Dietary Aide

Georgetown Behavioral Health Institute•Georgetown, TX

12d•Onsite

About The Position

The Dietary Aide participates in the provision of quality meals and nutritional services to patients, staff, and guests. This role involves serving meals, maintaining a clean work area, managing deliveries and stock, and assisting with food preparation. The Dietary Aide is also expected to engage in professional development and uphold the organization's ethics and customer service standards.

Requirements

High School degree or equivalent preferred.
Must obtain a valid Food Handlers Certificate within 30 days of hire.
Two (2) years’ experience in a kitchen or customer service role helpful, preferably in a healthcare setting.
Must be able to concentrate on work amidst distractions such as noise, conversations and foot traffic.
Must be able to consistently meet deadlines and finish all food preparation at specified serving time.
Must be flexible in work hours in order to meet patient and organization operating needs.
Must maintain self-control in volatile or hostile customer services interactions.
Must be able to adjust recipes to achieve desired results.
Must be able to read and comprehend recipes or instructions on prepackaged products.
Ability to read, convert and adjust mathematical measurements for recipe adjustments.
Must be able to use kitchen equipment such as knives, slicers, mixers and dishwashers.
Knowledge of the hygiene factors involved in food preparation.
Knowledge of cleaning products and the appropriate methods of cleaning a variety of surfaces.
Must be able to work independently, in a result restricted physical environment for extended periods of time.
Must have ability to perform several tasks concurrently.
Must have skills in maintaining information as highly confidential.
Ability to effectively interact with persons of widely diverse roles, backgrounds, cultures, and socio-economic classes, those in crises or resistant or negative toward organization.
Ability to stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, stand, walk, push, pull, lift, grasp, and be able to perceive the attributes of objects such as size, shape, temperature, and/or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of the fingertips.
Ability to express and exchange ideas via spoken word during activities in which they must convey detail or important spoken instructions to others accurately, sometimes quickly and loudly.
Hearing to perceive the nature of sound with no less than 40 db loss @ Hz, 1000 Hz, and 2000 Hz with or without correction; ability to perceive detailed information orally and make fine discriminations in sound.
Perform repetitive motions with wrists, hands, and fingers.
Individual must be able to exert up to 100 pounds of force occasionally and to be able to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.
Must be able to work and concentrate amidst distractions such as noise, conversation and foot traffic; ability to handle interruptions often and be able to move from one task to another.