Dietary Aide

Job summary

The Dietary Aide supports the dietary team by assisting with meal preparation, portioning, and ensuring timely service for residents. They are also responsible for maintaining a clean, safe, and organized kitchen environment while adhering to infection control standards.

Job details

Join a Team That Makes a Difference – Direct Nursing Services Canada Ltd. At Direct Nursing Services Canada Ltd., we are proud to provide compassionate and high-quality care to seniors throughout the Vancouver community. We are committed to creating a supportive, respectful, and fair work environment where every team member is valued and encouraged to grow. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Our mission is to enhance the lives of the seniors we serve by delivering respectful, reliable, and person-centered care with dignity and compassion. Now Hiring: Dietary Aide (Full Time) Location: Casa Mia – Vancouver, BC Work Hours: 10:30am-6:30pm (Saturday to Tuesday). About Casa Mia Casa Mia offers 90 long term care beds, consisting of primarily single occupancy rooms. Many with expansive views. This estate home features three stories with a grand dining area, ballroom, recreation areas and large outdoor patios on each floor. Casa Mia provides our residents with a heritage estate setting and modern best practice care. Casa Mia works in partnership with the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority. What You’ll Do As a Dietary Aide, you will play an important role in supporting the dietary team and ensuring residents receive safe, nutritious, and timely meals. Responsibilities include: Maintaining a clean, safe, and well-organized kitchen and food storage area. Supporting the Cook/Chef in meal and snack preparation to ensure timely service. Assisting with appropriate portioning while respecting residents’ dietary needs, preferences, dislikes, and allergies. Maintaining records related to grease trap cleaning and maintenance. Ensuring cleanliness and safety standards are met in both kitchen and dining areas for residents, staff, and visitors. Participating in infection control meetings as required (approximately every two months). What You Bring Minimum of 1 year of experience in food service or a related role (health care or institutional setting preferred). Valid Food Safe Level 1 and WHMIS certification. Strong communication skills, both written and verbal. Good time management and organizational abilities. Ability to work independently and as part of a team. Physically able to perform the duties of the position. A caring, respectful, and resident-focused attitude. What We Offer Competitive wages. Opportunity to work in a modern, well-maintained long-term care facility. A supportive, respectful, and team-oriented work environment. Be Part of Something Meaningful If you are a compassionate Dietary Aide looking to contribute to a meaningful and rewarding environment, we would love to hear from you. Please submit your resume in confidence and take the next step in your career with Direct Nursing Services. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

What you’ll do

The Dietary Aide supports the dietary team by assisting with meal preparation, portioning, and ensuring timely service for residents. They are also responsible for maintaining a clean, safe, and organized kitchen environment while adhering to infection control standards.

Requirements

Candidates must have at least one year of experience in food service, preferably in a healthcare or institutional setting. A valid Food Safe Level 1 and WHMIS certification are required for this position.

Benefits

• Competitive wages • Supportive work environment • Team-oriented work environment

Listed skills

• Time management · Preferred
• Teamwork · Preferred
• Food safety · Preferred
• Communication Skills · Preferred
• Food service · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Food service
• Meal preparation
• Kitchen maintenance
• Food safety
• WHMIS
• Time management
• Communication skills
• Teamwork
• Infection control
• Portion control
• Resident-focused care
• Communication
• Organizational Skills
• Safety Standards
• Time Management
• Nursing
• Compassion
• Cleanliness
• Long-Term Care
• Infection Control
• Team Oriented
• Food Services

Job areas

• Healthcare
• Food & Beverage
• Social Services
• Dietary Aide
• Health Associate Professionals Not Elsewhere Classified
• Dietitians and Nutritionists