KC - Dietary Aide (Part Time - Saturday & Sunday 3p-7p)

McCrite Plaza•Kansas City, KS

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Dietary Aide's primary function is to facilitate food service by taking orders and attending to customer needs as well as cleaning tables, removing dirty dishes, replacing soiled table linens, setting up tables and serving beverages. The successful candidate will have a poised, professional demeanor, and a positive attitude. They will be resourceful and have the ability to take the initiative in a changing workplace and adapt to varying requirements and needs. This position operates in a kitchen and dining environment and interacts with residents, family members, and staff. It is subject to exposure to infectious diseases. The position requires the ability to stand, stoop, crouch, kneel, balance, finger, grasp, push, pull, reach, or walk, and to lift and carry weights in the 35 to 50 pound range.

Requirements

Must be free of all communicable diseases and at least 16 years of age if working in a full-time position.
Ability to work on computer; need to have minimal computer skills.
Ability to communicate clearly, effectively, and calmly.
Ability to accurately obtain orders verbally and by phone.
Ability to accurately handle petty cash transactions.
Ability to perform cleaning and waste disposal procedures in accordance with facility policy.
Ability to assist in the proper care and use of kitchen equipment.
Ability to understand and observe infection control procedures related to the Dietary Department.
Ability to understand and recognize potential physical, chemical, and electrical hazards and take immediate corrective action as appropriate.
Ability to understand and enforce the Exposure Control Plan as this position risks occupational exposure to blood borne pathogens and other infectious material as an essential function of the job.
Ability to safeguard the privacy of Residents’ health information.
Ability to read, write and speak English.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the public, residents, and staff.
Ability to stand, stoop, crouch, kneel, balance, finger, grasp, push, pull, reach, or walk.
Ability to lift objects from a lower to higher position or moving objects along a horizontal level but from position to position.
Ability to lift and carry weights in the 35 to 50 pound range.
Ability to exert force upon an object in order to draw, drag or tug objects toward the source of the force in a sustained motion.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in a similar working environment is preferred, but not a requirement of the position.
Current Food Handlers certification is desired but not required. Certification must be acquired within the first 90 days of employment.

Responsibilities

Clean up spilled food or liquids as well as broken dishes.
Visit with resident or guest to obtain food order.
Set tables with clean linens, condiments, dishes and utensils.
Scrape and stack dirty dishes and carry dishes and other tableware to kitchen for cleaning.
Wipe tables and seats with dampened cloth or as otherwise instructed for cleanliness and sanitation; replace soiled linens as necessary.
Serve beverages such as ice water, coffee, tea, and pop.
Stock cabinets or serving areas with condiments and refill condiment containers.
Sort and remove trash, placing it in designated pickup areas.
Transfer supplies or equipment between storage and work areas, by hand or by using hand trucks or dolly.
Clean work area at the end of each meal period and shift.
Operate computers programmed with software needed to record information about meals for residents, guests, and staff.
Perform other related duties as directed by the Director of Dining Services.
Attend staff meetings, in-service classes, and committee meetings as assigned or required.