Dining Services Aide

Ausable Valley Continuing Care Retirement Community, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 16,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

403(b) retirement plan with employer-m

DailyPay access to earned wages

Employee Assistance Program (SupportLƒ

Professional development opportunities

Collaborative team committed toexcell

Opportunities for career growth

Job summary

Wellspring Lutheran Services in Michigan is seeking a Dining Services Aide to join our caring team. You will serve meals in dining rooms, support the dining team, and help create a welcoming, comfortable home for residents while ensuring accuracy and safety of service.

Position is full-time with day and afternoon shifts, rotating weekends and holidays. A high school diploma or equivalent is preferred; prior dining or hospitality experience is helpful but not required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Previous dining services, food service, or hospitality experience is helpful, but not required.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while maintaining attention to detail.
• Commitment to providing excellent service to residents and fellow team members.

Responsibilities

• Serve meals in dining rooms ensuring accuracy and attention to individual preferences and dietary needs.
• Help maintain a clean, organized, and welcoming dining environment.
• Work with cooks, dietary team, nursing staff and other departments to ensure smooth daily operations.
• Create comfort, connection, and a sense of home for residents through friendly service.

Skills

Hospitality

Customer service

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Job Description: Dining Services Aide | Hospitality, Service & Meaningful Moments Wellspring Skilled Nursing & Rehab – Fairview | Full-Time | $14.00 hourly

Accepting applications through October 5, 2026

What Your Impact Will Look Like

You’ll help residents enjoy meals that are served with care, accuracy, and attention to their individual preferences and dietary needs. You’ll play an important role in the overall dining experience, helping ensure meals are served accurately, efficiently, and with attention to each resident’s individual needs. You’ll serve residents in dining rooms, helping create a positive and welcoming experience while supporting the work of the healthcare team. You’ll help maintain a clean, organized, and welcoming dining environment that supports resident comfort, safety, and enjoyment. You’ll work alongside cooks, dietary team members, nursing staff, and other departments to ensure residents receive excellent service every day. You’ll have opportunities to build relationships with residents and become a familiar, friendly face they look forward to seeing. Some days you’ll be helping prepare breakfast service and greeting residents as they begin their day. Other days you’ll be assisting with lunch or dinner service, sharing a smile with a resident, or working behind the scenes to keep everything running smoothly. Every day, you’ll help create comfort, connection, and a sense of home.

The Person We’re Looking For

You enjoy serving others and helping people feel welcome. You understand that hospitality and kindness can brighten someone’s day. You are dependable, positive, and enjoy working as part of a team. You take pride in providing excellent customer service. You appreciate the important role food and dining play in residents’ lives. You believe every resident deserves to be treated with dignity, respect, and compassion.

What You’ll Bring

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Previous dining services, food service, or hospitality experience is helpful, but not required.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced environment while maintaining attention to detail.
• Commitment to providing excellent service to residents and fellow team members.

Why Wellspring Lutheran Services?

When you join Wellspring Lutheran Services, you’re joining a mission‑driven organization that believes every role contributes to resident well‑being. For many residents, meals are more than nourishment—they’re an important part of their daily routine, social connection, and quality of life. The people serving those meals help create experiences that bring comfort, familiarity, and joy. As a Dining Services Aide, you’ll have the opportunity to make a difference every day through simple acts of service that have a lasting impact.

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• 403(b) retirement plan with employer matching
• DailyPay access to earned wages
• Employee Assistance Program (SupportLinc)
• Professional development opportunities
• A collaborative team committed to excellence in resident care
• Opportunities for career growth within Wellspring Lutheran Services

Schedule

• Full‑time
• Flexibility to work both day and afternoon shift, 8 hour shifts
• Rotating weekends and holidays, required

About us

For more than 130 years, Wellspring Lutheran Services has been a trusted partner for families across Michigan, providing compassionate support and critical services to help people thrive during times of challenge and change. With deep roots in communities statewide, our team is united by a shared vision of changed lives, strong families and transformed communities. Our mission: Motivated by Christ’s love, we engage people as they experience and embrace their God-given potential.

Full job description available during the interview. We have a bold vision at Wellspring. We truly believe that through the way we serve and love others, we can change lives, strengthen families and transform communities. We also believe each person who walks through our doors has purpose. One of the most rewarding gifts we receive daily is the opportunity to embrace that purpose, by using our God-given gifts to transform the lives of others. This may be the people we serve – or it may be through our interaction with each other as coworkers. And we’d love to have you join our team.