Dietary Aide - Part-Time

PACS Group•Boca Raton, FL

10d

About The Position

The Dietary Aide performs food-service and kitchen-cleaning duties based on the needs and activity of the shift. The role reports to the Cook and Dietary Supervisor and has no supervisory responsibilities. The aide must learn food-service routines quickly, assist with meal service and preparation of snacks, operate and monitor dishwashing equipment, and help keep the kitchen clean and sanitary. The position requires cooperation with personnel across departments and participation in dietary-staff orientation and ongoing training. The physical demands include frequent standing or walking, reaching, pushing or pulling, talking or hearing, tasting or smelling, and lifting up to 50 pounds. Sitting and climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling are occasional. The work environment is usually low to moderate in noise. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Ability to learn food-service routines within a short period.
Ability to read technical procedures and follow recipes.
Ability to present information effectively and respond to questions from managers and employees.
Ability to apply fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Ability to solve practical problems and interpret written, oral, diagrammed, or scheduled instructions.
Must obtain and maintain a food handlers’ certificate.
Ability to stand and/or walk very frequently; sit occasionally; reach with hands and arms frequently; push and pull very frequently; talk and/or hear very frequently; taste and/or smell very frequently; and lift up to 50 pounds frequently.
Ability to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl occasionally.
Close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception, with ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities

Set up meal trays.
Strip down returned trays and begin washing dishes.
Assist with serving meals.
Check and record the dishwashing machine’s chlorine concentration and water temperature at the beginning of the shift.
Observe dishwasher water temperatures during dishwashing cycles and operate the dishwasher.
Prepare nourishments and snacks.
Sweep and mop the kitchen and maintain floors.
Carry out trash and garbage.
Put groceries away safely, orderly, and cleanly.
Leave the kitchen clean and sanitary and assist when called upon by the Cook or Dietary Supervisor.
Clean work surfaces and refrigerators.
Participate in orientation and ongoing training of dietary staff.
Work cooperatively and harmoniously with personnel in all departments.