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Dietary Aide/Cook

Eden Senior Care
Rochester, MN Part Time
POSTED ON 11/8/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/5/2026
Eden Senior Care, founded in 2016, is a growing Healthcare Management company, focused on managing and operating Skilled Nursing, Rehabilitation and Assisted Living communities in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana and Alabama. Our mission with each community is to support their success by providing strong leadership, corporate support, and the resources and tools to realize their goals. Eden Senior Care promotes and encourages the success of each of its employees and values the individual experience of its guests and their families.

Edenbrook of Rochester is looking for a dependable, friendly Cook/Dietary Aide to join our Culinary team part-time!

If you enjoy working with food, staying busy, and being part of a team that makes a difference for residents every day, this could be a great fit.

This position offers a mix of Cook and Dietary Aide responsibilities, giving you variety from shift to shift while working with a close-knit team in our smaller skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility.

Position: Part-time Dietary Aide/Cook

Work Schedule

  • Part-time, 4-7 hrs a day
  • The shifts will be either 7:30 AM - 2:00 PM, 12:30 PM - 7:30 PM, or 3:30 PM - 7:30 PM

What You'll Do?

Depending on the scheduled shift, you may work as either a Cook or Dietary Aide and assist throughout the Culinary department.

Responsibilities

  • Prepare and serve meals according to menus, recipes and resident dietary needs
  • Assist with meal and beverage preparation
  • Prepare resident trays accurately according to diet cards
  • Help ensure meals and snacks are prepared and served on time
  • Assist with tray line and meal service
  • Load and transport food carts as needed
  • Serve meals to residents and visitors
  • Assist with dining room setup and cleanup
  • Wash, sanitize and properly store dishes, utensils and kitchen equipment
  • Keep kitchen, food preparation and dining areas clean, organized and sanitary
  • Properly store food and supplies
  • Follow food safety, sanitation and infection-control procedures
  • Communicate respectfully with residents, families, visitors and coworkers
  • Report equipment concerns, supply needs or unsafe conditions to Culinary leadership
  • Support fellow Culinary team members wherever needed to keep meal service running smoothly

What We're Looking For?

  • Is dependable and committed to their scheduled shifts
  • Enjoys working in a fast-paced kitchen environment
  • Comfortable preparing and serving food
  • Works well independently and as part of a team
  • Communicates professionally and respectfully
  • Organized and able to keep up with meal-service timelines
  • Takes pride in cleanliness, food quality and presentation
  • Enjoys interacting with residents
  • Willing to jump in and help wherever needed

Qualifications

  • Experience as a Dietary Aide or Cook in a healthcare setting is preferred
  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Ability to work safely around food
  • Ability to safely perform the physical requirements of the position, including standing, walking, bending and lifting/moving items over 20 pounds
  • Previous cooking, dietary, restaurant, healthcare or food-service experience preferred

Salary : $19 - $21

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