Dietary Team Lead

About the Role

Join our team at Acacia Health Center, a CMS 5-Star Rated Facility within the prestigious Sagewood Senior Living Community in Northeast Phoenix. This full-time Lead Diet Aide position offers a rewarding opportunity to work in a beautiful healthcare setting supporting skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care—without the late nights and high stress of restaurant serving.

Pay

$19–21 per hour.

Schedule

40 hours per week with a split schedule: 6:30 AM–2:30 PM and 11:00 AM–7:00 PM. Includes working weekends and occasional holidays.

Location

Acacia Health Center at Sagewood
4555 E. Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85050

Responsibilities

• Maintain the physical appearance of dining rooms and service kitchens, including staff presentation, table settings, chairs, floors, and general sanitation.
• Communicate with cooks and diet aides to ensure food is prepared to proper temperature, quality appearance, consistency, and timeliness of service.
• Delegate tasks and assist with pre-meal preparations before each meal service.
• Ensure diet rosters are accurate and communicated to all staff.
• Fulfill and monitor inventory needs across satellite kitchens, neighborhood kitchens, and storage areas.
• Confer with supervisors regarding dining room needs, special events, planning, and implementation of new systems.
• Meet with new admissions, residents, families, and visitors to explain meal programs, menus, preferences, dining times, and related matters.
• Assist with new hire education, training, and staff development.
• Serve meals to residents with care and positivity.
• Maintain high standards of sanitation and food safety.
• Work alongside a passionate team in a fast-paced kitchen.
• Provide optimum hospitality services to residents and their guests.

Benefits

• 16 days of PTO in your first year, plus 2 personal days and 6 paid holidays.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401K with employer match.
• Scholarship opportunities for employees and their school-aged dependents.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Daily pay options.
• Meal privileges each shift.
• Annual merit-based increases.
• Professional development and mentorship.

Requirements

• Minimum of two years of experience as a server and/or dietary aide in a senior living community or healthcare center.
• Ability to interpret and explain menus, coordinate meal service, and address resident requests.
• High level of customer care delivered with compassion.
• Comfortable working weekends, occasional holidays, and being on your feet for extended periods.
• Arizona Food Handler Card required.
• Must pass a background check and drug screening.
• Flu vaccine required.