Dietary Aide

Alpine Health and Rehabilitation of Asheboro•Asheboro, NC

6d•Onsite

About The Position

ALPINE HEALTH AND REHABILITATION is currently seeking dedicated and compassionate people to join our team. The Dietary Aide assists the Dietary Manager and Cook in the preparation and service of food to residents. This role involves preparing and serving food for regular and therapeutic diets, assembling trays, ensuring food safety, maintaining food temperatures, delivering meals, washing dishes, and performing cleaning assignments. The position requires adherence to facility policies, procedures, and applicable regulations, as well as completing work assignments within specific time frames.

Requirements

Be a minimum of eighteen (18) years of age.
Must possess, at a minimum, a 10th grade education.
Must be able to read, write and speak the English language.
Must be able to express self adequately in written and oral communication and to communicate effectively with supervisor and staff members.
Possess the ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, and the general public.
Must be able to interpret and implement written or oral programs, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures of the Dietary Department.

Responsibilities

Prepares and/or pre-portions and serves food (such as beverages, salads, desserts, and other items assigned by the supervisor) for regular and therapeutic diets according to the planned menu and production sheets and as directed.
Assembles trays according to the planned menu and tray tickets, stated portion, resident food preferences, and diet order and within the established time schedules.
Prepares, stores, and disposes of food using proper food handling, food labeling, and food safety techniques according to established policies and procedures.
Ensures that food is served in an attractive, appetizing manner.
Uses proper tasting technique to ensure quality taste and palatability prior to service.
Maintains the proper temperature of food during preparation and service.
Records food temperatures according to established policy.
Delivers meals and nourishment to designated facility locations.
Washes dishes according to established procedures for manual and/or automatic dishwashing.
Records wash/rinse and chemical temperatures.
Performs assigned cleaning assignments according to established policies and utilizes the proper cleaning chemicals.
Maintains food service equipment to work spaces in a clean and safe condition at all times per facility policies and procedures and applicable regulations.
Completes work assignments within specific time frames.