Dietary Aide

Georgetown Behavioral Health Institute • Georgetown, TX

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About The Position

The Dietary Aide participates in providing quality meals and nutritional services to patients, staff, and guests. The role serves cafeteria customers, maintains and cleans work areas, receives and reconciles deliveries, stocks supplies, and assists with food preparation. The Dietary Aide is expected to uphold the organization’s ethics and customer service standards and participate in professional growth and development.

Requirements

• A high school degree or equivalent is preferred.
• Must obtain a valid Food Handlers Certificate within 30 days of hire.
• Two years of experience in a kitchen or customer service role is helpful, preferably in a healthcare setting.
• Ability to concentrate and meet deadlines amid noise, conversations, foot traffic, and interruptions; flexibility to move between tasks and work hours to meet patient and organizational needs.
• Ability to maintain self-control during volatile or hostile customer service interactions and interact effectively with people of diverse roles, backgrounds, cultures, and socioeconomic classes, including people in crisis or resistant to the organization.
• Ability to read and understand recipes and product instructions, and read, convert, and adjust mathematical measurements.
• Ability to use kitchen equipment, including knives, slicers, mixers, and dishwashers; knowledge of food-preparation hygiene and cleaning products and methods.
• Ability to work independently in a restricted physical environment for extended periods and perform several tasks concurrently.
• Ability to perform the listed physical activities and demands, with or without reasonable accommodation, including exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally.
• Ability to communicate spoken details and instructions accurately, sometimes quickly and loudly; specified hearing and visual acuity requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Two years of kitchen or customer service experience, preferably in a healthcare setting.
• High school degree or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Serve meals to cafeteria customers.
• Clean work areas as necessary or assigned.
• Accept and reconcile deliveries and put away stock.
• Assist the cook and dietary supervisor with food preparation.
• Participate in activities that enhance professional growth and development.
• Uphold the organization’s ethics and customer service standards.
• Complete food preparation by specified serving times and meet deadlines.
• Adjust recipes and measurements to achieve desired results.
• Maintain confidential information.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Company-paid disability
• 401(k)
• Paid time off

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED