Lead Dietary Server

Jobtailor; Lawrence (KS); On-site; USD 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a Dietary Aide to support morning and evening services in Lawrence, KS. Responsibilities include logging sanitation and diet orders, training aides, and assisting with flow charts and ticketing. Must have ServSafe certification and relate experience.

Ideal candidates are energetic, adaptable, and possess excellent communication skills, with weekend availability and professional appearance.

Qualifications

• > High school diploma or equivalent required
• > ServSafe Managers Certification (current)
• > 1 year dietary department experience in LTC/SNF/AL/MC preferred
• > Excellent written and oral communication skills
• > Flexible, energetic, and professional
• > Weekend availability

Responsibilities

• Assist the CDM with opening, mid-shift, and closing flow charts
• Train Dietary Aides on proper use of logs
• Maintain beverage temperature and logs
• Monitor diet orders, texture modifications, and diet tickets
• Address resident dining requests professionally and ensure corrections are followed up
• Attend department meetings and communicate issues to CDM or Administrator

Skills

Excellent communication

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Energetic personality

Professional appearance

Flexibility

Customer service

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

ServSafe Manager Certification

Tools

Dietary logs inputting

Dietary order monitoring

Meal ticket management

Sanitation techniques

Service timing logs

Job description

• Work 3 breakfast shifts and 2 dinner shifts per week to support morning and evening services


• Maintain beverage temperature, test tray, dining room refrigerator, and service timing logs


• Train Dietary Aides on proper use of logs


• Assist the CDM with developing and communicating opening, mid-shift, and closing job flow charts


• Assist with training other Dietary Servers


• Assist the CDM with sanitation maintenance, ServSafe-approved cleaning techniques, and cleaning schedules


• Monitor daily and weekly cleaning schedules and communicate accountability issues to the CDM


• Train on inputting, monitoring, and printing diet orders and meal tickets


• When the CDM is absent, print, distribute, and collect tickets according to building policy


• Monitor prescribed diet orders, texture modifications, and liberalized diets


• Communicate diet-order errors to cooks and the CDM immediately


• Attend departmental meetings and communicate relevant information to Dietary Aides


• Communicate issues to the CDM or Administrator and proactively resolve resident issues


• Address resident dining requests professionally and ensure corrections are followed up on promptly

Requirements

• High school diploma, or equivalent, required


• One year of experience in a dietary department in a LTC/SNF/AL/MC setting preferred


• Current ServSafe Managers certification, maintained and renewed no more than thirty days before expiration


• Fire and passion for working with seniors


• Flexible, fun, and energetic personality


• Professional image in appearance and behavior


• Excellent written and oral communication skills


• Weekend availability


• Ability to work 3 breakfast shifts and 2 dinner shifts per week

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in dietary management, including training staff on dietary logs and meal orders, while ensuring compliance with sanitation standards and effective communication with team members and residents.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• ServSafe Managers Certification


• Dietary Management Experience


• Training and Development Skills


• Excellent Communication Skills


• Sanitation Maintenance Knowledge

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Diet Order Monitoring


• Meal Ticket Management


• Sanitation Techniques


• Service Timing Logs


• Dietary Logs Inputting

Soft Skills

• Professional Appearance


• Energetic Personality


• Flexibility


• Problem-Solving


• Team Collaboration

Certifications & Qualifications

• ServSafe Managers Certification

Industry Keywords

• LTC


• SNF


• AL


• MC


• Dietary Aide Training