Dietary Aide HCC

Job Purpose

Aids in food preparation following established procedural guidelines, and as directed by the Dietary Manager or supervisor.

Key Responsibilities

• Fulfills diet orders and NPO diet orders
• Assists cooks in preparing meals, desserts, and snacks for patients/residents
• Uses proper food handling processes, procedures, and policies
• Delivers trays to patients/residents on halls
• Serves meals to patients/residents in dining area; food and beverages
• Prepares between-meal nourishments and serves in accordance with procedural guidelines
• Offers menu substitutions and records them in accordance with procedural guidelines
• Communicates with patients/residents/clients and family members providing a warm and friendly greeting and a helpful, caring demeanor
• Answers questions in a professional manner

Cleaning and Sanitizing

• Cleans tables in the dining area after each meal
• Cleans work area at the end of shift and after meals, including sweeping and mopping
• Removes garbage from kitchen areas and hoses out garbage containers
• Complies with infection control policies in the work area
• Scrapes dishes, washes dishes, pots, and pans
• Records freezer and walk-in refrigerator temperatures in accordance with established procedures
• Checks stock as needed and stores in an appropriate manner according to facility guidelines
• Stores cleaning materials appropriately
• Sets up tray line and performs tray line service
• Properly stores leftovers/opened food
• Makes coffee/tea as requested
• Cleans kitchen equipment such as carts, tables, counters, ice machine, buckets, blender, mixer, meat slicer, freezer, refrigerator, stove, steamer, garbage disposal, dish machine, coffee/tea maker, steam table etc.
• Operates the coffee & tea maker, dish machine, garbage disposal, mixer, blender, meat slicer and steamer
• Follows standardized recipes
• Uses serving equipment (ladle, spoon, scoops, etc.)
• Checks and records water temperature (dishwasher, pat and pan sink, etc.)
• Checks dishwasher with sanitizer strips
• Checks chemical levels and replaces if needed

Additional Qualifications

• Previous food service and/or food preparation experience preferred
• Long-term care dietary experience is preferred

Minimum Education and Experience

• Sufficient education to demonstrate functional literacy
• No prior experience required, on-the-job training provided

Company Information

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Primary Location: Georgia-Valdosta

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: 1st Shift

Job Posting: Jul 14, 2026, 11:47:32 AM