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Whether you’re starting your healthcare career or looking for a more meaningful place to grow, The Converse Home is where your work can have heart and purpose every day.

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For over 130 years, The Converse Home has been a place where residents feel at home—and where dedicated, compassionate staff feel valued. We’re proud to offer not just jobs, but careers that come with competitive pay, paid time off, health, dental and vision insurance, short-term disability, life insurance, retirement benefits, and opportunities for professional growth.

We’re always on the lookout for caring, committed individuals to join our team—even if your perfect position isn’t listed below, we encourage you to reach out and introduce yourself.

Converse Home is inclusive; we welcome all people of different backgrounds, orientations, and ethnicities.

Come join our team!

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What Career Opportunities Are Available at The Converse Home?

The Converse Home has a long history, over 125 years, of providing a warm, caring home for our residents and a great work environment for our staff. 

Position Summary
Are you a culinary artist with a passion for creating delicious and nutritious meals? Do you have a knack for catering to diverse dietary needs while maintaining the highest standards of taste and presentation? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!

As a Chef at The Converse Home, you will be responsible for planning, preparing, and executing meals that meet the dietary requirements and preferences of our residents. You will collaborate closely with our dietician to ensure that all meals are nutritious, balanced, and tailored to individual needs.

Responsibilites:

  • Plan weekly menus that offer a variety of flavors and textures while adhering to dietary guidelines and restrictions.
  • Prepare banquet-style meals from scratch using fresh, seasonal ingredients, with an emphasis on quality and taste.
  • Ensure that food presentation is visually appealing and meets the standards of fine dining.
  • Work closely with the kitchen team, to ensure smooth operations and efficient meal service.
  • Maintain inventory levels and order supplies as needed, while minimizing waste and controlling costs.
  • Adhere to sanitation and food safety regulations, maintaining a clean and organized kitchen environment at all times.

Qualifications

  • Proven experience as a chef in a professional kitchen, preferably in a healthcare or assisted living setting.
  • Extensive knowledge of culinary techniques, ingredients, and flavor profiles.
  • Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and mentor kitchen staff.
  • Excellent organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.
  • Understanding of dietary restrictions and food allergies, with the ability to accommodate special dietary needs.
  • Certification in food safety and sanitation is preferred.

If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of seniors through the art of cooking, we want to hear from you! Apply now to join our dedicated team as a Chef and help us create memorable dining experiences for our residents.

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We’re currently looking for compassionate and friendly individuals to join our dining team as Servers. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to work with the same residents each day, build meaningful connections, and make mealtimes a highlight of their day.

Position Details:

  • Schedule: Breakfast shifts 7am-11am; Lunch shifts 11-2 pm and our dinner shift, 3:30–7:00 PM.
  • Serve meals in a professional, caring manner to residents and guests.
  • Maintain cleanliness of the dining room and kitchen service areas.
  • Work collaboratively with team members to provide an excellent dining experience.
  • Bring a positive attitude and help create a warm, welcoming atmosphere.

What We’re Looking For:

  • Prior food service experience is helpful, but we’re happy to train the right person!
  • A friendly, team-oriented personality.
  • A passion for providing great service.
  • Reliability and attention to detail.
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As a Resident Care Assistant, you will play a key role in supporting the health, comfort, and well-being of our residents. This position includes assisting with daily care needs, administering medications, offering meaningful companionship, and helping maintain a supportive, respectful community environment. This role is ideal for someone who is passionate about making a positive impact in the lives of older adults. We are looking to fill part-time or per diem openings.

  • Key Responsibilities:
  • Assist residents with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), including bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, and mobility.
  • Administer medications accurately and safely in accordance with state regulations and community policies.
  • Provide compassionate, resident-centered care that supports dignity and independence.
  • Observe, document, and report changes in residents’ health or behavior to nursing staff.
  • Help maintain a clean, safe, and comfortable living environment.
  • Build positive relationships and communicate effectively with residents, families, and team members.
  • Follow all safety protocols, care standards, and organizational procedures.
  • Qualifications:
  • High school diploma or equivalent required.
  • Previous caregiving or healthcare experience strongly preferred.
  • Experience with medication administration required; LNA certification is a plus.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to use a computer for documentation.
  • Compassionate, patient, and dependable.
  • Ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
  • Must successfully pass a background check.
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As a Community Life Coordinator, you’ll play a key role in enriching the daily lives of our residents through thoughtful programming that supports their emotional, physical, spiritual, and social well-being. Working closely with the Community Life Director, you’ll design and lead engaging group and individual activities, help coordinate special events, and build meaningful relationships with residents and their families.

What You’ll Do:

  • Help create and post a monthly calendar of programs and events for residents.
  • Plan and lead large and small group activities that bring joy and purpose to residents’ days.
  • Get to know residents personally — learning their stories, interests, and preferences to design activities that are truly meaningful.
  • Collaborate with all departments to plan and host community-wide events.
  • Maintain organized, welcoming activity spaces and ensure needed supplies are ready for use.
  • Document resident participation and engagement to help track the success of programs.
  • Incorporate the Best Friends™ Approach to support residents living with memory loss through empathy, respect, and companionship.

What We’re Looking For:

  • Experience working with older adults, preferably in assisted living, recreation, or social services.
  • Creativity, enthusiasm, and strong communication skills.
  • Ability to plan, organize, and lead engaging group programs.
  • Compassionate, team-oriented attitude and a sense of humor.
  • Ability to adapt to residents’ needs and maintain a positive, supportive presence.

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We have career opportunities that offer competitive salaries and CTO, Health Insurance, Dental and Vision Insurance, Short Term Disability, Life Insurance, retirement benefits and opportunity for professional growth and development. We are always looking for dedicated, caring people to join our community! Feel free to send in an application for a position that may not appear on this page.

Converse Home is an Equal Opportunity Employer 

Benefits & Perks

  • Competitive salaries
  • Simple IRA eligibility
  • Short-term disability and life insurance
  • Generous paid time off (CTO)
  • 80% Employer Funded Health insurance with a 90% Employer funded HRA (for full-time employees)
  • Other Discounts and Perks (Shoes for Crews, Church Street Marketplace, Verizon)

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Please Read Before Completing this Application

Converse Home is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in all aspects of its relations with its employees without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, religion, age or status as a qualified disabled individual under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

It intends that all matters related to recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, benefits, advancement and all treatment on the job be free of discriminatory practices.