Dining Services Aide - Weekends Only

Covenant Retirement Communities & Covenant Care; United States; On-site; USD 19,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

PTO & six paid holidays

403(b) with 3% employer match

Fitness center use

Job summary

Covenant Living seeks a Dining Services Aide to provide efficient, courteous service to residents and guests in our Healthcare Center dining areas. You will wait on tables, take meal orders, and manage tray-line setup and meal assembly with a focus on sanitation and resident dignity.

Join Covenant Living’s nationwide family of Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Home Health, supporting over 5,000 residents across 14 campuses with quality dining service and compassionate care.

Qualifications

• Relevant dining experience.
• One year experience in a Healthcare setting.
• Strong reading, writing, speaking and analytical skills.
• Knowledge of sanitation, foodborne illness, and HACCP protocols.
• Knowledge of dining room procedures and etiquette; proper small wares handling; residents rights.
• Willingness to work with and interact with older adults.

Responsibilities

• Wait on assigned tables.
• Take Resident meal orders.
• Set up and bus tables.
• Pre-service setup of tray-line.
• Assembling individual meals on tray-line.
• Ensure all shift duties are completed before the close of each shift.

Skills

Customer service

Communication skills

Reading and writing

Analytical skills

Sanitation/HACCP knowledge

Interact with older adults

Tools

Food safety procedures

Job description

We Are Inspired to Serve. Join us! Part of a nation wide family of Continuing Care Retirement Communities, Covenant Living is seeking a Dining Services Aide.

This position is responsible for providing efficient and courteous service to residents and guests as well as performing a variety of services in the Healthcare Center dining areas.

Responsibilities

• Wait on assigned tables.
• Take Resident meal orders.
• Set up and bus tables.
• Pre-service setup of tray-line.
• Assembling individual meals on tray-line.
• Assuring that all shift duties are thoroughly completed before the close of each shift period.

Qualifications

• Relevant dining experience.
• One year experience working in a Healthcare setting.
• Ability to demonstrate effective reading, writing, speaking and analytical skills, required.
• Full understanding and effective application of sanitation, food borne illness, and cross-contamination policies and procedures as well as the use of HACCP protocols.
• Knowledge of dining room operational procedures and etiquette, proper small wares handling, as well as knowledge of residents rights.
• Willingness to work with and interact with older adults.

Salary and Compensation

Dining Compensation Pay Range: $13.73 - $17.76 per hour Reasonable Pay Estimate A reasonable estimate of the pay range for this position is $13.73 - $17.76 per hour. There are numerous factors taken into consideration in determining the actual offered rate of pay, including but not limited to: job-related qualifications, experience, skills, education, geographic location, and consideration of internal and external equity.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance Employer paid group term life and disability Paid Time Off (PTO) & six paid holidays 403(b) with a 3% employer match Fitness center use at most facilities.
• Various voluntary benefits: Life, AD&D Tuition assistance and scholarships Employee assistance program Legal services, home/auto insurance, discount purchasing program Pet Insurance

For more information about Covenant Living and CovenantCare at Home, please visit www.covliving.org or www.covenantcareathome.org.

Covenant Living and CovenantCare Home Health and Hospice are equal opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin or ancestry, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status, protected genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by local laws, regulations, or ordinances.

We believe we are a great place to work.

Covenant Living & CovenantCare at Home are faith-based Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) & Home Health organization.

From the establishment of our first community – Covenant Home of Chicago in 1886 – to becoming the fifth-largest not-for-profit CCRC sponsor in the LeadingAge Ziegler Top 150, our goal has been to provide outstanding care and services to senior adults.

We believe we are inspired to serve. We create joy and peace of mind for residents and their families by providing a better way of life.

These are the standards of behavior we hold ourselves to in serving our residents.

Safety

I learn & follow safety policies & procedures. I immediately report unsafe conditions for staff, residents, & guests and fix when possible. I protect residents, co-workers, & myself from unsafe conditions and practices by reporting unsafe conditions and fixing it or having it fixed.

Courtesy

I smile & acknowledge everyone that I encounter. I carry myself in a manner that projects positivity, approachability, & respectfulness. I address the concerns of others by actively listening & seeking solutions.

Responsiveness

I take initiative to respond to the needs of others in a timely manner to achieve resolution. I anticipate the needs of others and respond in a timely manner. I communicate to others who need to join me in responding to the needs of others. I return phone calls within 24 hours. I identify action steps and communicate them to all vested parties.

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I ensure our environment is professional, welcoming, & clean. I follow CL policies, procedures, & all regulations.

We have approximately 3,200 employees serving more than 5,000 residents in our nationwide family of continuing care retirement communities and home health.

Construction and development continues on several of our 14 campuses, ensuring ever more exciting opportunities for employees to serve residents.