Dietary Aide

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

Job summary

Cottage Grove Place in Cedar Rapids, IA, is seeking a Hospitality‑focused Dietary Aide to join our culinary team and provide hands‑on dining service for residents.

You will serve dinner in the Commons East dining room, bus and wash dishes, and maintain sanitation while following OBRA guidelines and the Gold Check Standards.

Qualifications include at least a sophomore year of high school, with prior food service or senior care experience preferred.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Serve dinner to residents in the Commons East dining room
• Bus and wash all dishes relating to the evening meal service
• Completes job tasks as assigned; follow sanitation standards and OBRA guidelines
• Participates in OJT/Training/Teaching sessions; ensure menu supplies are obtained in time for meal service
• Understands and complies with essential dietary restrictions for resident needs as advised by physician orders

Skills

Food service experience

Seniors care experience

Hospitality mindset

Education

Sophomore year of high school required

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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