Dietary Aide

Position: Dietary Aide

Schedule: Full time 40 hours week. Weekends, holidays, and events as needed. 

Pay: $18.00 per hour

Location: Essex, CT

Who we are:

Walk through our doors and see the difference in the future with senior living and care. Set against a beautiful 1,000-acre natural preserve and just minutes from the shoreline, Essex Meadows leads the way in comprehensive senior living in Connecticut. When you work at Essex Meadows, you have a front-row seat to the amazing life stories of the wisest people on earth. What's more, you are part of an extraordinary company-one that's investing in the future of senior living by investing in you. Don't just do a job. Be part of an extraordinary life!

You will enjoy: 

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance


• Life insurance 


• AD&D insurance 


• Long-term disability insurance


• 401(k) with company match 


• Resident sponsored appreciation bonus


• Resident sponsored educational scholarships


• Generous PTO and paid holidays


• Employee assistance program


• Free electric vehicle charging stations


• Daily Pay – Work today, get paid today!

General Summary:

Essex Meadows is recruiting for a hospitality focused dietary aide to join our culinary team. This role provides full-scope, hands on serving functions within the skilled nursing facility.

Essential Job Duties:

• Prepares special feedings, nourishments, and snacks as ordered for service, including daily garnish.                           


• Verify ordered food items needed for meals are available and ready for service, including daily garnish.                             


• Covers, labels, dates and stores all food items.                                                                                         


• Maintains a well-stocked kitchen while rotating stock.                                                               


• Accurately sets up meal trays and dining room tables per tray ticket.                   


• Checks for accuracy of plated foods at time of service, adjusting as necessary.


• Clears dishes from tables during and after meal service.                   


• Returns soiled trays and service ware to dishwashing area via closed food cart. 


• Removes and replaces soiled linens after each meal and delivers to laundry in proper bag supplied by laundry.


• Maintains a sanitary work area by following daily cleaning schedules and thoroughly cleaning and sanitizing work area after each meal


• Attends in-service training and education sessions as assigned. 


• Performs specific work duties and responsibilities as assigned by management.

Qualifications:

• Ability to understand and follow instructions in English and communicate effectively. 


• Experience waiting tables in a hotel, restaurant or club with fine dining preferred; will train. 


• Ability to interpret and explain menu, refer, or answer questions, coordinate meal service process and understands requests. 


• Ability to work in close cooperation with residents, guests, visitors, families, management and peers. 

All new hires must be able to pass our preemployment screening process, which includes a fitness for duty physical, criminal background check, drug test and employment references as required by a licensed residential care facility. Some of the roles in our community also require that we ask about your vaccination status.

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