Food Service Team

Apple Rehab Clipper is a 60-bed, skilled nursing community located in Westerly, RI on Post Road. The Clipper has 25 years of excellent community involvement and a drive for excellence to make each person who enters feel that they made the right choice by coming here for rehab or a long-term stay. We take pride in our familial environment, staff longevity, and commitment to quality care and positive outcomes. We advocate for our employees' continuous growth and development through a commitment to lifelong learning and a positive work environment.

About the Role

Our Foodservice Team includes Dietary Aides, Cook Supervisors, and Dietary Managers. Join us in making a difference in the lives of others daily. We pay special attention to our menu items and have become creative when it comes to serving our patients. Apple Rehab is a family-owned and operated company that treats residents and staff like family. Our expert team of senior management is located at our home office in Avon, CT, ensuring superior care from a local company.

Dietary Aide

• Assists in preparation of meals and snacks as well as cleanup of dining areas.
• Assists with receiving, rotating, and storing of supplies and food.
• Has daily interactions with the residents of our community.
• Helps to serve our residents, clean work areas, wash dishes, pans, and utensils.
• Complies with infection control, safety, and sanitation functions of the facility.
• Ensures that food storage and work areas are maintained in a clean and safe manner, and that equipment and supplies are properly maintained.
• Handles food in accordance with sanitary regulations and reports immediately all violations of safety or sanitation rules to supervisor.

Pay: $16.00 to start

Cook Supervisor

• Supervises and monitors other dietary department personnel as required.
• Ensures the department personnel follow established policies and procedures.
• Contributes to performance evaluations of subordinates with the Dietary Manager.
• Supervises dietary aide work assignments and is responsible for the department when the Dietary Manager is not available.
• Prepares and serves meals for residents within dietary needs according to residents’ diet orders.
• Works with Dietary Manager to ensure that resident needs are met.
• Assists with production planning by providing input to the Dietary Manager on forecasting needs and developing recipes.
• Assists with purchase and storage of food and equipment.
• Ensures that the dietary department produces an aesthetically pleasing, quality product within budgetary guidelines.
• Utilizes all kitchen equipment such as steamer, blender, electric slicers, food processor, grill, and ovens and uses proper adaptive equipment for the special needs of residents.
• Must be able to respond to residents’ requests on short notice.
• Helps the Dietary Manager plan and prepare for all facility’s special events.

Pay: $19.00 to start

Qualifications

• Must be able to unload and stock groceries on shelves of various heights as well as lift items up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to read, write, and understand English, perform simple math calculations, measure, and record data.
• Attention to detail, good follow-through skills, and ability to prioritize multiple tasks.
• Ability to supervise and instruct others.
• Previous experience in a hospital or long-term care facility preferred.
• Demonstrates cooperation in assisting others and ability to work as a team.
• Ability to remain calm in stressful situations.
• Patience, tact, enthusiasm, and a positive attitude toward the residents and their support networks.
• Ability to communicate with residents, staff, and family members in a professional manner.

Benefits

Apple Rehab offers an attractive benefit package for employees of 30 hours or greater that may include the following:

• Scholarships and career growth opportunities
• 4 Weeks Paid Time Off
• 7 Paid Holidays
• Health Insurance Benefits
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Call-a-Doc / 24-7 MD telephone service
• Employee Assistance Program
• Life Insurance
• 401K Retirement Program
• Longevity Credit