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 Virginia location provides residential eating disorder treatment in a safe and serene environment to heal. Located near Short Pump, our multidisciplinary treatment team provides tailored treatment plans designed to meet the unique needs of each client.


What We Offer

• 401K with Company Match
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

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.

Position 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

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Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's preferred
• Current CPR and First Aid certification or the ability to obtain within the first 30 days of hire.
• Meal preparation in like setting preferred
• Continued education courses in dietetics and/or psychology or social work preferred
• Valid Driver's License

Aster Springs provides equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, ethnicity, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, genetic information, service in the military, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment. Aster Springs reserves the rights to modify, interpret, or apply this job description in any way the organization desires. This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties, including essential duties, to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities. This job description is not an employment contract, implied or otherwise. The employment relationship remains "At-Will."