Lead Diet Aide - Senior Living Dining Leader

Brandon Wilde; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO 16 days

Personal days 2

6 paid holidays

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401K matching

Scholarship program

Tuition reimbursement

Daily pay

Meal privileges

Merit-based raises

Professional development

Job summary

Acacia Health Center in Northeast Phoenix is hiring a full-time Lead Diet Aide to join Sagewood Senior Living Community. The role focuses on dining room upkeep, meal service quality, and resident hospitality in a CMS 5-Star rated facility.

The position requires at least two years’ experience in senior living or healthcare, with an Arizona Food Handler Card, background check, and flu vaccine. Competitive benefits and a 40-hour schedule support life balance.

Qualifications

• A minimum of two years as a server and or dietary aide experience in a senior living community, or healthcare center.
• Ability to interpret and explain menu, refer or answer questions, coordinate meal service process and understand requests
• Someone who provides high levels of customer care with compassion and heart
• Bringing your passions where you can make a true difference in the lives of others
• Comfortable working weekends and occasional holidays and being on your feet for extended periods of time
• Arizona Food Handler Card required
• Must pass a background check and drug screening
• Flu vaccine required

Responsibilities

• Maintain the physical appearance of the dining rooms and service kitchens, staff, table place settings, chairs, floors, general sanitation.
• Communicates with the cooks and diet aides ensuring all food is prepared to proper temperature, quality appearance, consistency, and timeliness of service.
• Delegating tasks assignments and assisting with premeal before each meal service. Ensuring the diet rosters are accurate and communicated to all staff.
• Fulfills and ensures that diet aides have all necessary inventory throughout the satellite kitchens, neighborhood kitchens, and storage areas.
• Confers with the supervisor regarding dining room’s needs, special events, planning, and implementation of new systems.
• Meets with new admissions as needed, our current residents, their families, and visitors explaining our meal programs, menus, likes/dislikes, dining times, and any other matters.
• Assists with new hire education, training, and staff development.
• Serving meals to residents with care and positivity
• Maintaining high standards of sanitation and food safety
• Working alongside a passionate team in a fast-paced kitchen
• Provide optimum hospitality services to our residents and their guests

Job description

Acacia Health Center in Northeast Phoenix is hiring a full-time Lead Diet Aide to join Sagewood Senior Living Community. The role focuses on dining room upkeep, meal service quality, and resident hospitality in a CMS 5-Star rated facility.

The position requires at least two years’ experience in senior living or healthcare, with an Arizona Food Handler Card, background check, and flu vaccine. Competitive benefits and a 40-hour schedule support life balance.