Dietary Assistant-Fulltime Positions!
Volunteers of America - National Services

Job Info

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Come join our awesome team at Valley Manor Care Center as a Dietary Assistant! Now offering fulltime positions!

Valley Manor Care Center is part of Volunteers of America National Services which serves as the Housing and Healthcare subsidiary of the Volunteers of America parent organization.

Dietary Assistant Highlights:

• $16.70 - $18.30 per hour, depending on experience, PLUS 12-18% with Pay In Lieu!
• Generous "refer a friend" bonus, up to $5,000
• 403(b) Retirement Plan;
• Career scholarships;
• Quality training, continuing career education and leadership programs;
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance, or
• Pay in lieu of benefits; Up to $21.59 per hour (with experience)
• Paid Time Off & Holidays

Schedule Offered:

• Sunday & Monday 6am - 2:30pm and Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 12-8pm (77 hours per pay period)
• Tuesday - Saturday 6am - 2:30pm (80 hours per pay period)

The Dietary Assistant is to provide quality food service in accordance with all State and Federal regulations and to meet the nutritional and individual needs of the residents.

Required Qualifications:

• Previous institutional dietary service experience is preferred.
• Friendly and enjoy working with the elderly.
• Ability to read and understand procedures used for work assignments, instructions, recipe directions and diet order cards.
• Coordination and dexterity for preparing food and operating dietary equipment safely.
• Adequate strength, endurance and coordination to meet the strenuous physical demands of such responsibilities as preparing food items, carrying quantity foods, serving meals, handling soiled dishes, operating dietary equipment and cleaning assigned work areas.
• Coordination and dexterity for preparing food and operating dietary equipment safely.
• Ability to work in an area that is often very hot/cold.

Essentials:

• Assists in defined food preparation, serving of meals and cleaning duties according to proper procedures, using various dietary equipment and supplies, as assigned by the Director of Food and Nutrition Services, Management Team and/or Cook.
• Understands and follows procedures related to all duties or special assignments as directed by the Director of Food and Nutrition Services, Management Team and/or Cook.
• Attends required in-services and completes assigned on-line modules.
• Upon hire and annually, complete competency / skills set checklist to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition services department through simulation, direct observation, computer based learning, written test or documentation review.
• Follows reporting procedures for the following:
• Observed resident concerns.
• Supply and equipment needs.
• Damaged, unsafe, malfunctioning equipment.
• Conditions related to breeding insects, rodents, or other vermin

At Valley Manor Care Center in Montrose, CO, our aim is to find friendly and compassionate staff who are specially trained to care for patients' needs as individuals, respect their privacy, and help clients maintain as much independence as possible. While providing care to our patients, we want our staff to feel cared for and love their work while maintaining a work-life balance, so offering employees paid-time off benefits is a part of our comprehensive benefits package Our diverse and involved staff members are supported by the commitment to maintain relationships of functional trust with every team member, to always practice solutions-focused problem solving, and to continually affirm each team member's contribution to the quality of our work. Come join a diverse, involved, and compassionate team and see how we earned our Great Place to Work certification for 4 years running.

Come join our team, and learn why Volunteers of America National Services has been certified as a Great Place to Work for 6 years running by its employees and our employees said their work has a special meaning: this is not "just a job".

Take pride in helping others, and join us today!

At VOANS, we celebrate sharing, encouraging and embracing diversity. Equal employment opportunities are available to all without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We believe that blending individual strengths and unique personal differences nurtures and supports our organizations' shared commitment to our mission and creates an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone feels valued and has the opportunity to do their personal best.

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