Dietary Aide

Life Care Services•Essex, CT

13d•Onsite

About The Position

Essex Meadows is recruiting for a hospitality focused dietary aide to join our culinary team. This role provides full-scope, hands on serving functions within the skilled nursing facility.

Requirements

Ability to understand and follow instructions in English and communicate effectively.
Ability to interpret and explain menu, refer, or answer questions, coordinate meal service process and understands requests.
Ability to work in close cooperation with residents, guests, visitors, families, management and peers.
All new hires must be able to pass our preemployment screening process, which includes a fitness for duty physical, criminal background check, drug test and employment references as required by a licensed residential care facility.

Nice To Haves

Experience waiting tables in a hotel, restaurant or club with fine dining preferred; will train.

Responsibilities

Prepares special feedings, nourishments, and snacks as ordered for service, including daily garnish.
Verify ordered food items needed for meals are available and ready for service, including daily garnish.
Covers, labels, dates and stores all food items.
Maintains a well-stocked kitchen while rotating stock.
Accurately sets up meal trays and dining room tables per tray ticket.
Checks for accuracy of plated foods at time of service, adjusting as necessary.
Clears dishes from tables during and after meal service.
Returns soiled trays and service ware to dishwashing area via closed food cart.
Removes and replaces soiled linens after each meal and delivers to laundry in proper bag supplied by laundry.
Maintains a sanitary work area by following daily cleaning schedules and thoroughly cleaning and sanitizing work area after each meal
Attends in-service training and education sessions as assigned.
Performs specific work duties and responsibilities as assigned by management.