Dietary Aide / Cook - Full Time

Job Description

Job Description

Niagara Hospice is looking for a compassionate Dietary Aide/ Cook to join our team at Niagara Hospice House. In this position, you will perform designated food service duties and cleaning routines for the dietary department, ensure that each patient is provided with palatable, attractive, nutritionally adequate meals in accordance with their individual dietary needs and interact with patients and visitors in a warm, friendly manner.

Schedule: 

• 5 days / week 6:30am – 2:30pm
• Every other weekend required
• 37.5 hours per week

Dual Pay Rate Position:

• Dietary Aide: $16.20/hr
• Cook: $18/hr

Duties & Responsibilities

Dietary Aide: 

• Helps in collecting menus, delivering meals and snacks, removing and cleaning trays
• Assists the cook in food preparation as necessary
• Sets and cleans the family dining room and kitchen
• Replenishes any products as necessary
• Wash and put away pots, pans, dishes and silverware according to procedures
• Assists with setting up and clean up for events
• Collects and removes trash as necessary
• Maintains high standards of sanitation, staff hygiene, food service techniques and safety
• Able to prepare, distribute and serve food under sanitary conditions in accordance with the New York State Health Department

Cook Duties: 

• Ensures that menus meet the nutritional needs of the facility’s patients in accordance with recommended dietary allowances and are prepared in advance
• Accurately, safely and efficiently cooks meals as well as prepare and portion food products prior to cooking and at time of serving
• Follows proper food production hygiene practices during food preparation, cooking, and serving
• Assists in routine rotation of stock, ordering of food products and related dietary supplies
• Is familiar with both the opening and closing procedures of the kitchen
• Provides oversight of Dietary Aide(s)
• Ensures that each patient has a diet file/card-ex that contains required information of any dietary restrictions or preferences and maintains the accuracy of it
• Visits patients with the Supervisor to obtain feedback concerning the quality of meals served, likes, dislikes, etc.

Qualifications:

• High School Education or equivalent
• One (1) year of experience in a food service position required
• Cooking experience required
• High School Education or equivalent
• Knowledge of kitchen equipment and utilization of the same
• Knowledge of safe food handling requirements
• Knowledge of health department regulations regarding food production
• Ability to comprehend food service operations
• Supervisory experience preferred

Licensure/Certification

• Food Service Supervisor Course Preferred

Benefits:  Niagara Hospice offers outstanding benefits on your date of hire, including:

• 19 days of paid time off in your first year with increases based on years of service
• 6 paid holidays
• Health Insurance - with fully employer paid option available for you and your family
• Inexpensive insurance options for dental and vision
• 403b retirement plan
• Company paid long term disability and basic life insurance
• Company pension after 1 year of service

EOE

The pay range displayed on this job posting reflects the anticipated range for this position. This is not inclusive of the value of the benefits package, which includes, among other benefits, healthcare/dental/vision, PTO, and retirement.