Dietary Aide / Cook Aide

River Point of Kerrville; Kerrville (TX); On-site; USD 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

River Point at Kerrville is hiring a Dietary Aide to join their caring team. We seek individuals who can provide friendly, efficient service to residents, staff and guests while maintaining high sanitation and safety standards.

The role supports meal preparation, tray assembly, and dining room setup, with opportunities to assist in ordering and inventory. Equal opportunity employer.

Qualifications

• One to three months related experience and/or training.
• ServSafe certification, or equivalent, required.

Responsibilities

• Ensures efficient, timely and friendly service to all residents, staff and guests.
• Assists Cook with preparing meals that are palatable and appetizing in appearance.
• Sets up meal trays, food carts, and prepares dining room for meals.
• Distributes and collects menus, prepares and delivers snacks, etc., as needed.
• Assists with food supply ordering as directed.
• Keeps all dining areas clean and maintains cleanliness and sanitation.

Skills

ServSafe certification

Job description

River Point at Kerrville is currently seeking a Dietary Aide to join our team of dedicated professionals who want to make a difference in the lives of our residents, their families and our community. We are guided by our CAPLICO Core Values: Celebration Accountability Passion for Learning Love One Another Intelligent Risk Taking Customer Second (Employee First!) Ownership If these core values resonate deeply with your own moral compass and you meet the requirements below, then you should apply.

About the Opportunity

Ensure efficient, timely and friendly service to all residents, staff and guests. Assist with meeting or exceeding residents’ dining expectations. Ensure proper cleaning, storage, and availability of all dining services cookware, dishware, etc. Keep food prep, dining areas and/or dish room areas clean and sanitary. Maintain proper sanitation and safety procedures and high quality of food preparation and presentation.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Ensures the CAPLICO Core Values and Code of Conduct are adhered to at all times.
• Ensures compliance with Resident Rights and HIPAA policies at all times.
• Assists Cook with preparing meals that are palatable and appetizing in appearance.
• Sets up meal trays, food carts, and prepares dining room for meals.
• Distributes and collect menus, prepares and delivers snacks, etc., as needed.
• Assists with food prep and ensures that food and supplies for the next meal are readily available.
• Assists with food supply ordering as directed.
• Practices time management and multitasking in order to prepare and serve meals in a timely manner.
• Assists in inventorying and storing in-coming food, supplies, etc., as necessary.
• Keeps all dining areas clean and maintains cleanliness and sanitation.
• Responsible for floor maintenance in the dish room and kitchen areas.
• Operates and maintains the dish machine and other kitchen related equipment as needed.
• Properly records temperature and sanitizer test results in logs.
• Attends and participates in designated meetings and trainings.
• May perform other duties as assigned by the Executive Director.

Critical Success Factors

• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing, and comprehend the same.
• Willingness to learn new food preparation techniques and presentation.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with a team. Must display team behaviors.
• Ability to effectively deal with conflict or resident complaints.
• Ability to focus on multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Follows all food safety and equipment safety procedures.
• Knowledge of and compliance with community quality standards and requirements.
• Must be dependable, punctual, self-motivated, and able to work without constant supervision.

Minimum Qualifications

• One to three months related experience and/or training.
• ServSafe certification, or equivalent, required.

We are an equal opportunity employer.

We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.

The employer for this position is stated in the job posting.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to ensuring that all conditions and privileges of employment, including recruitment, hiring, evaluation, transfer, promotion, discipline, determination of compensation and/or benefits, and termination of employment, for all job classifications, are based on qualifications and work record.

No employment decision is made, nor do we discriminate, on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex/pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, veteran status, or disability.

The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health and hospice agencies and senior living communities located throughout the US. Each of these businesses is operated by a separate, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets. More information about The Pennant Group, Inc. is available at http://www.pennantgroup.com.

Pinnacle Senior Living is a dynamic organization in a rapidly expanding Independent and Assisted Living industry. Our focus to create and maintain assisted and independent living communities that set the standard in each of their individual markets. The 52 Pinnacle Senior Living communities operate across 6 states, and we expect our growth to continue. These communities operate independently with the support of the “Service Center,” a world-class service team to allow local leaders and their teams to focus solely on the day-to-day care of their residents and overall operations.