Dietary Aide at St. Paul's Senior Services in San Diego, California

Job Description:

This is a Full-Time position! 

 

BASIC FUNCTION:  Set up and serve meals to residents in the St. Paul’s Manor in an expeditious and courteous manner.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Sets up tray service (dishes, flatware, glasses, etc) and carts for the residents. 


• Portions out desserts, salads, soup and cereals for each resident diet. 


• Serves hot and cold foods while adhering to portion controls and diet modifications. 


• Transports carts to and from the Manor.

   

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:  Neat, good grooming habits and courteous.  Must be able to communicate with, be interested in, and have compassion for the elderly.  Must possess good communication skills, both verbal and written, in the English language.  Must be able to read menus.  Should have good organizational skills to meet deadlines and goals.  Needs to have the ability to work in a team environment both in dietary and the overall health care team.  Must be able to maintain professional composure under stressful conditions and situations.

 

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:  Completion of a high school or GED equivalency.  Ability to read, write, understand and speak the English language.  One year of food service experience as a diet aide, preferably in senior living/health center or institutional food service department.

  

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:  Must be able to push, pull, lift and carry up to 20 pounds, unassisted, on a frequent basis.  Occasionally, will need to lift and carry up to 30 pounds unassisted.  Position requires the performance as simple motor skill activities such as walking, standing and bending.  Must have full use of arms, hands and legs.  Must be able to walk, stand, squat, stand for long periods, bend over tables, climb stairs, reach above shoulders, and kneel.  Must be able to identify objects visually at a distance of 20 feet, distinguish normal sounds where there is some background noise, and be able to speak clearly and make self -understood.

St. Paul’s Benefits:

• Health, dental, vision, life


• Paid time off (PTO)


• Education reimbursement


• 403(b) with match


• Child care available


• Employee referral bonuses


• Upward mobility!

St. Paul’s is committed to protecting our employees and our seniors from COVID-19. As such, St. Paul’s mandates that all newly hired employees be vaccinated to prevent COVID-19.  If you cannot vaccinate due to medical and/or religious reasons, please contact our HR Department.

St. Paul's is the leading provider of caring senior services since 1960. We have locations throughout San Diego County including 5 in San Diego (Bankers Hill), 2 in Chula Vista, and 1 in El Cajon. St. Paul's strives to be the most outstanding and innovative senior home and service provider in California. We are dedicated to serving the physical, spiritual and social needs of the elderly and community, fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion within the highest quality facilities, health care and programs consistent with affordable costs.

 

YOU MUST BE ABLE TO CLEAR FINGERPRINTS THROUGH DOJ AND FBI IN ADDITION TO A DRUG SCREEN CLEARANCE. 

To learn more about St. Paul’s Senior Services, please visit www.stpaulseniors.org.

St. Paul’s Senior Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Salary:

$14.00

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