Dietary Aide

Asbury Village • Bradenton, FL

21h • Onsite

About The Position

If you enjoy working with older adults, caring for and talking with them, learning from their stories and seeing them smile, this is the job of a lifetime. At Freedom Village Bradenton, you can jump-start a senior living career or build the one you have. You’ll grow, advance, and gain knowledge in senior services — one of the fastest-growing career fields in the country. We offer jobs in Bradenton, FL, at all levels and for all types of skills and expertise. You’ll join a team that’s passionate about working with seniors and making them our top priority. We’re committed to delivering the very best resident-centered care and providing high-quality hospitality through our Extraordinary Impressions program. With integrity, a solid work ethic and empathy for older adults, you can create a long, satisfying, and fruitful senior living career at Freedom Village of Bradenton.

ABOUT THE ROLE:
The Dietary Aide is responsible for preparing and serving therapeutic diet trays to health center residents in accordance with posted therapeutic diet menus.

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.
• Many roles in the community may require that we ask about your vaccination status. This could include MMR, chicken pox, hepatitis, flu, and COVID-19 vaccine status.
• Must have reliable means to get to work every day.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience in nursing home food service preferred.
• Dietary aide: 1 year (Required)

Responsibilities

• Prepares therapeutic desserts and salads as required.
• Serves meals in the health center.
• Sets up tables in the health center dining room and breaks down same after meal.
• Transports hot and cold foods to and from the health center.
• Transports all required nonfood items to and from the health center.
• Maintains station equipment and work area in safe and sanitary condition.
• Maintains acceptable standards of personal hygiene and complies with department dress code.
• Attends in-service training and education sessions as assigned.
• Performs specific work duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed