Dietary Aide

LCS (Life Care Services); Burlington (NJ); On-site; USD 19,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

Masonic Village at Burlington is seeking a friendly Dietary Aide for weekend shifts. The role supports residents at mealtimes, follows dietary preferences, and helps maintain the bistro environment.

The position offers $16.48 per hour with shift differential, NONEXEMPT status, and a focus on hospitality and teamwork within the Dining department.

Qualifications

• Minimum completion of ninth grade or equivalent experience.
• Must be able to follow written and oral directions.
• Must be comfortable working with COVID-positive patients.
• Must comply with vaccination policies.

Responsibilities

• Provides excellent customer service to residents, family members, guests, and staff.
• Serves residents based on their Meal Ticket preferences and dietary restrictions.
• Maintains a clean bistro kitchen and dishes; cleans floors and walls.
• Helps with serving residents in the bistros and assists in mealtime opportunities.
• Partners with team members and volunteers to support engagement and mealtime activities.

Skills

English literacy

Education

Ninth grade or equivalent

Job description

Weekends Only position competitive rates plus shift differential

$16.48 Hourly plus shift differential

Position Title: Dietary Aide FLSA Status: NONEXEMPT

Department: Dining

Supervisor Title: Resident Experience Manager

I. POSITIONOBJECTIVE

Fosters an environment that strengthens a sense of family and a rhythm of daily life that meets the needs of the residents and other care partners (family, team members, volunteers) through mealtime support on the bistros.

Masonic Village at Burlington fully embraces a culture of hospitality. To that end, we include the following hospitality promises in all our job descriptions.

Hospitality Promises

• We greet residents, employees and guests warmly, by name and with a smile.
• We treat everyone with courteous respect.
• We strive to anticipate resident, employee and guest needs and act accordingly.
• We listen and respond enthusiastically in a timely manner.
• We hold ourselves and one another accountable.
• We embrace and value our differences.
• We make residents, employees and guests feel important.
• We ask, “Is there anything else I can do for you?”
• We maintain high levels of professionalism, both in conduct and appearance, at all times.
• We pay attention to details.

II. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Ensures excellent customer service is provided to residents, family members, guests, and staff.
• Serves residents based on their Meal Ticket preferences and dietary restrictions.
• Partners with other neighborhood team members and volunteers by implementing engagement and mealtime opportunities.
• Maintains a clean bistro kitchen by sweeping, mopping, dishwashing, and cleaning bistro equipment on every shift.
• Cleans floors and walls in the bistro.
• Stores all tableware and other items in the proper area.
• Properly disposes of trash after each meal.
• Assists in serving residents in the bistros.

III. OTHER JOB FUNCTIONS

• Performs specific work duties and responsibilities as assigned by Director.
• Maintains acceptable standards of personal hygiene and complies with the department dress code.
• Attends in-service training and education sessions as assigned.

IV. KNOWLEDGE / EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum completion of ninth grade or equivalent experience.
• Must be able to follow written and oral directions.
• Must be comfortable working with COVID-positive patients.
• Must comply with Masonic Village vaccination policies.

V. LICENSES/ CERTIFICATIONS

• None Required

VI. PHYSICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL JOB REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 15 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to read and write in English.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.