Heron’s Key is a Community of “People Helping People”. If you want to look back at the end of the day and feel the difference you have made, you will want to join our team. You will have the ability to greatly influence the care and service provided to our Seniors and the opportunity to create long-lasting relationships that will impact many lives.

Heron’s Key, is a premier life plan community located in Gig Harbor Washington. We are dedicated to providing our residents the best senior living experience in the Puget Sound area and offer a full continuum of care from independent living to assisted living, skilled nursing and memory care.

The Dietary is responsible for meal service in the Health Care Center dining room.

Wage: $16.96 - $25.44 - Depends on education and experience

Hours: Full Time (Flexible Hours) or On Call - As Needed

We offer:
100% paid medical, dental and vision, employer paid life insurance and AD&D for employees working 30 hours/week (Option to buy-up if desired). In addition, we offer a Flexible Spending account for medical and childcare reimbursements with a $500.00 rollover feature (No Rollover on childcare) AND the option to purchase Long Term disability insurance. Eligibility begins the first of the month following 30 days of employment. Employees are able to enroll in our company’s 403(B) plan (Eligibility on 403b – 20 hours per week) – We match 50 cents for every dollar saved up to 10% of your annual salary. Matching begins the first of the quarter following 1 year of employment. Full-time employees are eligible to accrue up to 16 paid time off days, 6 paid holidays and 3 personal days. Pro-rated paid time off is available to part-time employees.

In Addition, we offer:
Employee Assistant Program (EAP) through Wellspring Family Services
Gym
Free Parking
Beautiful walking paths around the community

Primary Responsibilities:

• Maintains a positive and professional attitude
• Provides residents and guests with exceptional customer service. Greets residents with warmth and respect.
• Takes resident and guest meal and drink orders, submits to kitchen and delivers in a timely manner.
• Maintains knowledge of physician prescribed diets and menu items
• Maintains safe and sanitary conditions in the dining room, kitchen and work stations.
• Completes all assigned cleaning assignments and sanitation tasks.
• Monitors tables during meal service, responds to any resident needs or requests.
• Follows proper food handling techniques and standards of quality for all dining and work areas.
• Knowledgeable of therapeutic and textured modified diets.
• Complies with all in-service trainings and work related education.
• Willing to be trained with a POS system as needed.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
• Courteous, gracious, tactful, and service-oriented.
• Genuine interest in working with older adults.
• Ability to work well with others; team-oriented.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Neat and professional in appearance.
• Available to work varied shifts, including evenings, weekends and holidays.
• Regular, dependable, and reliable attendance.
• Excellent English communications skills both verbal and written.

All Herons Key employees must pass a criminal background check and other pre-employment requirements. We are an e-verify employer.

Herons Key is an equal opportunity employer.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, PRN, Per diem

Pay: $16.96 - $25.44 per hour

Benefits:

• 403(b)
• AD&D insurance
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Free parking
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person