Nutrition Services Dietary Aide (PRN)

The Plaza at Lubbock•Lubbock, TX

15h•Onsite

About The Position

The Nutrition Services Dietary Aide assists the food service team in creating a positive and healthy dining experience for residents. The role ensures meals, snacks, and hospitality items are prepared and dining areas are set up within the correct serving times. The aide also works with department staff to provide service and clean up meals, snacks, and hospitality areas. Responsibilities include safe food handling and storage; temperature testing and recording; food preparation according to standardized recipes, production worksheets, and special diet requirements; meal service and portion control; kitchen and equipment sanitation; dining room setup and cleanup; and assistance with timely food production and service. The role may include kitchen closing duties on the PM shift as assigned.

Requirements

Food handler’s card required.
Fundamental understanding of sanitation, cleanliness, and personal hygiene.
Ability to communicate tactfully with coworkers, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies, and the general public.
Regular, predictable, and dependable attendance.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Follow food handling and storage guidelines for raw and prepared foods.
Test and record temperatures of hot and cold foods and cold food storage areas; bring negative results to the Nutrition Services Manager’s attention.
Discard expired or contaminated food properly.
Follow handwashing, glove, hair-restraint, infection-control, and universal-precaution procedures, and use required protective wear.
Follow methods to control cross-contamination.
Prepare food using standardized recipes, required production quantities, and special diet requirements.
Use available tools, including spreadsheets, prep-at-a-glance materials, and production guides, to support timely meal production and portion control.
Pull, thaw, and prepare foods in advance of production needs.
Ensure food is served within meal-serving hours and preserve its quality, temperature, and appearance.
Serve meals using facility methods and proper portion control and plating guidelines.
Clean kitchen and equipment on daily and scheduled routines according to sanitation procedures; clean and sanitize work areas after each task.
Set up and clean serving lines and dining rooms, including rolling flatware, setting tables, and maintaining condiments and centerpieces.
Store, chill, and reheat leftovers properly.
Clean and arrange food storage areas.
Assist department staff with timely production, service, and cleanup.
Complete PM-shift kitchen closing duties as assigned by the Nutrition Services Manager or cook in charge.
Perform other duties as assigned.