You’ll oversee service flow, support daily operations, and recruit, train, and mentor your team while creating a culture of professionalism, teamwork, and genuine hospitality.
Essential Job Duties
- Uphold hospitality standards appropriate for an upscale senior living community serving 400+ residents.
- Ensure consistent, attentive, and polished service at every table.
- Handle resident and guest concerns, complaints, and special requests with professionalism and discretion.
- Maintain fine-dining service standards, including etiquette, timing, communication, and presentation.
- Foster a culture of professionalism, teamwork, accountability, and composure under pressure.
- Monitor service flow, timing between courses, and table resets.
- Assist with inventory management and ordering of front-of-house supplies.
- Recruit, train, coach, and mentor front-of-house staff, including Leads, Servers, Runners, and Hosts.
- Work closely with the culinary team and other departments to ensure a smooth dining experience.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent required; some college or a degree in Hospitality Management preferred.
- 3+ years of experience in casual, upscale, or fine dining.
- 3+ years of leadership or supervisory experience preferred.
- Experience with both front-of-house and back-of-house dining operations preferred.
- Strong knowledge of dining service standards and front-of-house operations.
- Excellent communication, leadership, organization, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work effectively with residents, guests, families, coworkers, and other departments.
- Professional, personable, and service-oriented approach.
- Ability to remain calm and effective in a fast-paced environment.
- Current ServSafe® certification required.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS / WORKING CONDITIONS
- Ability to stand and walk for extended periods throughout the workday and move throughout the dining areas.
- Ability to frequently bend, stoop, reach, push, pull, and carry items as needed.
- Ability to lift and carry up to 30 pounds independently.
- Ability to push and pull dining carts or equipment weighing up to 50 pounds as needed.
- Ability to safely assist with table setup, service, and dining room operations.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced dining environment with frequent interaction with residents, guests, and team members.
- May be exposed to hot food, beverages, kitchen equipment, cleaning products, and varying temperatures.
- Ability to work weekends, holidays, and varying schedules based on community dining needs.
Equal Opportunity Employer
The Variel of Woodland Hills is an equal employment opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age (40 and over), disability, military status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws, and we prohibit harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. We comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, including but not to limited, respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions. Completing an application does not guarantee that you will be offered a position. We review all applications and strive to hire the candidates who are the most qualified to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.
