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Dining Room Service Assistant

HopeHealth (hospice, MA/RI)

Providence, RITemporaryPosted 3 days agoStill listed 3 days ago

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Compensation
No compensation found
Location
Providence, RI
Schedule
Temporary
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

SERV Safe Food Safety Certification, required

Job overview

HopeHealth seeks a Dining Room Service Assistant for a temporary, six-month position based in Providence, Rhode Island. The role supports food service operations for patients, families, visitors, and staff, including food preparation, meal setup, customer service, and kitchen sanitation. The position is full-time and requires SERV Safe Food Safety Certification; a high school diploma and prior commercial food preparation experience are preferred.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Food Preparation, nice to haveRecipe Following, nice to haveIngredient Scaling, nice to have

Qualifications

Must Be 18+, requiredHigh School Diploma or Equivalent, nice to haveCommercial Food Preparation Experience, nice to haveSERV Safe Food Safety Certification, required

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Join Our Team as a Dining Room Service Assistant at HopeHealth! Are you passionate about food service and want to make a difference in people’s lives? At HopeHealth, we’re seeking a dedicated Dining Room Service Assistant to bring joy and nourishment to our patients, families, and staff. This full-time position is your opportunity to contribute to an incredible healthcare team while making meaningful connections with those you serve. This position will be based in Providence, RI. Under the direction of the Director of Support Services , the Dining Room Service Assistant is responsible for ensuring the efficient operations of food service for patients, families, visitors, and staff members. This is a temporary position that will last for 6 months position.

What Will You Do?

  • Prepare, cook, and plate food in an attractive and appealing manner keeping in guidelines of time and temperature parameters.
  • Check daily patient menus with current diet orders.
  • Set up trays with condiments and dishes appropriate for the food items being served.
  • Ensure the maintenance and cleanliness of the kitchen and serving area.
  • Provides service to customers for retail sales in dining area.
  • Washes dishes after each meal and as needed.
  • Check Nurses' station and re-stock necessary food items as necessary. Inventories family kitchenette, nursing stations, fill when appropriate, and orders daily.
  • Maintain sanitary conditions by thoroughly cleaning work area and equipment in the kitchen, per daily, weekly, and monthly printed schedule.

What will you bring to this role?

  • Must be 18 years of age
  • High school diploma or equivalent preferred
  • Prior experience in commercial food preparation and creation service preferred including following recipes and the ability to breakdown ingredients to increase/decrease the amounts needed
  • SERV Safe Food Safety Certification Required

What are the job benefits? For your health and peace of mind:

  • Medical, dental and vision insurance
  • Retirement plan with employer contribution
  • Pre-tax flexible spending account for healthcare and dependent care
  • Disability coverage
  • Discounts on voluntary insurance programs
  • Life and long-term-disability insurance

For your wellbeing:

  • Paid time off (PTO) and paid holidays
  • A caring culture that supports your wellbeing

For your career:

  • A robust orientation programs
  • Educational assistance
  • Reimbursement for certifications
  • HopeHealth Clinical Education Lab (continuing education)

HopeHealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: HopeHealth is committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workspace. We believe that attracting, developing, and empowering exceptional people will allow us to continue to deliver the best care for our patients and families. All qualified individuals – inclusive of race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, and ability – are warmly welcome at HopeHealth.

Discover a career that transforms lives – including yours. At HopeHealth, health care is more than a career choice. It’s a calling. You can see it in our incredible team, who are as compassionate as they are talented. You can see it in the trust that our patients and families place in us every day. And you can see it in our values – as a health care organization, and as an employer. At HopeHealth, we care deeply about every life we touch, including yours. We’re committed to giving employees the support they need to not only excel at their jobs, but to love what they do. Join us, and you’ll be part of a team that inspires you, a workplace that invests in you, and a mission that brings hope and dignity to patients and families every day. HopeHealth is a not-for-profit market leader serving communities in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

About Our Team At HopeHealth, we share a heartfelt commitment to helping patients live safely and independently at home. Join our team, and you'll find:

  • No two days are the same. You'll feel professionally rewarded in an exciting and dynamic work environment and be part of delivering innovative and cutting-edge specialty services.
  • Your expertise and unique perspective will be valued. In our inclusive work culture, our employees are free to work autonomously while feeling authentic support from their team. You’ll experience the mutual respect, collaboration and trust of a healthcare team that’s committed to going above and beyond for every patient – and for every member of the team.
  • A flexible work schedule and generous benefits. You’ll have the ability to work with scheduling flexibility designed to maximize your work/life balance. Benefits include competitive compensation package, health care coverage, education reimbursement, and an employer-match retirement plan.

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How this job compares

Set against the 3,060 open Food Service jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • US median$72–87K/yr86 salary ranges
  • US median$17–19/hr1,308 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 10 open Food Service jobs in Rhode Island and 3,060 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
Food Service postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (410 postings).
Education
14 of the 3,060 open Food Service jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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