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Position:

Dietary Aide Schedule:

Full time 40 hours week. Weekends, holidays, and events as needed.

Pay:

$18.00 per hour

Location:

Essex, CT Who 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:

Medical, dental, and vision insurance Life insurance AD&D insurance Long-term disability insurance 401(k) with company match Resident sponsored appreciation bonus Resident sponsored educational scholarships Generous PTO and paid holidays Employee assistance program Free electric vehicle charging stations\nDaily Pay - Work today, get paid today!

General Summary:

Essex Meadows is recruiting for a hospitality focused dietary aide 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.\nPerforms 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.\nAbility 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. 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