Resident Dining Lead

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

Benefits offered by this job

PTO 16 days + 2 personal days + 6 paid

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

401K + employer match

Scholarship program

Tuition Reimbursement

Daily Pay options

Meal privileges each shift

Annual merit increases

Professional development & mentorship

Job summary

Acacia Health Center at Sagewood, a 5-Star CMS facility in Northeast Phoenix, seeks a Lead Diet Aide for a full-time in-house role. The position offers a 40-hour week with early and mid-shift options, weekends and holidays as needed, and comprehensive benefits.

You will supervise dining service, coordinate with kitchen staff, ensure menu accuracy, and support new hires while delivering warm, resident-centered hospitality in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum two years as a server or dietary aide in senior living or healthcare.
• Ability to interpret and explain menus and coordinate meal service.
• Strong customer-care orientation with compassion and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Maintain dining room and kitchen appearance and sanitation.
• Coordinate meal service with cooks and diet aides for proper timing and quality.
• Communicate diet rosters and staff needs to ensure smooth service.
• Monitor inventory across satellite and neighborhood kitchens.
• Greet admissions and explain meal programs and dining details.
• Support new hire training and staff development.
• Serve meals with care and positivity; uphold sanitation standards.

Skills

Two years experience

Customer care

Menu interpretation

Team mindset

Education

Arizona Food Handler Card

Job description

Lead Diet Aide at a 5-Star Rated Health Center

Ready to take your passion for people to the next level - without the late nights and high stress of restaurant serving?

Acacia Health Center in beautiful Northeast Phoenixe is hiring a full-time Lead Diet Aide to join our team. We're part of the prestigious Sagewood Senior Living Community, a CMS 5-Star Rated Facility. Come work in our beautiful healthcare building which supports skilled nursing, assisted living and memory care.

Position Details:

• Pay: $19-21/ hr
• Schedule: 40 hours per week. No late nights!
  Split schedule working 6:30a - 2:30p and 11:00a-7:00p
  Working weekends and occasional holidays.
• Location: Acacia Health Center at Sagewood
  4555 E. Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85050

What You'll Be Doing:

• 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

Perks & Benefits:

• Accrue 16 days of PTO your first year plus 2 personal days and 6 paid holidays!
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401K + employer match
• Scholarship (employees plus their school aged dependents!)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Daily Pay Options
• Meal Privileges Each Shift
• Annual merit-based increases
• Professional development & mentorship
• And more!

What We're Looking For:

• 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