Dietary Aide / Server

The Trillium; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

The Trillium Tysons in Tysons, Virginia is hiring a Dietary Aide / Server to support Memory Care dining with compassion and attention to detail. You will ensure residents receive meals aligned with prescribed diets and textures, assist during meals, and maintain safe, clean dining areas.

Ideal candidates have experience in serving or hospitality, a patient and respectful approach, and a willingness to learn therapeutic diets and dining procedures while promoting independence and dignity for

Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail and the ability to follow specific dietary instructions.
• Compassionate, patient, and respectful approach to working with residents.
• Dependability, teamwork, and good communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide friendly, attentive, and personalized meal service to Memory Care residents.
• Review meal tickets and follow residents' individual diet orders and food texture requirements.
• Verify that meals and beverages match the resident's prescribed dietary needs before serving.
• Assist residents with dining as appropriate, while encouraging independence and dignity.
• Communicate dietary concerns, changes in appetite, poor food intake, or unusual eating behaviors to the appropriate nursing and dining leadership.
• Maintain proper food handling, sanitation, and dining room safety standards.
• Create a calm, welcoming, and positive dining environment.
• Work closely with the Culinary and Nursing teams to ensure residents receive appropriate meals and a consistent dining experience.

Skills

Attention to detail

Follow dietary instructions

Patience and empathy

Dependability

Teamwork and communication

Job description

Dietary Aide / Server

The Trillium Tysons | Tysons, Virginia

Be Part of Something Meaningful. Make Every Meal Matter.

At The Trillium Tysons, dining is about more than serving food. It is about creating meaningful experiences, providing personalized care, and helping our residents maintain their health, independence, and quality of life.

We are looking for a compassionate, attentive, and dependable Dietary/Server who understands that every resident is unique and that dining in Memory Care requires an extra level of awareness, patience, and responsibility.

Why This Role Is So Important

Our Memory Care residents have individual nutritional needs and may require specialized diets and modified food textures to ensure they can eat safely and comfortably.

As a Memory Care Server, you play an essential role in ensuring each resident receives the correct meal according to their prescribed diet and food consistency. This may include:

• Therapeutic Diets: Recognizing and following individual dietary requirements, including diabetic, low-sodium, heart-healthy, and other prescribed diets.
• Modified Food Textures: Understanding the importance of serving the correct food consistency, including regular, mechanical soft, minced and moist, and pureed foods, as ordered.
• Thickened Liquids: Ensuring beverages are served at the correct consistency when prescribed.
• Resident Safety: Paying close attention to meal tickets, dietary instructions, food substitutions, and special precautions to help prevent residents from receiving incorrect foods or beverages.
• Personalized Dining Assistance: Recognizing when a resident needs encouragement, assistance, extra time, or a little extra patience during meals.

Getting the meal right matters. Serving the wrong food texture or beverage consistency can create serious risks for residents who have swallowing difficulties or other medical dietary needs. Your attention to detail and willingness to follow instructions are essential to their safety.

What You Will Do

• Provide friendly, attentive, and personalized meal service to Memory Care residents.
• Review meal tickets and follow residents' individual diet orders and food texture requirements.
• Verify that meals and beverages match the resident's prescribed dietary needs before serving.
• Assist residents with dining as appropriate, while encouraging independence and dignity.
• Communicate dietary concerns, changes in appetite, poor food intake, or unusual eating behaviors to the appropriate nursing and dining leadership.
• Maintain proper food handling, sanitation, and dining room safety standards.
• Create a calm, welcoming, and positive dining environment.
• Work closely with the Culinary and Nursing teams to ensure residents receive appropriate meals and a consistent dining experience.

What We Are Looking For

• Previous serving, dining, or hospitality experience preferred.
• Experience working with seniors or individuals with memory impairment is a plus.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to follow specific dietary instructions.
• A caring, patient, and respectful approach to working with residents.
• Dependability, teamwork, and good communication skills.
• Willingness to learn therapeutic diets, modified food textures, and specialized dining procedures.
• Ability to recognize when a meal does not match a resident's dietary requirements and seek clarification before serving.

Why Join The Trillium?

At The Trillium, we believe the people who care for our residents make all the difference. You will be part of a team that values compassion, teamwork, accountability, and exceptional service.

Every meal is an opportunity to make someone feel comfortable, respected, and cared for.

If you have a passion for hospitality and a heart for serving seniors, we would love to meet you!

Join The Trillium Tysons and make a difference, one meal at a time.

The employer is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the employer will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages prospective employees and incumbents to discuss potential accommodations with the employer