What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dietary Aide position at WhiteStone - A Masonic & Eastern Star Community?
For more than 100 years, we have been serving seniors from our conveniently and centrally located campus in the heart of Greensboro.
Those we serve are always our first priority and our employees are essential to the services we provide to all our residents.
At our organization, we realize that our success starts with our employees! As an Employer of Choice, we are committed to an employee culture that embraces true employee engagement, allowing opportunities to share ideas and suggestions that impact how we serve our residents. At WhiteStone, you will not be just an employee, you will be a significant part of our community where involvement is key to our success.
Currently seeking enthusiastic, hospitality focused Dietary Aides that enjoy delivering services with generosity and kindness. Come be a part of creating an experience to remember for our residents. NO LATE NIGHTS!
Apply below to join our WhiteStone Family!
Dietary Aide
The Dietary Aide is responsible for preparing and serving therapeutic diet trays to health center residents in accordance with posted therapeutic diet menus.
Essential Job Duties:
- Prepares therapeutic desserts and salads as required.
- Serves meals in the health center from the tray line serving both dining rooms and hall carts.
- Sets up tables in the health center dining room and breaks down same after meal.
- Transports hot and cold foods to and from the health center.
- Transports all required non food items to and from the health center.
- Sets up drinks and maintains drink stations.
- May clear dishes from tables during and after meal service.
- Completes all assigned cleaning task and maintains cleanliness of kitchen and dining room.
Other Duties:
- Assist in maintaining a high level of customer service for our residents and their guest.
- Maintains station equipment and work area in safe and sanitary condition.
- Assist with dish washing and distribution of clean dishes if needed.
- Rolls silverware and prepares other necessary items for serving.
- Maintains acceptable standards of personal hygiene and complies with department dress code.
- Attends in-service training and education sessions as assigned.
- Performs specific work duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor.
HOSPITALITY FOCUS:
WhiteStone fully embraces a culture of hospitality. To that end, we include the following hospitality promises as a guide for our interpersonal interactions with residents, co-workers, and guests:
WhiteStone fully embraces a culture of hospitality. To that end, we include the following hospitality promises as a guide for our interpersonal interactions with residents, co-workers, and guests:
- We greet residents, employees and guests warmly, by name and with a smile.
- We treat everyone with courteous respect.
- We strive to anticipate resident, employee and guest needs and act accordingly.
- We listen and respond enthusiastically in a timely manner.
- We hold ourselves and one another accountable.
- We embrace and value our differences.
- We make residents, employees and guests feel important.
- We ask “Is there anything else I can do for you?”
- We maintain high levels of professionalism, both in conduct and appearance, at all times.
- We pay attention to details
WELLNESS FOCUS:
WhiteStone employees are expected to promote a healthy community culture for all residents and employees. This is a whole-person approach to health and wellness which includes eight dimensions of wellness: Emotional, Environmental, Health Services, Intellectual, Physical, Social, Spiritual and Vocational. Through these efforts we can ensure and exceed residents’ wellness needs relating to their mind, body and soul, which may also have a positive effect on the employees, as a result.
QUALIFICATIONS:
WhiteStone employees are expected to promote a healthy community culture for all residents and employees. This is a whole-person approach to health and wellness which includes eight dimensions of wellness: Emotional, Environmental, Health Services, Intellectual, Physical, Social, Spiritual and Vocational. Through these efforts we can ensure and exceed residents’ wellness needs relating to their mind, body and soul, which may also have a positive effect on the employees, as a result.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Ability to understand and follow instructions in English, communicate effectively, and perform simple arithmetic. Ability to understand measurements and conversions.
- Previous experience in nursing home food service preferred.
- Ability to plan and organize work, set up trays and plates in accordance with diet orders and interpret specifications and standards.
- Ability to work in close cooperation with residents, guests, visitors, families, supervisor and peers. Requires empathy for the elderly.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORKING CONDITIONS:
Works indoors; must be able to stand/walk for 100% of the work day; must be able to lift and carry up to 30 lbs. independently; must be able to push and pull tray/bus/transport carts weighing up to 50 lbs. independently; must be able to bend, stoop, reach, and balance frequently throughout the work day. May be exposed to extreme temperatures from the ovens and freezers. Must be able to see, hear, and speak. May be exposed to industrial cleaning chemicals, communicable diseases including the HIV and Hepatitis B virus, and offensive odors.
Works indoors; must be able to stand/walk for 100% of the work day; must be able to lift and carry up to 30 lbs. independently; must be able to push and pull tray/bus/transport carts weighing up to 50 lbs. independently; must be able to bend, stoop, reach, and balance frequently throughout the work day. May be exposed to extreme temperatures from the ovens and freezers. Must be able to see, hear, and speak. May be exposed to industrial cleaning chemicals, communicable diseases including the HIV and Hepatitis B virus, and offensive odors.
Criminal background, drug screen, references required. EOE
