Dietary Aide
About The Position
The Dietary Aide works in our adult day health center preparing and serving snacks and meals to participants. This role is responsible for maintaining the cleanliness of the kitchen and equipment and other related tasks. The Dietary Aide distributes meals and beverages in the center and/or in the home following departmental guidelines. They record temperatures of all meals and kitchen equipment and wear appropriate protective gear during meal and snack preparations. This role also updates information on diet cards and diet lists as needed and prepares and serves snacks and meals according to menus, portion control, diet orders, and time constraints. The Dietary Aide maintains the cleanliness of the kitchen and equipment by performing daily and weekly cleaning according to schedule, cleans, organizes, and sanitizes food service equipment and areas, and maintains inventory and restocks supplies on a regular basis, monitoring expiration dates. They assist the DSM and Dietary Lead with ordering, tracking, and delivering meals, snacks, supplies, and supplements, and communicate with the Lead Dietary Aide, Speech Therapist, and Dietitian regarding nutritional issues. Additionally, the Dietary Aide assists the Dietitian with the Child and Adult Care Food Program.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED
- Must have ServSafe certification or be able to obtain certification within 90 days of employment
- A minimum of one year experience working with the frail or elderly is required
- Must have current food safety training or be able to obtain immediately upon employment.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of basic nutrition for a geriatric population is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Distributes meals and beverages in center and/or in home following departmental guidelines.
- Records temperatures of all meals and kitchen equipment and wears a hair net, gloves and apron during meal and snack preparations.
- Updates information on diet card and diet lists when information changes or as needed.
- Prepares and serves morning and afternoon snacks according to snack menu, portion control, diet orders, and time constraints.
- Serves the morning and/or noon meal at a proper temperature with references to; diet, supplements, adaptive equipment needs and portion control.
- Maintains the cleanliness of the kitchen and kitchen equipment by performing the weekly and daily cleaning according to schedule.
- Cleans, organizes and sanitizes food service equipment and areas.
- Maintains the inventory and restocks supplies on a regular basis. Monitors related expiration dates.
- Assists the DSM and Dietary Lead with ordering, tracking and delivering meals, snacks, supplies and supplements.
- Communicates with the Lead Dietary Aide, Speech Therapist and Dietitian regarding nutritional issues.
- Assists the Dietitian with the Child and Adult Care Food Program.
Benefits
- medical/dental/vision insurance
- short and long-term disability
- life insurance and AD&D
- supplemental life insurance
- flexible spending accounts
- 401(k) savings
- paid time off
- company-paid holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
