Culinary Aide

Louisa Health & Rehabilitation Center; Louisa (VA); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Louisa Health & Rehabilitation Center in Louisa, Virginia, is seeking an energetic Dining Services Associate and Cooks to join our team. You will perform kitchen duties, assemble meals for regular or modified diets, and help deliver trays to patient rooms, contributing to a compassionate, patient‑centered dining experience.

We value caring, warm-hearted people who can communicate effectively, follow directions, and work well with staff, patients, and families.

Qualifications

• Prior dietary experience preferred.
• Ability to communicate, read, comprehend, understand, and write messages, and follow directions is required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and assemble foods for regular or modified diet trays.
• Deliver trays to serving areas and assist on the tray line.
• Prepare and serve between-meal snacks for patients.
• Clean floors, work areas, tables, and cabinets.

Skills

Communication

Reading

Writing

Teamwork

Job description

Louisa Health & Rehabilitation Center - Louisa Health & Rehabilitation Center, a 90-bed healthcare center in Louisa, Virginia, is seeking an energetic and customer focused Dining Services Associate and Cooks. We recognize that food brings people together, and dining is an important part of the outstanding experience we provide for our patients.

We are searching for caring, warm-hearted people who are searching for an opportunity to do meaningful work, an opportunity to put a personal touch on improving the lives of others. We understand the demands of caring for others, and we consider it an honor. Our team members experience the daily joy of enriching the lives of others, while building genuine relationships with patients and their families. Become part of an enthusiastic and dedicated team of professionals who share their positive attitudes and compassionate hearts with every patient, family and co-worker.

Primary responsibilities include but are not limited to the following: performs a variety of kitchen duties as assigned. May assemble prepared foods for regular or modified diet trays and deliver trays to serving areas. May prepare and serve between meal snacks for patients. May work the tray line, tend and load machines that clean food service items, or hand wash items that are not machine washable. May clean floors, work areas, tables, and cabinets.

Job qualifications include but are not limited to:

• Prior dietary experience preferred.

• Ability to communicate, read, comprehend, understand, and write messages, and follow directions is required.