Dietary Aide
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Byron Wellness Community
Fort Wayne, IN, US
Summary
The Dietary Aide is responsible for preparing resident trays according to instructions, employing proper food handling techniques, and delivering food and supplies to assigned areas. Duties also include cleaning, washing, and sanitizing dishes, utensils, and work areas while adhering to safety and infection control protocols.
Job Description
Description
Who We Are
At Byron Wellness Community, our mission is to foster purpose-filled lives by focusing on the individualized strengths of our residents and team members. We believe in serving residents with compassion, dignity, respect, and kindness while creating a community where people truly belong. Our team members are guided by six core values:
- Commitment
- Communication
- Compassion
- Integrity
- Passion
- Respect
These values aren't just words on a wall. They shape how we care for residents and how we treat one another every day.
Why Team Members Love Working Here
Our employees often describe Byron as a place with:
- Strong commitment to the residents
- Strong peer relationships
- Pride in Byron
- Improved staffing and operations
- Belief in the vision of "One Team, One Standard"
Others mention teamwork, approachable leadership, and culture of helping one another. If you're looking for a workplace where people genuinely care, you'll find that here.
What Kind of Person Thrives Here?
Our most successful Dietary Aides are:
- Friendly
- Dependable
- Positive
- Patient
- Team-oriented
- Service-minded
- Compassionate
- Willing to help wherever needed
- Able to create a welcoming experience for residents and families
Benefits
Eligible team members may receive:
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- 403(b) Retirement Plan
- Vacation
- Wellness
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Professional Development Opportunities
- Incentives and bonuses
- Relaxed dress code
A Message from Our Team
If you're looking for a place where residents know your name, coworkers support one another, and your work has a meaningful impact every day, you'll find that opportunity here. If you're compassionate, eager to learn, and committed to serving others, we'd love to meet you.
Come help us create moments of comfort, connection, and joy, one meal at a time.
The Best Part of a Resident's Day Might Start With You
At Byron Wellness Community, meals are about much more than food. A favorite meal, a warm smile, and a familiar face can bring comfort, connection, and joy to a resident's day. Many of our residents live with dementia, mental illness, behavioral health conditions, or other challenges. A positive dining experience can help them feel valued, supported, and at home. That's why we're looking for Dietary Aides who understand that every meal served is an opportunity to make someone's day better.
What You'll Do
As a Dietary Aide, you play an important role in our residents' quality of life. Responsibilities include:
- Preparing resident meal trays according to dietary instructions
- Serving food in a friendly, respectful manner
- Delivering meals, snacks, and supplies throughout the community
- Assisting with food preparation and meal service
- Stocking food storage areas and refrigerators
- Washing and sanitizing dishes, utensils, and kitchen equipment
- Maintaining cleanliness throughout kitchen and dining areas
- Following food safety and infection control procedures
- Supporting teammates to ensure smooth meal service
- Helping create a positive dining experience for every resident
Most importantly, you'll build relationships with residents and help create meaningful moments every day.
Job Type
Full time and part time available.
Every other weekend and rotating holidays required.
Requirements
Required Qualifications
- Must be at least 18 years old
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working with individuals living with dementia, behavioral health challenges, developmental disabilities, traumatic brain injuries, or other specialized populations.
Byron Health Center is a non-profit, QAPI certified facility that provides long term health care, memory care, skilled nursing with physical and occupational therapy and, at sister community: Miller’s Place, assisted living for adults.
Both Byron Health Center and Miller’s Place concentrate on serving a protected and vulnerable population who have multiple diagnoses. These diagnoses will vary by individual but usually include psychiatric and developmental disorders coupled with medical conditions, dementia or even physical disabilities. The common psychiatric and developmental disorders include, but are not limited to, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Mental Illness (MI), Intellectual Developmental Disability (IDD) or Huntington’s Disease (HD). In conjunction with medical conditions, dementia or even physical disabilities, these psychiatric, neurological and developmental disorders can lead to challenging behaviors.
Due to these challenges involved with serving this protected and vulnerable population, some individuals may not have ‘fit in’ well at other communities. Byron Health Center and Miller’s Place emphasize creating an intentional community of inclusion and acceptance. Boasting a staff of compassionate team members with literally hundreds of years of combined care experience, each resident is looked at for their abilities, not for their disabilities, and is encouraged to thrive ‘where they are’ helping to reach their optimal potential. Byron Health Center and Miller’s Place residents are people who, just like many others, face a unique set of challenges but are not judged by their limitations, but only on their abilities. Each team member helps residents live up to their optimal potential and only see residents by for what they CAN do, not for what they cannot do. Byron Health Center and Miller’s Place implement a generous staffing strategy to care for residents maintaining one of the highest nursing staff to resident ratio in the area.
Founded
1966
Company size
51-200 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Byron Health Center is a non-profit, QAPI certified facility that provides long term health care, memory care, skilled nursing with physical and occupational therapy and, at sister community: Miller’s Place, assisted living for adults.
Both Byron Health Center and Miller’s Place concentrate on serving a protected and vulnerable population who have multiple diagnoses. These diagnoses will vary by individual but usually include psychiatric and developmental disorders coupled with medical conditions, dementia or even physical disabilities. The common psychiatric and developmental disorders include, but are not limited to, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Mental Illness (MI), Intellectual Developmental Disability (IDD) or Huntington’s Disease (HD). In conjunction with medical conditions, dementia or even physical disabilities, these psychiatric, neurological and developmental disorders can lead to challenging behaviors.
Due to these challenges involved with serving this protected and vulnerable population, some individuals may not have ‘fit in’ well at other communities. Byron Health Center and Miller’s Place emphasize creating an intentional community of inclusion and acceptance. Boasting a staff of compassionate team members with literally hundreds of years of combined care experience, each resident is looked at for their abilities, not for their disabilities, and is encouraged to thrive ‘where they are’ helping to reach their optimal potential. Byron Health Center and Miller’s Place residents are people who, just like many others, face a unique set of challenges but are not judged by their limitations, but only on their abilities. Each team member helps residents live up to their optimal potential and only see residents by for what they CAN do, not for what they cannot do. Byron Health Center and Miller’s Place implement a generous staffing strategy to care for residents maintaining one of the highest nursing staff to resident ratio in the area.
Founded
1966
Company size
51-200 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Fort Wayne, Indiana
