Dining Services Aide

Valley Senior Living; Grand Forks (ND); Hybrid; USD 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Extended Sick Leave

Health & Dental Insurance

401K matching

Weekend shiftdifferential

Job summary

Valley Senior Living in Grand Forks, ND seeks a Dining Services Aide to assist with dietary functions and meal service for residents. You will help with portioning, observing diets, garnishing plates, and light food prep, while supporting with cleaning, stocking, and clerical duties.

Full- and part-time shifts are available, including day and PM options, with weekend differentials. Health and dental insurance, PTO, extended sick leave, and 401K matching are offered.

Qualifications

• Experience in dining services or food service is preferred.
• Ability to follow dietary restrictions and portion control.
• Excellent teamwork and communication.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain good working rapport and teamwork within Dining Services and other departments.
• Comply with sanitation, food handling, infection control, and safety regulations.
• Serve food attractively according to menu, diet requirements, and resident preferences.
• Assist residents with menu choices and provide meal setup and transportation to dining areas.
• Clean dishes, stock supplies, and perform basic food prep as needed.
• Operate kitchen equipment safely and perform routine clerical duties (meal totals, temperatures, etc.).
• Greet and assist visitors and residents; report suspicious situations to supervisor.

Skills

Teamwork

Sanitation

Food handling

Clerical duties

Job description

Valley Senior Living on Columbia
2900 14th Ave S
Grand Forks, ND 58201, USA

Location: Valley on 42nd, Columbia, and Tufte Manor

• Starting hourly rate from $18.80 to $24.97
• Full & Part-timepositions available
• Day Shift: 6:00am- 2:30pm
• Day Shift: 7:00am- 3:30pm
• PM Shift: 4:15pm- 8:00pm
• Weekend shiftdifferential given
• Paid Time Off, Extended Sick Leave, Health & Dental Insurance, and 401K matching

DESCRIPTION

The Dining Services Aide is responsible for providing assistance in all dietary functions as directed. This position works as a team to serve high-quality meals for residents. The Dining Services Aide is responsible for observing meals to assure food is properly portioned, the modified diet is followed, and the plates are attractively garnished and presented at meal service. Between meals, the Dining Services Aide is responsible for cleaning dishes, stocking food supplies, and preparing snacks. The Dining Services Aide assists with general clerical duties in the department.

FUNCTIONS

• Develop and maintain good working rapport and teamwork within Dining Services as well as other departments.
• Comply with policies for sanitation, food handling, standard precautions, infection control, isolation procedures, and safety regulations. Report all incidents, accidents, and hazardous conditions.
• Use chemicals appropriately as instructed by the material safety data sheets (MSDS).
• Serve food in an appealing manner according to menu, diet requirements, portion control, and the preferences of residents and tenants.
• Encourage residents to make menu choices and provide assistance for their needs, including transportation to and from dining areas, setting up their meal, offering seconds and alternative choices.
• Clean, sweep, mop, dispose of waste, and complete all scheduled cleaning duties.
• Clean dishes through scraping or using the dish machine and store the clean dishes.
• Perform minor food prep duties such as preparation of snacks and nourishments.
• Operate kitchen equipment in a safe and sanitary manner.
• Perform clerical duties such as recording meal totals, guest meals, food temperatures, etc.
• Greet and assist visitors and residents and report suspicious persons or situations to supervisor.

Our Locations

• Valley Senior Living on Columbia
  • 2900 14th Ave S.
• Valley Senior Living on 42nd(Woodside Village, Wheatland Terrace, Town Square)
  • 4000 24th AveS
• Valley Senior Living on Cherry(Tufte Manor)
  • 3300 Cherry Street

If you have any questions, please contact Human Resources at 701.787.7829 .

Valley Senior Livingis an Equal Opportunity Employer

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