Dietary Aide

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Dietary Aide

Job Description

The Dietary Aide supports food service operations in a healthcare or retirement setting by assisting with meal preparation, delivery, and sanitation. This role helps ensure that patients and residents receive meals that meet dietary requirements, safety standards, and service expectations while providing a positive and courteous dining experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve meals according to planned menus and established dietary guidelines.
• Assist with food preparation, including chopping, mixing, portioning, and plating food items.
• Support cooking and baking activities as needed, including basic line cook and bakery tasks.
• Set up, organize, and work on the tray line to ensure accurate and timely meal assembly.
• Deliver meals to patients and residents, ensuring accurate tray setup and special diet considerations.
• Assist patients and residents with tray setup and meal service in a courteous and respectful manner.
• Provide friendly, efficient customer service to patients, residents, staff, and visitors.
• Operate cashier functions when needed, handling transactions in a professional manner.
• Maintain cleanliness and sanitation of kitchen, dining, and service areas, including equipment, work surfaces, and utensils.
• Follow all food safety protocols and infection control procedures to maintain a safe and sanitary environment.
• Handle food in accordance with proper food handling and storage guidelines.
• Record meal counts accurately and assist with basic inventory tasks as needed.
• Communicate effectively with nursing staff and the dietary team regarding patient and resident dietary needs, preferences, and restrictions.
• Support hospitality-focused service by ensuring meals are presented attractively and delivered on time.
• Assist with setup, service, and cleanup for special events or activities as required.

Essential Skills

• Experience with food service operations, including food preparation and food production.
• Ability to perform basic cooking tasks and support line cook functions.
• Knowledge of tray line operations and accurate meal assembly.
• Strong understanding of basic food handling and food safety practices.
• Ability to maintain cleanliness and sanitation in kitchen, dining, and service areas.
• Customer service oriented approach with the ability to interact professionally with patients, residents, staff, and visitors.
• Ability to follow dietary guidelines, menus, and written or verbal instructions accurately.
• Effective communication skills to coordinate with nursing staff and the dietary team.
• Capability to work a consistent weekend schedule from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., including rotating holidays.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience in a healthcare, retirement, or institutional foodservice environment.
• Familiarity with bakery or baking tasks in a production or commercial setting.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced environment with moderate to loud noise levels.
• Ability to adapt to changing needs, including supporting special events and activities as required.

Why Work Here?

You will join a nationally established organization that provides stable, consistent work supporting a retirement community in Central Pennsylvania. The role offers reliable hours without the constant concern of downsizing or layoffs, allowing you to focus on delivering excellent service and building long-term relationships with residents and colleagues. You will contribute to a mission-driven environment that values dependable service, teamwork, and the well-being of the community it serves.

Work Environment

This position operates primarily in an indoor healthcare or retirement community setting on a smoke-free campus. The schedule consists of weekend shifts from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, with rotating holiday coverage and the potential for extended hours as business needs require. The work environment is generally moderate to loud in noise level and may include supervising or supporting occasional outside activities and events. You will work in kitchen, dining, and service areas using standard foodservice equipment and tools while adhering to established safety and sanitation practices.

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Mechanicsburg, PA.

The pay range for this position is $16.00 - $16.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Mechanicsburg, PA.

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 30, 2026.

This is a fully onsite position in Mechanicsburg,PA.

Aerotek® Inc. provides staffing and services solutions in manufacturing, logistics, construction, aviation, facilities and maintenance. We provide the expertise, solutions and people required to rise to the challenges of North American industry. Headquartered in Hanover, Md., Aerotek operates a unified network of over 200 offices across North America, supporting more than 18,000 clients each year. Aerotek is an Allegis Group company, the global leader in workforce and business solutions. To learn more, visit: Aerotek.com | 1-888-AEROTEK.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance:
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector:
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):
We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.