Dietary Aide

Priority Life Care; State College (Centre County); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a compassionate and dedicated team at a progressive organization focused on senior care. As a Dietary Aide, you will play a vital role in enhancing the dining experience for residents by taking meal orders, serving food, and ensuring a clean and inviting dining environment. This position offers competitive wages, exceptional career advancement opportunities, and a supportive work culture that values dignity and respect. If you are passionate about making a positive difference in the lives of others, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Benefits

Competitive wages

Exceptional career advancement opportunities

Health plans including vision and dental

Telemedicine services

Special pay rates on holidays

$10,000 Company paid Life Insurance

Family planning support services

Voluntary Short-Term Disability

Retirement savings plans

Employee referral bonuses

Qualifications

• No dietary experience required, but previous experience in long-term care preferred.
• High School diploma or equivalent is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Take meal orders and serve meals to residents in a friendly manner.
• Assist in food preparation and maintain a clean dining area.
• Report any issues to the Dietary Manager.

Skills

Customer Service

Communication Skills

Food Preparation

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

At Priority Life Care (PLC), we believe everyone deserves dignity, compassion, and respect, including our coworkers. If you are looking to serve and make a positive difference in someone’s life — and light the way in senior care — you may be a fit for our committed, professional team.

Priority Life Care is also a designated “Great Place to Work”! When you choose to work at PLC, we provide you the opportunity to use your talents in a progressive, growing organization. Join our team today and love what you do!

At Priority Life Care, our mission is to light the way in senior care, with respect to affordability and independence.

DIETARY AIDE:

Dietary Aides assist Cooks in the preparation and service of meals, make connections with residents, are courteous and friendly co-workers, and follow procedures as outlined by state and federal regulations.

To our staff we provide:

• Competitive wages and PTO
• Exceptional career advancement opportunities through our "Pathway to Promotion" program
• A full range of health plans - including vision and dental!
• SwiftMD Telemedicine, at low or no cost!
• Special pay rates on holidays
• $10,000 Company paid Life Insurance
• Family planning and support services through Maven
• Voluntary Short-Term Disability, Accident Coverage, and Critical Illness
• Confidential Employee Assistance Program
• Retirement savings plans
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employee referral bonuses
• On-demand wages via ZayZoon. No need to wait until payday!
• Rewards Program based on Years of Service and PLC Employee of the Year Award

The impact you'll make:

• Take meal orders in dining room and serves meals to residents in a friendly, and timely manner
• Assist in the preparation of food
• Set up dining room as a clean, inviting space
• Assist in cleaning resident eating areas, kitchen work areas, equipment and utensils
• Report any issues or problems that may arise to Dietary Manager
• Attend in-services and other required meetings
• Promote and exemplifies the Priority Life Care mission and values at all times

Qualifications:

• High School diploma or equivalent; no dietary experience required.
• Previous experience in a long-term care or hospital setting preferred.

Check us out on our website: www.prioritylc.com or text "CARE" to 85000

Priority Life Care provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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Salary: $13 / hour