Senior Dining Aide: Nourish Residents & Deliver Meals

Ciena Healthcare; Troy (MI); On-site; USD 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401K with matching funds

Life Insurance

Employee discounts

Tuition Reimbursement

Student Loan Reimbursement

Job summary

Regency at Troy in Michigan seeks a compassionate Dietary Aide to support daily food service operations in a skilled nursing setting. You will assist with meal preparation, tray assembly, delivery, and sanitation, while following diet cards and safety procedures to ensure resident satisfaction.

Join a dedicated team at Ciena Healthcare where competitive pay and full benefits are offered; this on-site role emphasizes teamwork, adherence to state and federal guidelines, and opportunities for

Qualifications

• Minimum high school diploma or GED.
• Prefer one year experience as a food service aide in an institutional setting.
• Ability to read and follow diet cards, portion guidelines, and sanitation procedures.
• Meets all state and federal criminal background check requirements.

Responsibilities

• Handles and stores all food according to facility procedures, safe food handling guidelines, state and federal requirements.
• Assists with food preparation as assigned by supervisor.
• Prepares food items according to standardized recipes, insuring safe food handling practices.
• Operates institutional food preparation equipment according to manufacturer and supervisory direction.
• Assists with the set-up of the food tray line.
• Assembles diet trays for residents according to facility procedures, matching foods drinks and condiments to the diet cards of individual residents.
• Verifies that each resident is receiving the correct diet and tray.
• Loads trays onto tray cart for delivery throughout the facility.
• Delivers tray carts to dining areas and resident units. Carries individual trays to units, when necessary.
• Reports refusal of food served to supervisor and to the Charge Nurse so alternate meal can be provided. Prepares and serves alternates as directed.
• Cleans dishes, utensils and equipment according to facility procedures.
• Runs and maintains dish machine according to manufacturer directions.
• Reports all equipment problems to supervisor promptly.
• Prepares and delivers nourishment, food supplements and snacks to units as scheduled.
• Maintains food service equipment in clean and safe operating condition according to facility procedures. Reports all equipment problems to supervisor promptly.
• Maintains food service workspaces in clean and safe condition according to facility procedures. Cleans workspaces, cooking and serving equipment, trays and dishes according to department procedures.
• Reports any signs of rodent or pests to supervisor immediately.
• Reports injury to self or others to supervisor immediately.
• Communicates with supervisor throughout shift.
• Assists the Certified Dietary Manager with state inspection preparation. Attends survey training and interacts with surveyors as instructed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Food service

Dietary cards

Sanitation

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Computer skills

Job description

Regency at Troy in Michigan seeks a compassionate Dietary Aide to support daily food service operations in a skilled nursing setting. You will assist with meal preparation, tray assembly, delivery, and sanitation, while following diet cards and safety procedures to ensure resident satisfaction.

Join a dedicated team at Ciena Healthcare where competitive pay and full benefits are offered; this on-site role emphasizes teamwork, adherence to state and federal guidelines, and opportunities for