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Dining Associate

Job Description

Dining Associates work on assigned units in healthcare facilities and are dedicated to creating a culture of comfort and compassion in the healthcare environment. The Dining Associate assists patients with menu selections, assembles, delivers, and picks up meal trays. They respond to any special requests regarding nutritional needs and ensure meals are accurate and delivered at the correct time. They help patients understand menu selections, manage tray tickets, and assemble meals according to the patient's menu selections.

Responsibilities

+ Assist patients with menu selections.

+ Assemble, deliver, and pick up meal trays.

+ Respond to special requests regarding nutritional needs.

+ Ensure meals are accurate and delivered on time.

+ Help patients understand menu selections.

+ Manage tray tickets and assemble meals according to patient's menu selections.

Essential Skills

+ Strong verbal communication skills.

+ Capacity to effectively present information in one-on-one and small-group situations to patients, families, and associates.

+ Ability to utilize computers and tablets.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

+ Foodservice experience.

+ Customer service skills.

+ Experience interacting with hospital staff and patients.

Why Work Here?

Join a team that places patient experience as the top priority. Work in an environment that is clean and climate-controlled, where compassion and teamwork are highly valued. Be part of an organization that is committed to helping others, where your contributions make a real difference.

Work Environment

Candidates will be working inside a hospital environment, navigating between various units/floors and the kitchen area. The work setting is clean and climate-controlled. The dress code requires no jewelry or fake nails, hair nets, beard nets, black pants (no jeans), a black shirt (polo or collared), and black non-slip shoes. Work hours vary between 6:30 AM to 7:30 PM, with 12-hour shifts and half a shift on the third day, including every other weekend.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Clemmons, North Carolina.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $17.00 - $17.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job

classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be

subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits

available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision

• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital

• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available

• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)

• Short and long-term disability

• Health Spending Account (HSA)

• Transportation benefits

• Employee Assistance Program

• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Clemmons,NC.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Nov 4, 2025.

About Aerotek:

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.