Find your Freedom Village career at Freedom Village at Brandywine, a Life Plan Community in West Brandywine, that has served seniors for more than 25 years.
Freedom Village provides active senior living with resort-inspired services, amenities, social activities, chef-prepared cuisine and onsite care that includes personal care, skilled nursing, memory care and rehabilitation services.
Be part of their team as you plan your Freedom Village career.
Freedom Village is currently hiring for several positions:
Assistant Director of Food and Beverage
Freedom Village seeks an Assistant Director of Food and Beverage.
The Assistant Director of Food and Beverage (CDM) is a Full Time Salaried employee, with a starting salary of $85,000 per year.
This role is responsible for overseeing the Health Center food service program and assisting with the Independent Living dining program, providing the level of supervision necessary to ensure that courteous and efficient service is delivered as well as high quality and nutritious foods.
Responsibilities for this position include:
- Assists in the planning, scheduling and supervising of Health Center dietary personnel.
- Assists in developing all menus for Health Center residents assessing preferences and nutritional needs.
- Assists in assuring staff education is provided to dietary personnel in accordance with the staff education plan plus provides on the job training for Health Center dietary personnel.
- Assists in developing work assignments for all dietary personnel assigning specific jobs and spot-checking work to ensure standards are met.
- Assures that each resident’s nutritional adequacy is met by utilizing the assurance of Nutritional Adequacy Policy.
- Maintains pertinent and appropriate records, reports, schedules and studies as required by local, state and federal regulations and otherwise requested.
- Initiates and supervises the completion of hands-on intakes as assigned.
- Maintains individual diet information by transcribing information from the dietitian’s weekly notes to the kardex, menu and nourishment list when indicated.
- Attends Care Plan Meeting.
- Interviews new admissions and documents food preferences on the approved form.
- Contacts the dietitian between scheduled visits if unplanned or special therapeutic diets are ordered.
- Assures that meal tallies are accurate on a daily basis.
Qualifications for this position include:
- High School diploma/GED and Bachelors Degree Required.
- Must hold a C.D.M. (Certified Dietary Manager) certification in healthcare.
- A minimum of two years supervisory experience in food service operations of a health care setting. Certified in safety and sanitation in regards to food service.
- Prefer experience in a long-term health care environment. Experience with performing clinical assessments on residents, meeting with Care Plan Team, performing input on MDS.
- Ability to interpret and explain menus, refer or answer questions, coordinate meal service process and understand requests.
- Can generate a warm, friendly, and caring manner on first impression.
- Can communicate effectively with residents, families, staff, and visitors.
- Maintain the highest level of confidentiality.
- Can pass a pre-employment drug screen and criminal background check.
Benefits for this position include:
- Scholarships and Educational Assistance Programs.
- Extraordinary Reward Points.
- Comprehensive benefits.
- A Monthly All-Staff Meet n’ Eat.
- Various Employee-led Committees.
- A Free and Confidential Employee Assistance Program.
- Paid Training, Paid Time Off, and Paid Holidays.
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short and Long Term Disability, (401)K Retirement.
- Freedom Village Brandywine has partnered with Daily Pay to give our team members control over accessing their paycheck on their own schedule.
Find out more about the Assistant Director of Food and Beverage positions.
Dishwasher/Utility Clerks
Freedom Village at Brandywine is seeking dishwashers/utility clerks for positions that start at $13.25 an hour.
In addition, Freedom Village offers a scholarship program to employees through its resident council with scholarship funds distributed to rising college freshman and business professionals looking to further their education at Freedom Village at Brandywine.
Responsibilities for this position include:
- Exemplify at all times Community standards of cleanliness, sanitation and operational organization.
- Responsible for adhering to food quality, appearance and presentation standards at all times.
- Perform kitchen activities including: ware-washing system set-up and break down, dish washing, pot washing, general cleaning duties, storing of food and non-food supplies, and prep production.
- Assist serving staff with setting of tables and work station areas as well as clearing tables.
- Clean and sanitize production equipment, work surfaces, ware-washing system, and areas in kitchen.
- Knowledge of diets provided and served correctly per Policy and Procedure.
- Represent the community in a warm and inviting manner, which creates a positive marketing environment.
- Support creating a culture where the business decisions made in this position, along with individual employee engagement, drive top-line revenue and occupancy.
- Minimum completion of high school required.
- Experience in food service work preferred.
- Experience in working with seniors preferred.
Benefits for this position include:
- Work today, get paid tomorrow with DailyPay, a program that allows employees to access their earned income on-demand, as it’s earned.
- Benefits for full and part time staff, including health, dental, vision, 401K and more.
- Fun, caring, inclusive work environment.
Find out more about the Dishwasher/Utility Clerk position.
Administrative Assistant
Freedom Village at Brandywine is recruiting for an Administrative Assistant to join its Plant Operations team.
Duties for this position include:
- Answers and transfers phone calls, screening when necessary. Provides back-up support to receptionist area when needed.
- Welcomes and directs residents, employees and visitors to the department. Properly tracks and logs visitors with screening requirements.
- Maintains filing system as assigned.
- Retrieves information as requested from records, email, minutes, and other related documents; prepares written summaries of data when needed.
- Drafts communication for department manager and distributes accordingly.
- Responds to and resolves administrative inquiries and questions.
- Coordinates and schedules travel, meetings, and appointments for managers and supervisors.
- Prepares agenda and schedules for meetings.
- Records and distributes minutes or other records for meetings.
- Maintains office supplies and coordinates maintenance of office equipment.
- Coordinates and plans events for the department while working with other key personnel in other departments (i.e. Marketing, Dining Services, etc.).
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications for this position include:
- Associate’s Degree preferred.
- Proven ability with computer and communication skills.
- Must have knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite products.
- Minimum two years’ experience in an office or other professional environment as an administrative worker.
Many roles in the community may require questions about your vaccination status. This could include MMR, chicken pox, hepatitis, flu and COVID-19 vaccine status. All employees are required to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination, or apply for and receive an approved exemption, as a condition of employment.
Find out more about the Administrative Assistant position.
