Dietary Aide - Part Time - Tucson Veterans Home

Powerlink • Tucson, AZ

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About The Position

Powerlink is seeking a motivated Dietary Aide with strong customer service skills and a solid work history to join its Foodservice Operations team. Powerlink provides healthcare-integrated services for long-term care and senior living facilities. The posting identifies the facility location inconsistently as Tucson Veterans Home and Phoenix, Arizona, and states that candidates must be local to Phoenix and surrounding areas.

The Dietary Aide works under the supervision of the Culinary Manager. The role requires skills in food preparation, production and inventory control, kitchen safety and sanitation, equipment use and cleaning, food safety, recipe adherence, therapeutic diets, and modified-texture foods and liquids. The Dietary Aide maintains a clean and safe work area and assists dietary cooks as needed. General sanitation and cleaning duties include sweeping, mopping, washing dishes, and taking out trash.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• At least two years of customer service experience.
• At least one year of food service experience.
• Ability to speak, read, and write English effectively; fluency in spoken and written English is also specified.
• Ability to work weekends and holidays with flexible hours.
• Background in safety and sanitation compliance.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• Ability to walk and stand for long periods.
• Must be local to Phoenix, Arizona, and surrounding areas.

Nice To Haves

• Current ServSafe® certification or Food Handler certification.
• Experience working in a long-term care environment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a clean and safe work area.
• Assist dietary cooks as necessary.
• Perform general sanitation and cleaning, including sweeping, mopping, washing dishes, and taking out trash.
• Apply food preparation, production control, inventory control, kitchen safety, sanitation, equipment use and cleaning, food safety, recipe adherence, therapeutic diet, and modified-texture food and liquid skills.

What This Job Offers

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