Dietary Aide
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Position: Dietary AideSchedule: Part-Time up to 12 hours week. Weekends, holidays, and events as needed.Pay: $16.25 per hourLocation: Essex, CTWho 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:* Resident sponsored appreciation bonus* Resident sponsored educational scholarships* Employee assistance program* Free electric vehicle charging stations* Daily Pay - Work today, get paid today* An exceptional work environment that is both engaging and fun!General Summary:Essex Meadows is recruiting for hospitality focused servers 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.EEO Employer