<p>Position: Dietary Aide</p> <p>Schedule: Full time 40 hours week. Weekends, holidays, and events as needed.</p> <p>Pay: $18.00 per hour</p> <p>Location: Essex, CT</p> <p>Who we are:</p> <p>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!</p> <p>You will enjoy:</p> <ul> <li>Medical, dental, and vision insurance </li><li>Life insurance </li><li>AD&D insurance </li><li>Long-term disability insurance </li><li>401(k) with company match </li><li>Resident sponsored appreciation bonus </li><li>Resident sponsored educational scholarships </li><li>Generous PTO and paid holidays </li><li>Employee assistance program </li><li>Free electric vehicle charging stations </li><li>Daily Pay - Work today, get paid today! </li></ul> <p>General Summary:</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Essential Job Duties:</p> <ul> <li>Prepares special feedings, nourishments, and snacks as ordered for service, including daily garnish. </li><li>Verify ordered food items needed for meals are available and ready for service, including daily garnish. </li><li>Covers, labels, dates and stores all food items. </li><li>Maintains a well-stocked kitchen while rotating stock. </li><li>Accurately sets up meal trays and dining room tables per tray ticket. </li><li>Checks for accuracy of plated foods at time of service, adjusting as necessary. </li><li>Clears dishes from tables during and after meal service. </li><li>Returns soiled trays and service ware to dishwashing area via closed food cart. </li><li>Removes and replaces soiled linens after each meal and delivers to laundry in proper bag supplied by laundry. </li><li>Maintains a sanitary work area by following daily cleaning schedules and thoroughly cleaning and sanitizing work area after each meal </li><li>Attends in-service training and education sessions as assigned. </li><li>Performs specific work duties and responsibilities as assigned by management. </li></ul> <p>Qualifications:</p> <ul> <li>Ability to understand and follow instructions in English and communicate effectively. </li><li>Experience waiting tables in a hotel, restaurant or club with fine dining preferred; will train. </li><li>Ability to interpret and explain menu, refer, or answer questions, coordinate meal service process and understands requests. </li><li>Ability to work in close cooperation with residents, guests, visitors, families, management and peers. </li></ul> <p>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.</p> <p>EEO Employer</p>