Dietary Aide

Premier Senior Living; Town of Eden (NY); On-site; USD 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Premier Senior Living's Eden Heights of Eden is seeking a Dietary Aide to support our dining services for residents. This role involves assisting with meal delivery, taking orders, and ensuring dietary restrictions and allergies are observed in daily dining activities.

The position requires compassion for the elderly, teamwork, and adherence to health regulations. We offer flexible schedules and opportunities for growth within our senior care communities.

Qualifications

• Ability to interact with residents in a courteous and respectful manner.
• Ability to follow dietary restrictions and meal orders accurately.
• Ability to work as part of a dining services team.
• Ability to maintain cleanliness and sanitation in dining areas.

Responsibilities

• Assists in meal delivery to residents in dining rooms or their apartments.
• Takes orders and ensures requests are fulfilled and residents are satisfied.
• Sets up meal trays, carts, and dining room tables; pre-bus and clear tables.
• Takes attendance and reports any missing residents to a supervisor.
• Honors diet orders, likes, dislikes, and allergies for residents.
• Maintains kitchen in compliance with state and local health regulations; inspection ready.
• Assists with daily cleaning duties (sweeping, dishwashing, mopping).
• Monitors residents' nutritional intake and reports concerns to the Dining Director or Cook.
• Follows the community Quality Assurance program records and procedures.
• Reviews diet rosters and allergies during meal service.

Skills

Compassion for seniors

Attention to detail

Customer service

Communication

Job description

WHY SHOULD YOU WORK FOR US?

Flexibility, Education, Health Benefits, Tuition, Paid Time Off, 401K, and more.

Choose this job if . .

You Care About Seniors . .

You want to learn skills that carry you into your future . .

You want to make a difference in someone’s life.

Our mission is to provide the best care to seniors through our enhanced educational programs for all our employees. The Premier Senior Living University Program provides a pathway for team members to achieve their career goals. We are committed to your success and look for our management candidates from within the company first. Help us to achieve our daily goal of providing a community that is rich with an atmosphere of companionship and care.

Eden Heights of Eden

DIETARY AIDE - Full Time, Part Time

CLASSIFICATION: NON EXEMPT

Premier Senior Living, LLC is a leader in providing Assisted Living and Memory Care services to Seniors. We have 7 communities in three states including NY, OH and PA .

Position Summary

The Dining Aide provides assistance in all dining functions to ensure residents’ dining needs are met in accordance with community policies, physician orders, resident care plans and appropriate regulations. This position also maintains excellent customer service and quality nutritional services on a daily basis.

Essential Functions

• Assists in the delivery of meals to the residents in the dining room and/or in their apartments.
• Take residents’ orders at the table and ensures that their requests are fulfilled and they are satisfied.
• Set up meal trays, food carts, dining room table, etc. pre-bus and clear tables.
• Take attendance in the dining room and report any residents who are not present to a supervisor.
• Welcome new residents and comply with diet order, food likes, dislikes and allergies.
• Maintain kitchen in accordance with all state and local health department regulations and ensure the dining department is inspection ready at all times.
• Must be able to assist in daily cleaning duties. (i.e., sweeping, dishwashing, mopping).
• Observe resident’s nutritional intake and report any unusual behaviors to the Dining Director and/or Cook.
• Complete requirements of the community Quality Assurance program, including department records
• Review and follow diet roster and food allergies during meal service.
• Compassion for and desire to work with the elderly.