Dietary Aide

Arbolsantarosa; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 19,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Cottage Grove Place in Cedar Rapids, IA is seeking a friendly Dietary Aide to join our culinary team. This role provides full-scope, hands-on serving functions within the community, supporting residents during meals in the Commons East dining area.

The position emphasizes sanitation, OBRA compliance, and teamwork, with a salary range of $14.00–$15.50 per hour. Prior food service and experience with seniors are preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum completion of sophomore year in high school is required.
• Experience in food service work is preferred.
• Experience in working with seniors is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve dinner to residents in the Commons East main dining room and clear tables.
• Bus and wash dishes related to the evening meal service.
• Complete daily tasks and follow sanitation standards and OBRA guidelines.
• Assist with on-the-job training and ensure supplies are stocked for service.
• Comply with dietary restrictions as advised by physician orders.

Skills

Food service experience

Experience with seniors

Education

High school sophomore year completed

Job description

When you work at Cottage Grove Place, you have a front-row seat to the amazing life stories of the wisest people on earth. What's more, you are part of an extraordinary company - one that 's investing in the future of senior living by investing in you. Don’t just do a job. Be part of an extraordinary life!

Cottage Grove Place is recruiting for a hospitality focused Dietary Aideto join our culinary team! This role provides full-scope, hands on serving functions within the community.

Here are a few of the daily responsibilities of a Dietary Aide:

Serve dinner to the residents of the Commons East who choose to dine in the Commons East main dining room. Bus and wash all the dishes relating to the evening meal service.

Completes job tasks as assigned. Using all appropriate Sanitation Standards and complies with OBRA guidelines and Production System (Gold Check Standards). Clean, neat, and well-groomed Standards.

Participates in OJT/Training/Teaching sessions; completes required daily expectations to ensure menu supplies are obtained from the storage areas in adequate time for meal service. This would include, but not be limited to, sour cream, condiments, salad dressings, etc.

Understands and complies with essential dietary restriction for resident needs as advised through physician’s orders.

Here are a few of the qualifications we need you to have:

• Minimum completion of sophomore year in high school required
• Experience in food service work preferred
• Experience in working with seniors preferred

Salary Range: $14.00-$15.50

Hospitality Promises

1. We greet you warmly, by name and with a smile.
2. We treat everyone with courteous respect.
3. We anticipate your needs and act accordingly.
4. We listen and respond enthusiastically in a timely manner.
5. We hold ourselves and one another accountable.
6. We make you feel important.
7. We embrace and value our differences.
8. We ask, "Is there anything else I can do for you?"
9. We maintain a high level of professionalism, both in conduct and appearance, at all times.
10. We pay attention to the details.

Many roles in the community may require that we ask about your vaccination status. This could include MMR, chicken pox, hepatitis, flu and COVID-19 vaccine status. Please note that all employees are required to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination, or apply for and receive an approved exemption, as a condition of employment.

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