Dietary Aide Full Time
About The Position
The Dietary Aide prepares and delivers meals to patients or residents, ensuring food is appropriate to their nutritional needs, allergies, and restrictions. The role works with Dietitians and other medical professionals and serves food under the guidance of a Chef or Dietitian. It requires attention to food preparation and safety, sanitation, and hospitality while interacting with residents and staff. The Dietary Aide assists with food preparation and meal service, delivers dishes and trays to designated rooms at designated times, and helps set up and clear dining areas. The position follows applicable sanitation guidelines, regulations, cleaning schedules, and healthcare requirements, while maintaining an orderly work area and providing courteous customer service.
Requirements
- High school diploma.
- Current Food Handler’s Permit.
- Communicate effectively in written and spoken English with residents and staff.
- Read and understand written instructions and follow safety practices.
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of food safety, sanitation, preparation, and serving principles.
- Be dependable, detail-oriented, organized, and able to follow through.
- Work within standard policies and procedures with limited direct supervision, handle various tasks, and establish priorities.
- React calmly in emergency situations and show patience and compassion toward senior adults.
- Maintain a neat work area and a well-groomed appearance in accordance with dress code, kitchen uniform, and food code standards.
- Work cooperatively and socialize appropriately with employees, residents, families, visitors, vendors, healthcare professionals, and the community.
- Lift or carry equipment or supplies weighing up to 50 pounds, as required.
- Perform frequent stooping, bending, climbing, reaching, pulling or pushing, and extended walking or standing; may also need to sit, twist, squat, kneel, or crouch.
- Possess adequate sight and hearing to meet the responsibilities of the position.
Nice To Haves
- ServSafe training is beneficial.
- One year of food service experience, including serving or waiting tables, cleaning, kitchen sanitation, and basic food or meal preparation, is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Assist with food preparation, hospitality duties, and meal service, including serving food under the guidance of the Chef or Dietitian.
- Deliver dishes and trays to designated rooms at designated times.
- Help set up and clear dining areas, including removing dishes, trays, trash, and leftovers.
- Follow sanitation guidelines, federal and state regulations, and Senior Living and Healthcare requirements; keep preparation items clean.
- Follow cleaning schedules and perform cleaning duties as scheduled or needed.
- Provide customer service and hospitality during nutrition delivery.
- Communicate residents’ allergies or dietary restrictions to Dietitians and other relevant staff.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Employer-paid group term life and disability insurance.
- Paid time off and six paid holidays.
- 403(b) plan with a 3% employer match.
- Fitness center use at most facilities.
- Voluntary life and AD&D benefits.
- Tuition assistance and scholarships.
- Employee assistance program.
- Legal services, home and auto insurance, and discount purchasing program.
- Pet insurance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
