WHO ARE WE?
Come join our dedicated team at South Port Square, a 40-acre campus in Port Charlotte, close to Charlotte Harbor and Punta Gorda — one of Florida’s best-kept secrets! You'll be part of a team with a strong work ethic, where management and co-workers are committed to making a positive impact on our residents’ lives. These extraordinary leaders will help you craft a fulfilling senior living career.
For over 35 years, South Port Square has been meeting the growing needs of retirees and seniors. We’re one of twelve retirement communities in Florida managed by Life Care Services (LCS), the nation’s leading developer and manager of senior living communities.
We strive to create an environment of trust and transparency, helping employees find purpose in their work and reach their highest potential. South Port Square is actively seeking a hospitality-driven professional to join our growing team! #nonclinical
ABOUT THE ROLE:
The Dietary Supervisor is responsible for ensuring the preparation of all food items as per standardized recipes and special diet orders. Assists the Health Center Dietitian with the Health Center food service program and provides the level of supervision necessary to ensure that courteous and efficient service is delivered as well as high quality and nutritious foods.
Here are a few of the daily responsibilities of a Dietary Supervisor:
- Assists in the planning, scheduling, and supervision of Health Center dietary staff.
- Assists in developing all menus and standardized recipes for Health Center residents assessing preferences and nutritional needs. Determines amount and type of food and supplies required for daily menus, placing food orders, and seeing that supplies are obtained from storage areas in adequate time for meal production.
- Assists in assuring staff education is provided to dietary staff and culinary team in accordance with the staff education plan plus provides on the job training for Health Center dietary staff.
- Assists in developing work assignments for all dietary staff assigning specific jobs and spot-checking work to ensure standards are met.
- Responsible for completion of hall trays and accuracy.
- Contact the dietitian if unplanned or special therapeutic diets are ordered.
- Assures that meal tallies are accurate daily.
- Assign cleaning schedules daily.
Other Duties:
- Assists in providing on-the-job training for Health Center dining room staff.
- Inspects equipment to determine repairs or maintenance needs.
- Participates in cost control measures.
- Attends in-service training and education sessions as assigned.
- Performs specific work duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor.
Here are a few of the qualifications we need you to have:
- High School diploma/GED required.
- A minimum of two years supervisory experience in food service operations of a health care setting.
- Certified in safety and sanitation regarding food service.
- Experience in a long-term health care environment preferred.
- Ability to communicate with, understand, empathize with, work with and be tolerant of residents, families, visitors, peers, supervisors, and subordinates.
- Ability to interpret and explain menus, refer, or answer questions, coordinate meal service process and understand requests.
What We Offer:
- 401K with employer match
- Dental Insurance
- Health Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Daily Pay
- Extraordinary Rewards Program
- Fun, caring, inclusive work environment!
Full-Time, Weekends Required
Salary from $17.50 per hour
Background Screening Requirement: This position requires background screening through the Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse. For more information, please visit: https://info.flclearinghouse.com.
If you're an enthusiastic, compassionate, senior care professional who is passionate about hospitality and senior engagement- please apply, we'd love to get to know you!
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Skills Required
- High school diploma or GED
- At least two years of supervisory experience in food service operations within a healthcare setting
- Certification in food service safety and sanitation
- Experience in a long-term healthcare environment
- Ability to communicate, understand, empathize, work with, and tolerate residents, families, visitors, peers, supervisors, and subordinates
- Ability to interpret and explain menus, answer questions, coordinate meal service, and understand requests
Vi Living Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Vi Living and has not been reviewed or approved by Vi Living.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage is complemented by optional protections such as life, disability, accident/critical illness, and hospital indemnity, plus access to mental‑health resources. Coverage typically begins the first day of the month after hire, reinforcing strong baseline healthcare support.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO, paid holidays, sick time where applicable, bereavement, jury duty, parental bonding, and caregiving leave create a broad time‑off portfolio. Some locations add paid volunteer time and anniversary holidays, extending flexibility for time away.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match anchors retirement readiness, supported by tools like FSAs and commuter benefits that aid overall financial planning. Access to a credit union and early wage access provide additional day‑to‑day financial support within the total rewards mix.
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What We Do
Vi is dedicated to providing quality environments, services, and programs to enrich the lives of older adults. Our goal is for our residents to continually experience the finest in senior living. Throughout Vi’s history, we have maintained our commitment to not only help seniors live independent lives on their terms, but also provide a nurturing environment for our employees to build fulfilling careers of service and care. Today, we support more than 2,900 employees in our corporate and community offices who are deeply committed to the care of our residents. The future success of Vi depends on maintaining a standard of excellence in all phases of resident services and relations.
Why Work With Us
At Vi, we go beyond words; respect, equity, diversity, and inclusion are the foundations of our culture. We're devoted to fostering an environment where every employee feels a genuine sense of belonging, appreciation, and empowerment.
