Dietary Aide - Server - Assisted Living

Prestige Care Inc.; Vancouver (WA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Prestige Senior Living - Bridgewood in Vancouver, WA is seeking a Dietary Aide - Server to assist with food preparation and service for residents. You will handle meals, trays, and dining room setup following dietary orders and sanitation standards.

Responsibilities include maintaining cleanliness, proper food handling, and collaborating with dietary staff to ensure equipment and safety. Some high school education preferred and a state-issued Food Handler Permit is required.

Qualifications

• Must have Food Handler Permit as required by the State.
• Some High School education preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparing and serving meals, snacks, and beverages with proper portion control.
• Deliver meals to resident rooms or tables and set up trays per dietary orders.
• Keep kitchen, equipment, and dining areas clean and sanitary.
• Wash dishes and store utensils, recording dishwasher temperature.
• Ensure proper food storage, rotation, labeling, and disposal of outdated items.
• Report equipment issues and help maintain safe, infection-controlled dining areas.

Skills

Some High School education preferred

Food Handler Permit

Education

Some High School education preferred

Food Handler Permit

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY

The Dietary Aide - Server assists with food preparation, food service, and general duties of the dietary department.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• 1.Assists in the preparation of food and is responsible for serving meals, snacks, and beverages using portion control and applicable sanitation practices.
• 2.Responsible for delivering meals to resident rooms or tables and setting up meal trays in accordance with dietary orders and tray cards. Ensures residents are served proper diet and food preferences in a timely manner.
• 3.Keeps the kitchen, dietary equipment, and dining room clean and sanitary at all times, including work areas and floors.
• 4.Cleans utensils, dishes, and pots and pans by operating the dishwasher or proper handwashing processes. Ensures dishwasher is working properly and at the appropriate temperature. Records temperature of dishwasher. Properly stores pots, dishes, and utensils.
• 5.Ensures proper storage, rotation, preparation, and labeling of food in accordance with State and local guidelines and Prestige policy. Discards outdated food.
• 6.Partners with dietary staff to ensure equipment is working properly and at the appropriate temperature. Records temperature of equipment throughout shift as needed. Reports faulty equipment immediately.
• 7.Follows facility fire safety, infection control, and hazardous chemical practices and promptly reports any unsafe conditions.
• 8.Greets residents, visitors, and staff courteously and in a manner that respects dignity, meets confidentiality standards, and promotes resident and staff rights.
• 9.Resets the dining room for the next meal and ensures supplies are available for upcoming meals.
• 10.Assists in storing incoming food and supplies as assigned.
• 11.Attends and participates in training, in-services, and staff meetings.
• 12.Performs other duties as assigned.

COMPANY WIDE RESPONSIBILITIES

• 1.Demonstrates Core Values of Respect, Integrity, Commitment, and Trust.
• 2.Supports a dignified and caring atmosphere with residents, residents’ families, visitors, and staff.
• 3.Protects privacy and confidentiality of information pertaining to residents, team members, the department/center/community, and company information and records.
• 4.Maintains a safe and secure working environment and practices safe working habits.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Must have Food Handler Permit as required by the State.

EDUCATION

Some High School education preferred.

EOE/M/F/VETS/DISABLED – At Prestige, it is our promise topersonally touch lives every day. It is a philosophy of caring based on ourcore values of integrity, trust, commitment, and respect, that are at thecenter of all that we do. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforcethat represents all of us, coming from different experiences, cultures,backgrounds, and viewpoints. Inclusion is the way we treat one another and howwe celebrate what makes us different.

Prestige is proud to be an EqualEmployment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race,religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, orrelated medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression,age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability,or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Information About Prestige Senior Living -Bridgewood

Located at 11700 NE Angelo Drive in Vancouver, WA, PrestigeSenior Living - Bridgewood has 72 apartments of assisted living, aswell as 52 units of independent living, with it being licensed for 124 totalbeds.

If you are looking for the highest quality of healthcarecommunities or care centers, you won’t find anyone better. Bridgewood hasenjoyed a string of unbelievably high performance, including multiple recent deficiency-freesurveys, multiple national quality care awards through the American Health CareAssociation/National Center for Assisted Living, and more. Additionally, Bridgewoodhas had multiple team members get promoted into regional/corporate-level roles,and is constantly featured on local media.

Our community is beautiful, impeccably kept up and atruly safe and enjoyable place to spend your working days. The community reallyis a true family, focused on teamwork and collaboration. There is a strongcommitment to a coaching and democratic leadership style at Bridgewood so teammembers are empowered to come to work, learn, and offer the bets in care.

This is a culture of high performance and teamwork. Allmanagers at the community are available and present at all times to support ourteam. By working at Bridgewood, you would be enjoying a strong coachingleadership style, a supportive environment, and one in which you are empoweredto own your role, and joy opportunities for career advancement.

If working in a home-like setting, with a strong team atmosphere,and with a national award-winning employer that has a great promote-from-withinculture, then Prestige Senior Living - Bridgewood is the place for you.

Who Is PrestigeCare?

Prestige Care is a family of over 75 skilled nursing +post-acute care centers, as well as assisted living and memory care communitiesin 8 Western states. We are an organization of over 5,000 team members whoserve thousands of residents, where we have the privilege of personallytouching their lives every day.

We have four core values of integrity, trust, commitment,and respect that guide everything that we do. With a strong commitment tocareer development and advancement, Prestige Care is a employer that can helpyou achieve your career goals and objectives. With a healthcare career atPrestige Care, you will enjoy a collaborative, team-oriented environment whereyour work truly matters at the end of every day.

Summary of Benefits

Full-time team members are eligible for Prestige’s comprehensive benefits package, including choice of medical plans, HSA/FSA accounts, dental and vision insurance, and company-paid life and AD&D insurance. All team members are eligible to participate in the company’s retirement plans with a company match for those who meet the hours and service requirements. Additional benefits include Employee Assistance Program and Education Reimbursement program.

Full-time and Part-Time (over 20 hours/week) accrue PTO at rate of 0 .034/ hour during their first year.