Dietary Aide

PACS Group • Yuba City, CA

7d

About The Position

The Dietary Aide performs food-service and kitchen-cleaning duties according to the needs and activity of the shift. The role reports to the Cook and Dietary Supervisor and has no supervisory responsibilities. The aide helps prepare and serve meals, handles dishwashing, prepares snacks and nourishment, and maintains a clean and sanitary kitchen. The position also involves cooperating with personnel across departments and participating in dietary staff orientation and ongoing training.

Applicants must have a high school diploma or equivalent and obtain and maintain a food handlers’ certificate. They should be able to read technical procedures and recipes, communicate effectively with managers and employees, apply basic mathematical concepts to practical situations, and interpret instructions in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. 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.
• Must obtain and maintain a food handlers’ certificate.
• 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, diagram, or schedule instructions.
• Ability to perform the physical demands of the position, including frequently lifting up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Learn the food-service routine within a short period.
• 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.
• Operate the dishwasher.
• Prepare nourishment 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 the orientation and ongoing training of dietary staff.
• Work cooperatively and harmoniously with personnel in all departments.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED