# Steward - Senior Living / Omaha, NE

**Company:** [Ovation](https://jobs.workable.com/companies/ewLJ2qmmmXhbGa8h48mzG1.md)
**Location:** Omaha, United States
**Workplace:** on site
**Employment type:** Full-time
**Department:** Ovation Heartwood

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## Description

**Steward**

Status: Full Time

Schedule: Wednesday - Saturday 11:30 AM - 7:30 PM & Sunday 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Location: Ovation Heartwood Preserve - 470 Maxwell Plz, Omaha, NE 68154

**Apply at** [**www.TeamAvamere.com**](https://teamavamere.com/)

**Job Summary**

A steward in a senior living community (incorporating independent living, assisted living, and memory care) manages the back-of-house culinary operations, ensuring kitchen sanitation, equipment maintenance, and inventory control. They maintain a safe, highly regulated dining environment tailored to varying resident dietary needs.

**Essential Duties and Job Responsibilities**

-   Operate and maintain commercial dishwashers, ensuring all dishware, silverware, and cookware are sanitized to health code standards.
-   Clean and sanitize kitchen surfaces, floors, food storage areas, and trash receptacles.
-   Follow strict hazardous communication guidelines and ensure proper chemical storage, especially in communities with memory care residents where safety is a heightened priority.
-   Receive, unpack, and verify food and supply deliveries against purchase orders.
-   Organize walk-in coolers, freezers, and dry storage using the FIFO (First-In, First-Out) method to minimize food waste.
-   Monitor and manage inventory for cleaning supplies, chemicals, paper products, and kitchen smallwares.
-   Assist the culinary team in portioning and plating meals tailored to specific resident needs (e.g., low-sodium, diabetic, thickened liquids, or pureed diets common in memory care).
-   Assist with transporting food carts to dining rooms or directly to resident apartments across all levels of care.
-   Clean and perform basic preventative maintenance on kitchen equipment (e.g., ovens, slicers, mixers, and dish machines).
-   Identify and report malfunctioning equipment to the Director of Dining Services for repair.
-   Dispose of food and waste in accordance with established policies.
-   Other duties assigned are appropriate to the position.

## Requirements

**Requirements and Qualifications**

-   2–3 years of experience in dishwashing, serving, wait staff and or kitchen management.
-   Requires a current Food Handlers card issued by local Health Department
-   Must possess an active CPR/BLS Certification and always maintain certification during employment.
-   Demonstrated knowledge of high standards of food preparation, sanitation, hygienic methods of food preparation and storage, and safety with formal on-the-job training, and approximately one year of experience in quantity food preparation in order to have the necessary technical skills to maintain high standards of food preparation.
-   Previous experience preparing food in an institutional setting is preferred.
-   Demonstrates initiative and sound judgment in setting up meals and utilizing leftovers.
-   Demonstrates competency in operating kitchen equipment.
-   Interpersonal skills are necessary to establish effective relationships with department workers, supervisors, and with other departments.

## Benefits

**At Ovation, we believe caring for others starts with caring for our own teams. Our benefits are designed to support your well-being, growth, and peace of mind—so you can focus on making a difference every day.**  

Employees are Benefits-eligible at 30+ hours/week. Coverage begins the 1st of the month following hire  

-    Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage – Regence medical plans (PPO & HDHP), Delta Dental (with orthodontia), and VSP vision

-   Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – Free, confidential support for mental health, stress, family needs & work/life balance (Canopy)
-   Paid Time Off (PTO) – Flexible PTO program combining vacation, sick, and holiday time
-   Paid Holidays – Six recognized holidays, with premium pay for eligible hourly employees
-   401(k) Retirement Plan – Available after 90 days, with discretionary employer match
-   Health Savings Account (HSA) – Employer contributes up to $600/year for HDHP participants
-   Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) – Medical, Limited, Dependent Care, and Commuter options
-   Supplemental Insurance Options – Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Life & Disability (Sun Life)
-   Legal Insurance – Affordable access to legal support for common life needs
-   Pet Insurance – Discounted plans through Wishbone
-   Employee Discounts – Savings on travel, entertainment, electronics, fitness & more (Tickets at Work)

 Ovation by Avamere is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify