Dietary Aide PT

About the Community

Lake Port Square is an upscale Senior Living community located on the shores of Lake Harris within a 78-acre nature preserve. We offer a wide variety of beautifully appointed residential options, a wealth of exceptional services and amenities, and a full calendar of fun, engaging activities. Conveniently located just an hour from Orlando’s airports, shopping, attractions, and theme parks, Lake County features nature trails, lake activities, and some of the best parks in Central Florida.

When you work at Lake Port Square, you have a front-row seat to the life stories of some of the wisest people on earth. You’ll also be part of an extraordinary company that invests in the future of senior living by investing in you.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and serves therapeutic diet trays to health-center residents in accordance with posted therapeutic-diet menus.
• Prepares therapeutic desserts and salads as required.
• Serves meals in the health center.
• Sets up tables in the health center dining room and breaks down same after meal.
• Transports hot and cold foods to and from the health center.
• Transports all required non-food items to and from the health center.
• Maintains station equipment and work area in safe and sanitary condition.
• Maintains acceptable standards of personal hygiene and complies with department dress code.
• Attends in-service training and education sessions as assigned.
• Performs specific work duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor.

Requirements

• Ability to understand and follow instructions in English, communicate effectively, and perform simple arithmetic.
• Ability to understand measurements and conversions.
• Previous experience in nursing-home food service preferred.
• Ability to plan and organize work, set up trays and plates in accordance with diet orders, and interpret specifications and standards.
• Ability to work in close cooperation with residents, guests, visitors, families, supervisor, and peers.
• Empathy for the elderly.

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions

• Works indoors.
• Must be able to stand/walk for 100% of the workday.
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 30 lbs. independently.
• Must be able to push and pull tray/bus/transport carts weighing up to 50 lbs. independently.
• Must be able to bend, stoop, reach, and balance frequently throughout the workday.
• May be exposed to extreme temperatures from ovens and freezers.
• Must be able to see, hear, and speak.
• May be exposed to industrial cleaning chemicals, communicable diseases (including HIV and Hepatitis B virus), and offensive odors.

Hospitality Focus

Lake Port Square embraces a culture of hospitality. The following promises guide our interactions with residents, co-workers, and guests:

• Greet residents, employees, and guests warmly, by name and with a smile.
• Treat everyone with courteous respect.
• Strive to anticipate resident, employee, and guest needs and act accordingly.
• Listen and respond enthusiastically in a timely manner.
• Hold ourselves and one another accountable.
• Embrace and value our differences.
• Make residents, employees, and guests feel important.
• Ask, “Is there anything else I can do for you?”
• Maintain high levels of professionalism, both in conduct and appearance, at all times.
• Pay attention to details.