Food Service Aide

Stones River Manor; Murfreesboro (TN); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Stones River Manor in Murfreesboro, TN, seeks a dedicated dining assistant to prepare and deliver meals to residents in a continuing care setting. The role includes reading menu cards, portioning items, and serving at tables while ensuring cleanliness and safety.

Responsibilities cover restocking condiments, clearing dishes, and maintaining a welcoming dining room. No prior experience required; drug screening and background checks are required.

Qualifications

• Must pass drug screening and background check.
• Less than high school education or up to one month related experience.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• We do not discriminate based on national origin, race, color, religion, disability, or sex.

Responsibilities

• Read menu cards and place items on tray or serve at resident's tables.
• Place items such as eating utensils, napkins, and condiments on tables or trays.
• Prepare food items such as sandwiches, salads, soups, and beverages.
• Apportion and place food servings on plates and trays according to choices on menu card.
• Examine filled tray for completeness and places on cart or table.
• Pushes carts, with dishes, supplies, and food, to halls or toward kitchen.
• Serves food to resident’s tables.
• Collects and stacks dirty dishes on cart and returns cart to kitchen.
• Cleans dining room tables and chairs. Restocks condiments.
• Washes dishes and cleans work area, tables, cabinets, and ovens.
• Collects and places garbage and trash in designated containers.
• Records amount and types of special food items served to residents.

Skills

Food service

Customer service

Safety & cleanliness

Reading menu cards

Education

No formal education required

Job description

Stones River Manor, founded in 1977, is Rutherford County’s only faith-based, nonprofit senior living community, and 2026 Ruthie’s Community Choice Awards Winner. As a full service, continuing care campus, the goal of the Manor is to provide a comfortable, happy, secure environment for our residents. We strive to treat everyone just like members of our own family and to keep a clean, comfortable facility that is the closest thing possible to being at home.

Full Time Position:

5:30a-2p

Some weekdays + every other weekend

Part Time Position:

5:30a-2p*

1-2 weekdays + every other weekend

Part Time Position:

2p-6:30p*

Mon-Fri + every other weekend

*This role requires a significant amount of walking

SUMMARY:

Prepares and delivers food to residents.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Other duties may be assigned.

• Reads menu cards items to place on tray or serve at resident's tables.
• Places items such as eating utensils, napkins, and condiments on tables or trays.
• Prepares food items such as sandwiches, salads, soups, and beverages.
• Apportions and places food servings on plates and trays according to choices on menu card.
• Examines filled tray for completeness and places on cart or table.
• Pushes carts, with dishes, supplies, and food, to halls or toward kitchen.
• Serves food to resident’s tables.
• Collects and stacks dirty dishes on cart and returns cart to kitchen.
• Cleans dining room tables and chairs. Restocks condiments.
• Washes dishes and cleans work area, tables, cabinets, and ovens.
• Collects and places garbage and trash in designated containers.
• Records amount and types of special food items served to residents.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must be able to pass drug screening and background check.
• EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
• Less than high school education; or up to one month related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

We do not discriminate based on a person's national origin , race, color, religion, disability, or sex.