Dietary Aide FT Days 7 am- 3 pm -ML
About The Position
The Homemaker works cooperatively and respectfully with residents, coworkers, families, visitors and volunteers to create a positive and pleasant environment in the home. He or she is cross-trained to perform housekeeping, meal service and personal care service to assist residents in daily life in the household. Services provided must be in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations that govern our organization. The focus of SEM Haven is to be a resident-centered organization based on resident choice. SEM Haven is a family, which includes residents and staff, as well as resident families and staff families. The final goal is to provide support for each of its members. Your role as a staff member is to provide the residents of SEM Haven with the support, friendship, and most importantly, kindness, so they may live as independently as they wish to in their homes. The most important function of your position is that you treat everyone you come into contact with as a person deserving respect. No person is any more or less important than any other and all should be treated in this manner. As a member of a family team you have the additional responsibility to perform whatever tasks are necessary to maintain life on the household These tasks will be within your knowledge and training i.e. assist with food preparation/serving; picking up clutter, removing trash, cleaning spills; transporting residents; attending household meetings/learning circles and fulfilling simple requests for residents.
Requirements
- Sufficient education to demonstrate functional literacy
- Must be able to speak, read & write the English language in an understandable manner
- Must be able to see and hear or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately to ensure that the requirements of position can be fully met
- Freedom from illegal use of drugs and freedom from use and effects of use of drugs and alcohol in the workplace is essential
Nice To Haves
- State Tested Nurse Aide certificate or Feeding Assistant certificate preferred
- Food safety training preferred
Responsibilities
- Assist with food preparation/serving
- Picking up clutter
- Removing trash
- Cleaning spills
- Transporting residents
- Attending household meetings/learning circles
- Fulfilling simple requests for residents
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
