Dietary Aide

This role ensures residents receive nutritious meals in a clean, safe, and respectful environment.

About the role

Join us with an attractive benefits offering:

• Competitive pay
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401K with matching funds
• Life Insurance
• Employee discounts
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Student Loan Reimbursement

Responsibilities

• Handles and stores all food according to facility procedures, safe food handling guidelines, state and federal requirements
• Assists with food preparation as assigned by supervisor
• Prepares food items according to standardized recipes, ensuring safe food handling practices
• Operates institutional food preparation equipment according to manufacturer and supervisory direction
• Assists with the set-up of the food tray line
• Assembles diet trays for residents according to facility procedures, matching foods, drinks and condiments to the diet cards of individual residents
• Verifies that each resident is receiving the correct diet and tray
• Loads trays onto tray cart for delivery throughout the facility
• Delivers tray carts to dining areas and resident units; carries individual trays to units, when necessary
• Reports refusal of food served to supervisor and to the Charge Nurse so alternate meal can be provided; prepares and serves alternates as directed
• Cleans dishes, utensils and equipment according to facility procedures; runs and maintains dish machine according to manufacturer directions
• Reports all equipment problems to supervisor promptly
• Prepares and delivers nourishment, food supplements and snacks to units as scheduled
• Maintains food service equipment in clean and safe operating condition according to facility procedures; reports all equipment problems to supervisor promptly
• Maintains food service workspaces in clean and safe condition according to facility procedures; cleans workspaces, cooking and serving equipment, trays and dishes according to department procedures
• Reports any signs of rodent or pests to supervisor immediately
• Reports injury to self or others to supervisor immediately
• Communicates with supervisor throughout shift
• Assists the Certified Dietary Manager with state inspection preparation; attends survey training and interacts with surveyors as instructed
• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Minimum high school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• Prefer one year experience as a food service aide in an institutional food service setting
• Ability to read and follow diet cards, portion guidelines, and sanitation procedures
• Computer skills are required
• Meets all state and federal criminal background check requirements