Dietary Aide – Long Term Care

Steeves & Rozema Group; Sarnia; Hybrid; CAD 30,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Steeves & Rozema Group is seeking a Dietary Aide for our Long Term Care homes in Canada. You will help serve Residents during meals and events in a warm, home-like dining atmosphere.

Responsibilities include greeting Residents, assisting with meals, and supporting the team to deliver nutritious, comforting options while observing special diets and textures.

Qualifications

• Certification in the Food Safety Awareness Course with recertification every 5 years.
• Past experience in a healthcare, hospitality, or restaurant setting.
• Vulnerable Sector Screening (VSS) check completed within the past 6 months.
• TB 2 Step updated within the last year.

Responsibilities

• Greet Residents and answer questions courteously.
• Serve nutritious meals with awareness of special diets and textures.
• Set up and clear the dining room; maintain a home-like dining experience.
• Wash dishes and help keep the kitchen clean and sanitized.
• Assist with food preparation as assigned and support the team.

Skills

Healthcare experience

Hospitality experience

Restaurant experience

Food safety awareness

Education

Food Safety Awareness Certification

Vulnerable Sector Screening (VSS) within 6 months

TB 2 Step test within last year

Job description

• Compensation: CAD 21.96 - CAD 23.57 - hourly

Company Description

We are S&R Group and for over 60 years we have been building communities "where friendships flourish and life is enriched". We are looking for people who, like us, believe the work we do has a positive impact on their community and that together we can continue supporting our Residents and their families.

Job Description

At our Long Term Care homes, we pride ourselves on creating a warm and welcoming culinary atmosphere with fantastic food. As a Dietary Aide, you help serve our Residents during meal times and special events.

If you were working for us as a Dietary Aide, here are some of the things you would have done last week:

• Greeted Residents and answered questions in a courteous and professional manner


• Connected with some of your Residents to see how their day was or if they were looking forward to any events as they sit down at their table


• Serve attractive, nutritious meals being mindful of special diets, textures, and needs of the Residents


• Experienced the joy of making a positive impact by serving nutritious, comforting meals to Residents


• Participated in establishing and maintaining a home-like environment, including the dining experience


• Participated in a special recreation event like a cupcake tasting competition for the Residents, or summer barbeque for the Home


• Set up and cleared the dining room


• Washed dishes, cleaned and sanitized the kitchen area


• Assisted with food preparation as assigned


• And supported your team as needed.

We prioritize promoting from within and support our employees' educational needs because we care for the team we have put together. We come to our workplace each day understanding that we are entering our Residents' Home, and we are there to support them. While we don't take ourselves seriously, we take our jobs seriously and love to have fun with each other and the Residents!

Qualifications

To be hired into this role, you must have:

• Certification in the Food Safety Awareness Course with recertification every 5 years


• Past experience in a healthcare, hospitality, or restaurant setting


• Vulnerable Sector Screening (VSS) check completed within the past 6 months


• TB 2 Step updated within the last year

Additional Information

While our Applicant Tracking System uses some AI-enhanced tools, every decision throughout screening, assessing, and selecting candidates is made by real people on our team.

This posting is for an upcoming vacancy.