Come join our awesome team as a Dietary Assistant on the Colorado Float Team.

The Colorado Float Team is part of Volunteers of America National Services which serves as the Housing and Healthcare affiliate of the Volunteers of America parent organization.

PRN Dietary Assistant Job Highlights:

• $19.00-22.00/hour - depending on experience
• 403(b) Retirement Plan;
• Flexible Scheduling;
• Quality training, continuing career education and leadership programs.

About the job:

The primary purpose of the Dietary Assistant is provide quality food service in accordance with all State and Federal regulations and to meet the nutritional and individual needs of the residents in our senior living facilities.

Required Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• 1 YEAR OF PRIOR FOOD SERVICE EXPERIENCE
• Must be willing to work in facilities following infection control precautions and regular testing for COVID-19; vaccination is required due to company policy and state healthcare regulations.
• Ability to read and understand procedures used for work assignments, instructions, recipe directions and diet order cards.
• Adequate strength, endurance and coordination to meet the strenuous physical demands of such responsibilities as preparing food items, carrying quantity foods, serving meals, handling soiled dishes, operating dietary equipment and cleaning assigned work areas.
• Ability to pass a background check and drug test.
• Ability to work in an area that is often very hot/cold.
• Ability to utilize computers and other electronic devices for tasks such as timekeeping, in-servicing and documentation.
• Numerical ability for recipe preparation and proper measuring of cleaning agents and chemicals

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Friendly and enjoy working with the elderly.
• Previous institutional dietary service experience.
• Coordination and dexterity for preparing food and operating dietary equipment safely.

About the Colorado Float Team:

The Volunteers of America National Services Colorado Float Team is a team of experienced professionals that assist in the facilities that we serve, such as the Senior Community Care Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), Horizons Health Care Center, Valley Manor Care Center, the Homestead at Montrose, and Home Health of Western Colorado. As a PRN employee, you will enjoy ultimate flexibility and work as little as 4 shifts per month or full-time hours, it is YOUR choice. One (1) year of experience is required - you must be willing to work at any VOA facility that has a need. Love to travel? Interim assignments to facilities in other states may be available! To travel, you must have a multi-state nursing license and/or the ability to obtain a state license in the state of the assignment.

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