Position Title: Dietary Aide (Full-Time Positions Available)
Pay: $15.75 - $17.75 / hour
Schedule: Full-time - 5 days a week, including every other weekend
Who we are:
If you are looking for a career with a strong, supportive team doing meaningful work with an appreciative community of seniors, consider being a part of the Blakehurst team! You’ll join others who’ve quickly found that Blakehurst is the kind of place where people decide to build a career. Blakehurst is a Life Plan Community situated on a beautiful 40-acre campus in Towson, MD, near Baltimore. Our goal is to enrich the lives of the over 300 seniors we serve. We do that by providing opportunities for residents to live life to the fullest. When you work at Blakehurst, 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!
As a full-time employee you will enjoy:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Life insurance
- AD&D insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Resident sponsored educational scholarships
- Generous PTO and paid holidays
- Employee assistance program
- Free on-site parking
- Free transportation to and from the closest bus stop
- Now offering DailyPay
- An exceptional work environment that is both engaging and fun
Blakehurst are recruiting for hospitality focused Diet Aides to join our team! We will provide all the tools and training necessary for you to provide outstanding service to our residents.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Prepares and serves meals in the various dining rooms.
- Transport hot and cold foods to and from the health center.
- Assists with clean up and sanitation.
Qualifications:
- Create positive interactions with seniors.
- Follow instructions, communicate effectively, and perform simple arithmetic. Understand measurements.
- Ability to plan and organize work, follow diet orders, and interpret specifications and standards.
- Previous experience in senior living food service preferred.
- Able to be on your feet for extended periods of time with the ability to lift up to 50lbs.
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.
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Skills Required
- Create positive interactions with seniors
- Follow instructions and communicate effectively
- Perform simple arithmetic and understand measurements
- Plan and organize work
- Follow diet orders and interpret specifications and standards
- Previous experience in senior living food service
- Stand for extended periods
- Lift up to 50 pounds
- Pass a fitness-for-duty physical
- Pass a criminal background check and drug test
- Provide employment references
What We Do
Timber Ridge at Talus is a luxury senior living and Life Plan Community in Issaquah, Washington, east of Seattle. Nestled at the base of Cougar Mountain, it provides independent living and a maintenance-free lifestyle, along with assisted living, skilled nursing, memory care, and rehabilitation services. The 401-unit community emphasizes hospitality, wellness, security, social connection, and an active Pacific Northwest lifestyle for older adults.
