Compassionate Dining Services Aide Part-Time with Benefits

A&P Payroll Management; Village of Wappingers Falls (NY); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Full Benefits Package

Paid time Off

Opportunities for Professional Growth

Union position

Job summary

Sapphire Nursing at Wappingers is seeking a resident-focused Part-Time Dining Services Aide to join our culinary staff. The role supports timely meal service and high-quality patient care in our long-term skilled nursing facility.

Responsibilities include food handling, tray setup, serving meals, and maintaining sanitation. This position emphasizes dependability, teamwork, and respectful interaction with residents and families.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of state and federal laws pertaining to long-term care dietary requirements.
• Come to work as scheduled and consistently demonstrate dependability and punctuality.
• Ability to follow written and oral directions.
• Ability to work independently.
• Possess the ability to communicate effectively and deal tactfully with personnel, residents, families, and visitors.

Responsibilities

• Handles food and equipment according to sanitation policies and procedures.
• Observes proper food handling techniques. Ensures proper setup of food for tray line and/or dining rooms.
• Delivers and retrieves food carts to and from client’s area.
• Sets up trays for meals/works tray line position.
• Processes soiled trays, dishes and utensils from carts through dishwasher.
• Assists in the serving of food.
• Prepares snacks and beverages from between-meal service to patients.
• Prepares nutritional supplements and tube feeding products and delivers to customer areas.
• Washes pots, pans and other equipment as necessary.
• Maintains cleanliness and sanitation through entire work areas.
• Performs daily or scheduled cleaning duties, in accordance with established policies and procedures; Scrubs and mops floors, cleans and sanitizes equipment.
• Performs other tasks as assigned by the Food Service Director
• Participates in all in-services and activities as required.
• Maintains the confidentiality of all protected health information whether electronic, written, or oral exposed to either during the course of assigned duties or as a result of an incidental disclosure.

Skills

Food Service

Sanitation

Communication

Independence

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Sapphire Nursing at Wappingers is seeking a resident-focused Part-Time Dining Services Aide to join our culinary staff. The role supports timely meal service and high-quality patient care in our long-term skilled nursing facility.

Responsibilities include food handling, tray setup, serving meals, and maintaining sanitation. This position emphasizes dependability, teamwork, and respectful interaction with residents and families.