Dining Services Assistant (Dietary Aide)

Champlain Valley Senior Community; Town of Willsboro (NY); On-site; USD 29,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) matching

Employee discounts

Referral program

Job summary

Champlain Valley Senior Community in Willsboro, NY is seeking a dependable Dining Services Assistant (Dietary Aide) to help provide residents with a safe, enjoyable dining experience.

You will set tables, serve meals, follow dietary needs and safety procedures, assist with special events, and support a respectful, resident-centered kitchen.

Qualifications

• Experience in dietary, restaurant, senior-living, healthcare, or food-service preferred but not required.
• Ability to follow dietary instructions, food-safety procedures, and cleaning schedules.
• Must complete all required background checks, health requirements, training, and employment documentation.
• Friendly, patient, dependable, and comfortable working with older adults.
• Strong communication, teamwork, organization, and customer-service skills.
• Ability to safely perform the physical duties of the position, including standing, bending, reaching, lifting, carrying trays, and pushing carts.

Responsibilities

• Prepare dining rooms before meals, including setting tables and organizing supplies.
• Serve meals and beverages to residents in a friendly and professional manner.
• Follow residents’ prescribed diets, meal plans, food consistencies, and allergy instructions.
• Deliver meal trays to residents as assigned.
• Assist residents during meals within the responsibilities of the position.
• Observe residents’ food and fluid intake and report concerns to the appropriate supervisor.
• Clear tables and clean dining areas after meals.
• Wash dishes, utensils, cookware, trays, and kitchen equipment.
• Clean and sanitize counters, tables, carts, appliances, floors, and assigned kitchen areas.
• Assist with basic food preparation, portioning, and plating as directed.
• Properly label, date, store, and rotate food and supplies.
• Maintain beverage and hydration stations as assigned.
• Follow food-safety, sanitation, infection-control, and temperature-monitoring procedures.
• Report supply shortages, damaged equipment, spills, hazards, or resident concerns promptly.
• Communicate respectfully with residents, families, coworkers, and supervisors.
• Protect residents’ privacy, dignity, preferences, and independence.
• Complete assigned documentation and cleaning checklists accurately.
• Assist with special events, celebrations, and catered functions as needed.

Skills

Friendly demeanor

Patience

Dependability

Customer service

Communication skills

Teamwork

Organization

Food service

Job description

Dining Services Assistant (Dietary Aide)

Champlain Valley Senior Community is seeking a dependable, friendly, and compassionate Dining Services Assistant (Dietary Aide) to help provide residents with an enjoyable, safe, and respectful dining experience.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare dining rooms before meals, including setting tables and organizing supplies
• Serve meals and beverages to residents in a friendly and professional manner
• Follow residents’ prescribed diets, meal plans, food consistencies, and allergy instructions
• Deliver meal trays to residents as assigned
• Assist residents during meals within the responsibilities of the position
• Observe residents’ food and fluid intake and report concerns to the appropriate supervisor
• Clear tables and clean dining areas after meals
• Wash dishes, utensils, cookware, trays, and kitchen equipment
• Clean and sanitize counters, tables, carts, appliances, floors, and assigned kitchen areas
• Assist with basic food preparation, portioning, and plating as directed
• Properly label, date, store, and rotate food and supplies
• Maintain beverage and hydration stations as assigned
• Follow food-safety, sanitation, infection-control, and temperature-monitoring procedures
• Report supply shortages, damaged equipment, spills, hazards, or resident concerns promptly
• Communicate respectfully with residents, families, coworkers, and supervisors
• Protect residents’ privacy, dignity, preferences, and independence
• Complete assigned documentation and cleaning checklists accurately
• Assist with special events, celebrations, and catered functions as needed

Qualifications:

• Previous dietary, restaurant, senior-living, healthcare, or food-service experience is preferred but not required
• Friendly, patient, dependable, and comfortable working with older adults
• Ability to follow dietary instructions, food-safety procedures, and cleaning schedules
• Strong communication, teamwork, organization, and customer-service skills
• Ability to safely perform the physical duties of the position, including standing, bending, reaching, lifting, carrying trays, and pushing carts
• Must successfully complete all required background checks, health requirements, training, and employment documentation

Schedule:

Full-time and part-time opportunities may be available. Early morning, evening, weekend, and holiday availability may be required based on the dining schedule.

Benefits:

Benefits may include paid time off, health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) matching, employee discounts, and a referral program for eligible employees.

Champlain Valley Senior Community is an equal opportunity employer.

About the Community

For over a decade, the Schwartzberg family has been welcoming your family into theirs.

When Eli and Emily Schwartzberg founded The Champlain Valley Senior Community, their mission was to provide the best hands-on senior living experience for residents while preserving their dignity, and that is exactly what they have proven they can do. They recognize that aging is a normal life process which everyone experiences in a unique way, so they continually strive to make the community one that encourages, enriches, and fulfills the residents' lives.

In the ever-changing world of elderly care and as we grow as a community, our state-of-the-art facility offers 62 rooms and provides comprehensive care including personal care assistance and supervision, daily meals and snacks, medication management, wellness programs, local transportation, select skilled nursing services, and a secure memory wing for individuals with dementia and Alzheimer's.

Nestled in New York's Adirondack Mountains along the shore of Lake Champlain, Willsboro offers a unique blend of natural beauty, small-town charm, and historical significance.

Located just 30 miles south of Plattsburgh, Willsboro was first settled by Europeans in 1765 by William Gilliland and has had a rich history in paper milling and mining. Located in picturesque Essex County, the area offers opportunities for hiking, biking, and exploring the region's scenic trails. The Boquet River Nature Preserve Trail, located in downtown Willsboro, offers Tim's Trail, a 1.15-mile universal access loop designed and built per Federal Accessibility Guidelines. Year-round activities include fishing, hiking, golfing, birdwatching, boating, biking, cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing.

Whether you're visiting for a day or planning to stay, Willsboro's small-town honesty and friendliness are unsurpassed.