Dietary Aide - Casual

Sienna Senior Living; Kamloops; On-site; CAD 28,000 - 39,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Dental

RRSP match

SOAR program

Employee Stock Plan

Continuous learning

Diversity & inclusion

Job summary

Sienna Senior Living Ridgeview Lodge in Kamloops, BC is seeking a Dietary Aide (Casual) to support residents in a long-term care setting. You’ll join a compassionate team delivering meals, assisting with dietary needs, and creating a respectful, home-like atmosphere where residents are valued and heard.

Responsibilities include meal prep, serving, following diet plans, and maintaining a clean, safe dining area. A Safe Food Handler certificate is preferred; willingness to obtain is acceptable.

Qualifications

• Must have Safe Food Handler's Certificate or be willing to obtain.
• Experience in food service within institutional, healthcare, restaurant or hospitality settings.
• Food Service Worker Certificate is helpful but not required.

Responsibilities

• Assist with meal preparation and serving meals.
• Follow residents' diets and food preferences.
• Take menu orders from residents and set/clear dining tables.
• Maintain sanitary dining and food handling practices.

Skills

Food service

Customer service

Education

Safe Food Handler Certificate

Food Service Worker Certificate (optional)

Job description

Dietary Aide /Casual

Ridgeview Lodge Community | Kamloops, BC

As a Dietary Aide at Long Term Care, you'll contribute more than just your professional skills; you'll create meaningful relationships with the individuals who call Sienna Senior Living Ridgeview Lodge their home. This position allows you to deliver compassionate care to our residents through your responsibilities in dietary services. Each day presents a new opportunity to improve your abilities and deepen your connections with both your coworkers and the residents you support. Join a team that prioritizes getting to know each resident by their life stories, not just by their names. It's not only achievable; it's expected. Our mission is to infuse joy into everyday living! We are deeply committed to serving Canada’s seniors, ensuring that they lead lives filled with comfort, dignity, and respect.

What Sienna Offers:

We are a purpose driven organization. We aspire to cultivate an environment and culture where team members feel valued, heard and empowered to do meaningful work. And we offer a number of programs and benefits that support team members’ financial, personal and professional needs:

• A competitive salary and vacation package
• Health & Dental benefits program
• RRSP with employer match
• Share Ownership and Reward Program (SOAR)
• Employee Share Purchase Plan with company match
• Continuous learning and growth so you have the skillset needed to succeed and take on new challenges
• A welcoming culture that values diversity and differing perspectives, experiences and beliefs

What You’ll Be Doing

You will be a welcomed member of the Retirement team, working in a fast-paced environment where you will make a meaningful difference in residents’ lives. As a Dietary Aide you will do meaningful work everyday ensuring a safe and clean environment for residents’. As an individual and part of a wider team, you will be a strong contributor to the culture of the home, where the focus is always on helping residents live fully, every day.

How You’ll Succeed

1. Food Preparation & Food Handling

• Assist with the preparation of meals, and serving meals
• Follow residents' diets and food preferences
• Take the menu orders from the residents
• Set and clear tables in the dining rooms and ensure they are sanitized
• Ensure you are following proper food handling techniques

Who You Are

• Have a valid Safe Food Handler’s Certificate or willing to obtain
• You are committed to providing compassionate support that provides seniors to live their lives to the fullest
• You are detailed-oriented coupled with strong customer service skills enabling you to effectively communicate with residents and staff
• You may bring experience in food service from institutional, healthcare, restaurant, or hospitality
• While possessing a Food Service Worker Certificate would be excellent, it’s not a requirement
• All applicants must successfully pass the prescribed Vulnerable Sector Check. Applicable to Ontario applicants.
• All applicants must successfully pass the prescribed Criminal Records Check. Applicable to British Columbia applicants.

Sienna Senior Living is committed to employment equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace. In accordance with provincial regulations, upon request, support will be provided for accommodations throughout the recruitment, selection, and assessment process.

Wage Leveling rate of pay $24.34 per hour until such time that wage leveling ends, then the pay rate will reflect the collective agreement