Dietary Aide Lead

Job Description

Job Description

Responsibilities

The Dietary Aide Lead works in our adult day health center preparing and serving snacks and meals to participants in addition to maintaining the cleanliness of the kitchen and equipment and other related tasks. Additionally, they support the Dietary Aide staff and support tasks for Nutritional Services team. 

• Prepares and serves morning/afternoon snacks at proper temperature with portion control and diet orders - wearing hair net, gloves and apron.
• Updates information on diet card and diet lists when information changes as needed.
• Maintains cleanliness of kitchen and equipment according to cleaning schedule.
• Cleans, organizes and sanitizes food service equipment and areas.
• Maintains inventory and restocks supplies, monitoring expiration dates.
• Records temperatures of all meals and kitchen equipment
• Assists with ordering, tracking and delivering meals, supplies and supplements.
• Assists the Dietitian with the Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Lead and Administrative –50%

• Assigns, schedules and assists Dietary Aide’s in prep and serving of meals.
• Oversees the quality of food/kitchen equipment and ensures that Dietary Aides wear hair nets, gloves and aprons during meal and snack preparations.
• Maintains diet lists and cards for the center, after receiving training from the Registered Dietitian (RD) in collaboration with the Dietary Aides and the Dietitian.
• Communicates with the Dietitian regarding nutritional issues.
• Oversees the meal/snack menu for proper temperature, portion control, diet orders, supplements.
• Oversees inventory and restocking of food / supplies - ordering meals, snacks, supplies and supplements for the center.
• Oversees cleanliness of the kitchen and equipment performing routine sanitation checks.
• Performs documentation for the Child and Adult Care Food Program for the center in collaboration with the Dietitian.

REQUIRED

• High School Diploma or GED
• ServSafe certification or obtain certification within 90 days of hire
• Current food safety training or obtain certification within 90 days of hire

PREFERRED

• Knowledge of basic nutrition for a geriatric population
• Bilingual