Dietary Aide - Casual

Sienna Senior Living; Keswick; On-site; CAD 2,066,000 - 2,617,000; Full time

Job summary

Sienna Senior Living is seeking a Dietary Aide to join our Ontario communities. This role supports residents by assisting in meal preparation, serving, and ensuring proper food handling and hygiene according to regulatory standards. Strong English communication is required and professional checks are mandatory.

Compliance with Vulnerable Sector and Criminal Records checks is required; on-site work in Ontario locations is expected, with accommodations provided during recruitment where applicable.

Qualifications

• Must maintain a current Safe Food Handler’s Certificate.
• Familiar with correct service and handling of food.
• Ability to operate institutional cooking equipment (dishwasher, toaster, meat-slicer).
• Effective verbal and written English communication skills.
• Must pass Vulnerable Sector Check (Ontario).
• Must pass Criminal Records Check (British Columbia).

Responsibilities

• Follow proper food handling techniques and store food with correct labeling and dates.
• Keep work areas clean and organized; perform scheduled cleaning duties.
• Maintain cleanliness of floors in food prep, dish room, and storage areas.
• Support all aspects of food service to meet residents' needs per infection control standards.
• Assist in meal preparation, serving meals/beverages, and following residents' diets and preferences.
• Take orders for menu choices from residents and manage service flow.
• Set and clear tables in dining rooms; wash and sanitize tables, chairs, and serveries.

Skills

English communication

Education

Safe Food Handler Certificate

Job description

If you’re passionate about being a part of a team that is, committed to the Team Member Experience and driven by innovation and growth, then join us!

The Dietary Aide is a critical role within our communities as it impacts the lives of residents and ignites the warmth of human connection.

As a Dietary Aide your typical day will impact in the following ways:

• Following proper food handling techniques.
• Dates, labels, and stores food properly.
• Keeping work area clean and uncluttered, and completes scheduled cleaning duties.
• Maintaining cleanliness of floors in the food preparation, dish room, and storage areas.
• Supporting all aspects of optimal food service to meet the needs of the residents in accordance with infection control, quality management, legislative requirements and the organization standards.
• Assisting in the preparation of meals, serving meals and beverages, following residents' diets and food preferences, using proper portion sizes.
• Taking orders for the first and second menu choices from residents (by resident name and preference selection, following likes and dislikes).
• Setting and clearing tables in the dining rooms and washing/sanitizing tables, chairs, and serveries.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

Must Haves:

• Must maintain a current Safe Food Handler’s Certificate.
• Must be familiar with the correct procedure for service and handling of food.
• Ability to operate institutional cooking equipment, for example, dishwasher, conveyor toaster, and meat-slicer.
• Must have effective verbal and written English communication skills.
• 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.

Act upon your desire to help others and Join Sienna Senior Living as we continue to enhance the lives of those we serve.

For Ontario locations, in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act 2005, upon request, support will be provided for accommodations throughout the recruitment, selection and assessment process.