Contingent Dietary Aide

Dietary Aide

The Dietary Aide is responsible for the food service needs of the Agency clients and employees. This position reports to the Operations Manager.

Schedule: Monday to Friday 9:00am 3:00pm. Weekends as needed.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Contributes to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for our clients, colleagues and community partners from diverse backgrounds and experiences.
• Integrates principles of Trauma Informed Care in all aspects of work.
• Is sensitive to the children's culture and socioeconomic characteristics that delivers the best possible care to the youth and families served.
• Ability to cover all shifts in the kitchen.
• Set up cafeteria and lunchroom for all meals.
• Prepare and serve breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks to all agency children and staff following the National School Breakfast and Lunch, After-school snack, and health department regulations.
• Assist with the cleanliness of kitchen and serving areas.
• Assist with the storeroom organization and stocking of supplies.
• Use the help ticket system to set up, deliver and clean-up of food items for special events, meetings, and training.
• Prepare boxed meals for outings and field trips.
• Completes production sheets and necessary paperwork required per regulations.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education & Experience

• HS diploma or GED
• Previous experience working in industrial or commercial grade kitchen setting with working knowledge of kitchen set up, tools, and appliances.
• Working knowledge of food preparation and cooking

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to work evening and/or weekend hours.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to complete assignments in a timely fashion.
• Ability to maintain a high degree of empathy and compassion in meeting the needs of our clients and client families.
• Ability to build strong bonds with employees and managers to foster open, honest, and candid communication.
• Ability to multi-task and maintain organization in a fast paced, changing environment.
• Ability to work and contribute as a member of the dietary team.
• Ability to complete the required number of Professional Development hours as required by the Department of Education.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, talk, and listen.
• The employee is occasionally required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee is occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to hot surfaces, sharp utensils and tools required for completion of job duties.
• Requires ability to follow all FDA Food Code regulations.

Work Environment

• The noise level in the work environment is typically moderate, but is subject to loud verbal or displayed outbursts from potentially distressed children seeking treatment.
• The building temperature may vary during each season and the work environment may be unseasonably cold or warm during the year.