Part-Time Floating Nutrition Assistant

Location

Waltham, MA | United States

Job description

Springwell is looking for a  Part-Time Floating Nutrition Assistant  to cover daily operations of the Nutrition Department, providing hunger relief to elders in Waltham and Marlborough .

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Duties are included but not limited to: meal delivery to elders, serving meals at elder lunch sites, and other projects as assigned.

This position offers $18.00/hour for a 20-hour work week: Monday - Friday from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. and includes paid holiday, vacation and sick time and is eligible for benefits. Mileage is included when a home delivered meal route is covered.

QUALIFICATIONS

• A reliable car, current driver's license, and safe driving record required.
• Must be able to lift 25lbs.
• Must be flexible, able to work independently, friendly, and enjoy working with elders.
• Some experience with elders, preferred.
• Knowledge of geographic area a plus.

BENEFITS

• 3 weeks of vacation in first year
• Birthday off
• 13 paid holidays
• 3 paid personal days
• 15 paid sick days per year (You can accumulate up to 450 hours)
• Health & dental insurance with employer contribution
• Life and long-term disability insurance at no cost to benefit eligible employee
• Flexible Spending Plan
• Employee Assistance Plan
• 401K Retirement Savings Plan w/ employer contribution
• Mileage reimbursement
• Employee referral bonuses
• Free parking
• Commitment to promoting from within

COMPANY PROFILE

At Springwell, we are dedicated to our mission. For more than 40 years, our staff has worked to help ensure that seniors and individuals with disabilities have the village they need and the support that is necessary for them to live at home with dignity and independence.

We are also committed to our employees. We are focused on creating a supportive, open environment that values the people who make a difference - each, and every member of our staff. At Springwell we are fiercely committed to creating equal opportunities for all regardless of race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, gender expression, national origin, age, language, and physical or mental disabilities.

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Springwell has remained open and operational. We have continued to provide in-home services to individuals in a safe manner based on our consumer directed philosophy. We have also created a work model for staff that seeks to balance the needs of the agency with flexibility for staff.

We believe in and are looking for new staff who embrace:

• Accountability: At every level of the organization we are accountable: to the people we serve, to our funders, to our employees, to community professionals who rely on our support.
• Continuous Quality Improvement: We honor the fact that each of us is human, and we embrace a desire to examine the value and quality of our work and ask how we can provide a higher quality of service.
• Transparency: While we don't claim to be 100% transparent (there are certain things, like salaries and performance evaluations that are private) we continuously strive to be as open as possible.

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