Dietary Care Specialist (Sous Chef)

ODYSSEY BEHAVIORAL GROUP•Nashville, TN

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Join our team of compassionate eating disorder treatment professionals at Aster Springs Nashville! We are seeking a full time Dietary Care Specialist. Who We Are: Founded as part of the Odyssey Eating Disorder Network. Aster Springs is unique in our ability to work with our clinicians, leaders, and experts nationally to ensure the care provided at Aster Springs is evidence-based and industry leading within our state-of-the-art facility. Our Aster Springs Nashville location provides residential eating disorder treatment in a safe and serene environment to heal. Located just minutes away from downtown Music City, our multidisciplinary treatment team provides tailored treatment plans designed to meet the unique needs of each client. How You Will Make A Difference The Dietary Care Specialists Prepare meals and snacks for clients in accordance with ASTER SPRINGS Dietary Formulary and regulatory bodies. Demonstrate a desire and willingness to embrace and model the ASTER SPRINGS mission within your job responsibilities and interaction with others.

Requirements

High School
Active CPR/1st Aid/AED certification required
Valid Driver’s License

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s preferred
Meal preparation in like setting preferred
Continued education courses in dietetics and/or psychology or social work preferred

Responsibilities

Prepare meals for clients/appropriate staff according to ASTER SPRINGS menus
Prepare snacks/shakes according to ASTER SPRINGS guidelines/menus
Responsible to rotate stored food by date
Follow Dietary cleaning schedule and document as completed in Dietary cleaning log
Provide emotional support and encouragement to clients as needed
Purchase groceries as needed
Responsible for kitchen/dining room clean up after meals
Work with RCs on meal documentation and clean up after meals
Coordinate with Dietitian on kitchen supply needs
Schedule shopping needs to accommodate meal/responsibility schedule
Collaborate with Dietitian any needed changes/issues with menus/meal prep
Able to communicate required cooking, defrosting, cleaning, and storage guidelines to accrediting bodies during inspections
Able to disinfect back stock/storage areas per dietary cleaning guidelines
Record all refrigerator/freezer temperatures per day
Communicate any equipment failure to Dietitian and Executive Director
Ensure meal delivery/snack/shake delivery follows program schedule
Record date on all left-over items and move to appropriate storage area
Ensure all items in all refrigerated storage areas are less than one week old/discard when older