Dietary Associate

Salary: $17.19 - $22.00 Hourly
Location : Sullivan County Healthcare, 5 Nursing Home Dr, Unity, NH
Job Type: Full-time
Job Number: 00209
Department: Dietary
Opening Date: 08/20/2025


Description

$2,500 SIGN-ON BONUS!
Join our dynamic team at Sullivan County Health Care as a Dietary Associate. We offer fantastic benefits, generous paid time off and the opportunity to be part of an organization you can be proud of! Come be a part of our award-winning team that works hard to uphold our motto: "ALL DAY, EVERY DAY, WE MAKE LIFE BETTER".

Scope of position:
Provides palatable, nourishing food to Sullivan County Health Care residents, employees, guests and the Department of Corrections in accordance with established policies and procedures; uses and monitors methods of food handling, preparation, meal service and equipment cleaning; for the cleaning and sanitizing of the kitchen and work area, kitchen equipment and dishware.

Examples of Duties

• Put dishes, trays, cups and silverware through the dish machine; wash dishes, trays, pots and pans; put all washed goods away in designated locations; check and record dish machine temperatures during each dishwashing period; report low temperatures to supervisors; check and record sanitation PPM during each potwashing period.
• Prepare residents meals; read menus and tally sheets, prepare sandwiches, salads, desserts, breads, and fruits. Present and plate all food listed on resident meal tickets using proper serving utensils and in an appealing manner; brew coffee and prepares other beverages; check and record food temperatures to ensure that established temperature goals are met and maintained throughout meal service.
• Deliver food trucks, coffee carts and bussing carts to stations and units; collects food trucks, bussing carts and coffee carts from each station and brings them to the dishroom for cleaning.
• Serve meals and take payment in staff dining room; check and record food temperatures; clean staff dining room tables and chairs; restock and set up area for next day's service.
• Fill sugar bowls, salt and pepper shakers and condiment in the resident dining room; clean dining room tables and chairs; set up tables for service; present and plate food listed on resident meal ticket using proper utensils and in an appealing manner, check and record food temperatures; records meal percentages for the residents dining in the resident dining room for lunch.
• Clean and sanitize unit kitchenettes, all kitchen service areas, storage areas, dining rooms and refrigerators, record completion of duties on cleaning forms.
• Restock storage areas, rotating stock as needed; transport food and non-food supplies to kitchen and unit kitchenettes storage areas; receive groceries and stores them properly to be used as needed.

Typical Qualifications

• High School education or equivalent
• Prior food service work experience preferred but not required.
• Basic knowledge of the proper methods of serving food and of the care of tableware, glassware, silver and kitchen appliances.

Supplemental Information

Shift Differential:

• $2/hour - 2nd shift
• $2/hour - 3rd shift
• 20% of base rate of pay Weekend premium - all shifts

Mandatory post offer physical, drug testing and Criminal records check required (County paid).

Equal Employment Opportunity

* Full time positions only, paid in multiple payments over a specified period.
Sullivan County is proud to offer their employees a competitive benefit package.

Benefits include:

• Medical - Anthem BC/BS
• Dental - Delta Dental
• Vision - EyeMed
• Long-Term Disability - County paid
• Employee Life & Accidental Death and Dismemberment - County paid
• Voluntary Short-term Disablity
• NH Retirement System
• 457 Plan
• 10 Paid Holidays
• Vacation and Sick time
• Referral Bonus
• Shift & Weekend Differentials
• Tuition Assistance
• Paid Continuing Education through our online RELIAS program
• Tuition Reimbursment

Note: Eligibility for benefits varies based on employment status