Part-Time Dietary Aide

Ready to become part of an organized team and company? Looking for a job where there are no late nights? If so, the Dietary team at Atlantic Shores is anxious to meet you!

As an Atlantic Shores Dietary Aide team member, you will work together with the Dietary team to make sure that our residents have an enjoyable dining experience. This is a great entry level job where you can grow and become a part of a team that feels like family. High school and college students are welcome to apply!

Earn a competitive hourly rate between $15.00 and $18.00 based on years of experience.

Part-time hours: Monday - Friday and rotating weekends. Must have open availability to work between the hours of 3:30-7:30pm or 6:00-11:00am.

Additional compensation includes:

• Hourly employees:

• 1.5x Holiday Pay

• 1.5x Overtime Pay for every hour worked over 40 hours per week

• Full-time employees:

• Generous PTO beginning with a maximum of 104 hours annually

• Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD/LTD, Supplemental: Accident/Cancer/Critical Illness, Legal Resources, and Identity Theft

• Tuition reimbursement: up to $5,250 annually for qualifying coursework

• All employees:

• 401k with company match

• Educational Partnership Discounts: South University, ECPI, Regent University, St. Leo University, and Colorado Christian University

• Referral Bonus for new employee referrals that join our team

• Star Employee Recognition Program including monetary awards

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Position Summary: The Dietary Aide completes all job tasks in accordance with federal, state and, local standards and in accordance with policies and procedures that are established. The Diet Aide assembles and serves meals to the residents and guests while providing effective customer service. This position stocks and maintains a sanitary health center kitchen. This position reports to the Food and Beverage Manager of Health Care Services.

• Works as a team to prepare special nourishments, beverages and snacks as ordered and scheduled for each resident. Includes mixing thickening packets in liquids, and other therapeutic dietary needs, etc.

• Reads and interprets printed meal tray tickets.

• Accurately plates up food for each resident according to meal tray ticket instructions, to prepare meal cart for Health Center in room distribution.

• Accurately sets up meal trays, sets up dining room tables, and plates up meals per tray ticket or instruction in the dining room.

• Rolls silverware.

• Maintains a clean and organized kitchen and dining area throughout the shift.

• Adheres to sanitation and safety procedures.

• Uses professional communication skills and answers menu questions while taking food orders.

Education and/or Experience: Entry level-no experience necessary. Prior food service or hospitality experience is helpful but not required. Healthcare experience preferred.

• Good communication skills.

• Ability to interact with residents, kitchen staff, and dining team members.

• Organization and time-management skills.

• Must have reliable transportation to work and be punctual.

• Positive attitude and teamwork.

About Atlantic Shores

Our vision at Atlantic Shores is "To be a neighborhood where people want to live and work." Located in Virginia Beach, we are an award-winning continuing care retirement community serving ages 55 and up. We live our mission of being a welcoming neighborhood promoting active lifestyles in a community which ensures freedom, dignity, wellness, independence and security for all residents and staff.

Our Core Values include:

• Service to others

• Culture of Trust/Honesty

• Leadership to Grow

• Loyalty

Why choose us? For a rewarding opportunity.

We are looking for people who have a heart full of compassion, people who are warm and kind. Here at Atlantic Shores, you will have the opportunity to make a wonderful difference in someone's life every day. Employment with Atlantic Shores comes with great benefits - with the flexibility to choose the health and welfare plans to best meet your needs.

Hospitality Promises

Atlantic Shores Cooperative Association 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 you warmly, by name and with a smile.

• We treat everyone with courteous respect.

• We strive to anticipate your needs and act accordingly.

• We listen and respond enthusiastically in a timely manner.

• We hold ourselves and one another accountable.

• We make you feel important.

• We embrace and value our differences.

• 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

Atlantic Shores Cooperative Association 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.