Culinary/Dietary Aid (86947)

Culinary/Dietary Aid

Northridge Village is an innovative, beautiful, 5-star, boutique style senior living community. Our mission is simple: to enrich the lives of our residents through purpose, passion & joy in life! Our Community offers several levels of living including: independent living, assisted living, short-term rehab, and long-term care.

In addition to our commitment to provide quality care to our residents, we are also committed to providing a great work environment for our Team Members.

Shifts: In general, we offer 8 shifts. We have openings for full-time (30+ hours weekly) and part-time (up to 29 hours weekly) positions.

• Days: 6am-2:30pm (Full-Time)
• Evenings: 4pm-7:30pm (Part-Time)

Benefits: We value and are grateful for our Team Members. Below is a snapshot of our benefits to foster health and happiness for our team:

• Health, Dental, & Vision Care Plans with company cost share (full-time only)
• Company paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that includes counseling sessions for Team Members and their Family.
• 401(k) with company match
• PTO
• Holiday Premium Pay
• Volunteer Time Off
• Competitive Wages & Shift Differentials
• Referral Bonus
• Service Award Bonus
• Career Path Development
• Tuition Assistance & Certification Course Payment
• Fun & engaging team environment

If you're in search of a family based organization with a culture of care and you have a passion for seniors - keep reading!

Role: We are seeking a dedicated Culinary/Dietary Aide to join our team! The Dietary Aide / Server ensures our residents and guests receive nutritious meals, performs designated work and cleaning routines for the Dietary Department, and helps to create a relaxing and enjoyable dining experience in our communities.

Responsibilities:

• Culinary/Dietary Aide helps create a restaurant-style dining experience through serving meals, customer service, and collaboration.
• Culinary/Dietary Aide follows written and oral instructions, follow diet orders/tray cards and work assignments.
• Culinary/Dietary Aide ensures that meal orders are delivered accurately, and any special request or dietary restrictions are noted and followed.
• Culinary/Dietary Aide performs defined work routines.
• Culinary/Dietary Aide assists with cleaning routines after meals have ended and setting up for next meal.
• Culinary/Dietary Aide follows proper food safety and sanitation procedures and maintain a clean and safe environment.
• Culinary/Dietary Aide assists in receiving and storing food and supplies as directed by Culinary Director
• Culinary/Dietary Aide attends scheduled department meetings.
• Culinary/Dietary Aide attends educational programs.
• Culinary/Dietary Aide follows defined safety codes while performing duties.
• Culinary/Dietary Aide follows Infection Control procedures.
• Culinary/Dietary Aide understands community's fire and disaster plans; follow established procedures during drills and actual emergencies.
• Culinary/Dietary Aide be knowledgeable of federal, state, and community's rules, regulations, policies and procedures.

Qualifications

Qualifications: The Culinary/Dietary Aide preferred high school graduate or have an equivalent education (GED) but not required. Serv Safe certification is encouraged but not required.

Our Community is a part of a family of Retirement Communities which include:

• Colonial Village, Overland Park, KS
• Maggie's Place of Colonial Village, Overland Park, KS
• Westchester Village, Lenexa KS
• Linden Woods Village, Gladstone, MO
• Raintree Village, Lee's Summit, MO
• Prairie Vista Village, Altoona, IA
• Terrace Glen Village, Marion, IA
• Cedar Ridge Village, West Des Moines, IA
• Northridge Village, Ames, IA
• Kennybrook Village, Grimes, IA
• Scenic Living Communities, Iowa Falls, IA

We are an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, marital status, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability of any other characteristic protected by law. Our family of retirement communities are proud to be a tobacco-free campus, including but not limited to electronic cigarettes. We follow CMS and CDC protocols and guidelines.