Dietary Aide - Part Time

Arbol Residences of Santa Rosa•Southbury, CT

4h•Onsite

About The Position

Pomperaug Woods is recruiting for a hospitality-focused Diet Aide to join their team. The Dietary Aide is responsible for preparing and serving meals to residents in accordance with posted therapeutic diet menus. The company emphasizes a culture of hospitality, including greeting residents, employees, and guests warmly, treating everyone with respect, anticipating needs, listening and responding enthusiastically, holding accountability, valuing differences, making people feel important, offering further assistance, maintaining professionalism, and paying attention to details. This role offers an opportunity to be part of an extraordinary company that invests in the future of senior living by investing in its employees.

Requirements

Ability to understand and follow instructions in English, communicate effectively, and perform simple arithmetic.
Ability to understand measurements and conversions.
Ability to plan and organize work, set up trays and plates in accordance with diet orders and interpret specifications and standards.
Ability to work in close cooperation with residents, guests, visitors, families, supervisor and peers.
Requires empathy for the elderly.
Must read, write and speak English fluently.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in nursing home food service preferred.

Responsibilities

Prepares therapeutic desserts and salads as required.
Serves meals in our Memory Care Center.
Sets up tables in the health center dining room and breaks down same after meal. Sets up tables after meals for next meal time.
Transports hot and cold foods to and from the Memory Care.
Transports all required non food items to and from the Memory Care.
Obtains food and supplies necessary to stock the Memory Care dining area.
Maintains storage of these items as per department standards.