Dishwashing Aide

Responsibilities

• Prepare food as assigned and assist cook as needed, assuring that food is handled and stored using proper procedures.
• Serve meals, clear the main dining room, and wipe tables.
• Wash dishes and equipment and thoroughly clean work area.
• Prepare and distribute snacks to the nursing department as needed.
• Stock store room and bring stock out, as needed.
• Take out trash; sweep and mop floors in main dining room, kitchen, and pantry; wipe pantry shelves; scrub baseboards and walls as needed; clean appliances, equipment, freezers, etc; always leave kitchen clean and orderly.

Qualifications

• Gain knowledge of diets and menus.
• Ensure that safety precautions, life safety, and infection control policies and procedures are followed during the daily work assignments.