Dietary Aide - Casual

Optima Living; Morinville; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Optima Living is accepting applications for the position of Dietary Aid at Aspen House in Morinville, AB. This role is crucial for ensuring the well-being of our residents through the delivery of high-quality hospitality services. Responsibilities include meal preparation, maintaining sanitation standards, and interacting with residents to resolve their inquiries. Ideal candidates will have at least a year of food service experience and strong interpersonal skills, committed to creating a warm and welcoming environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of one (1) year experience with restaurant or home-cooking.
• Strong background in food services in a residential care setting or hotel.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills with peers, residents, visitors, and operational partners.
• Superior organizational skills with the ability to handle fast paced environment.
• Comprehensive food services knowledge, including focus on quality, production, sanitation, and presentation.
• Superior oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrate the ability to prioritize and problem solve.
• Ability to stand for extended periods of time.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook meals using current menu.
• Store food in designated areas following all food safety and sanitation procedures.
• Ensure proper food handling, presentation, portion control and maintenance of appropriate serving temperatures.
• Maintain sanitation of equipment, supplies and utensils. Clean workstation thoroughly prior to leaving area.
• Keep display equipment clean and free of debris during meal service to comply with all sanitation and safety requirements.
• Ensure the environment is safe and sanitary for staff and residents, making efforts to reduce safety hazards, accidents, and injuries.
• Maintain kitchen sanitation standards.
• Interact with residents to resolve inquiries in a friendly, service-oriented manner.
• Demonstrate complete understanding of current menu.
• Monitor inventory and deliveries of product and supplies.
• Other duties as assigned to support operational requirements.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Food services knowledge

Problem solving

Communication skills

Job description

Let us welcome you home to Aspen House in Morinville, AB.

AtOptima Living, we’re committed to building communities where everyone truly feels at home whether you live here or work here. We operate Independent Living, Assisted Living, Supportive Living, Memory Care, and Long-Term Care communities across Alberta and British Columbia, and our vision is simple:For every person to feel at home.

This isn’t just something we say it’s something we live by. All of us here feel it’s a genuine honour to work with our residents. We believe in a resident-centered approach, where the resident is at the heart of everything we do. Guided by our credo,“Let us welcome you home,”we strive every day to create a space where people feel seen, supported, and truly at home

As the Dietary Aid, you are responsible for the well-being of our residents through the delivery of high-quality hospitality services.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook meals using current menu
• Store food in designated areas following all food safety and sanitation procedures
• Ensure proper food handling, presentation, portion control and maintenance of appropriate serving temperatures
• Maintain sanitation of equipment, supplies and utensils. Clean workstation thoroughly prior to leaving area. Keep display equipment clean and free of debris during meal service to comply with all sanitation and safety requirements
• Ensure the environment is safe and sanitary staff and residents; makes efforts to reduce safety hazards, accidents, and injuries where possible
• Maintain kitchen sanitation standards
• Interact with residents to resolve inquiries in a friendly, service-oriented manner
• Demonstrate complete understanding of current menu
• Monitor inventory and deliveries of product and supplies
• Other duties as assigned to support operational requirements

Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum of one (1) year experience with restaurant or home-cooking
• Strong background in food services in a residential care setting or hotel
• Exceptional interpersonal skills with peers, residents, visitors, and operational partners
• Superior organizational skills with the ability to handle fast paced environment
• Comprehensive food services knowledge, including focus on quality, production, sanitation, and presentation
• Superior oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrate the ability to prioritize and problem solve
• Ability to stand for extended periods of time

Conditions of Employment

• Food Safe Certification
• Clear Police Information Check
• Clear Vulnerable Sector Check