Dietary Aide - Full-Time

An Exciting Opportunity at Ginger Cove!

Ginger Cove is a premier life-care retirement community dedicated to providing each member of the community exceptional quality, comfort and care. Our vibrant, CARF International accredited community nurtures every aspect of our resident’s well-being.

Full-Time - 40 hours per week

Ginger Cove is currently seeking a Full-Time Dietary Aide (includes working every other weekend) to support our Food & Beverage department. The Dietary Aide is responsible for working in accordance with established policies and procedures, and/or specific instruction from the Director of Food & Beverage Services or Dietary Manager. Performs a variety of food preparation duties, prepping ingredients, arranging and garnishing dishes, and checking ingredients for freshness. Maintains safety and cleanliness of work area by adhering to sanitation standards.

Job Duties & Responsibilities:

• Checks production sheet for special menu instructions and prep to be done for the day.
• Completes prep of the day.
• Ensures quality of food is maintained and serves consistent portion sizes.
• Garnishes each plate.
• Keeps accurate temperature log.
• Assembles assistive eating devices on proper trays for lunch and dinner.
• Completes lunch and dinner cart in time to be served in the Health Center by 1:00 p.m. for lunch and 6:00 p.m. for dinner.
• Serves lunch and dinner to residents in Health Center dining room.
• Maintains sanitation standards in work area.
• Records any food item substitutions on the log.
• Cleans and sanitizes work areas, hot and cold cart, and reach-in.
• Wraps labels and dates all items.
• Maintains food cost by watching food waste.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Prior experience in related food and beverage service and food preparation services preferred.
• Thorough experience in hot and cold food preparation preferred.
• Experience in long-term care setting or related health care field preferred.
• Ability to work in fast-paced environment.
• Good working knowledge of sanitation and safety guidelines.
• Ability to perform basic arithmetic functions.
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communications skills.
• Must present self in a professional manner.
• Most possess concern, responsiveness, and tact when dealing with colleagues and residents.
• Must be able to work collaboratively with others to help colleagues to achieve respective goals for creating wellness opportunities and experiences for our residents.

BENEFIT, BONUS AND INCENTIVE PROGRAMS:
The Ginger Cove community offers you the opportunity to be part of a winning team with many benefits:

• Ancillary benefit options
• Generous retirement plan with matching contributions
• Accrual-based, paid-leave program
• Scholarship program
• Annual bonus opportunity
• Referral bonus program
• Employee wellness program
• Employee recognition incentives

We value staff excellence, resident independence, and business integrity.