Dietary Aide Part-Time

Job Title: Dietary Aide

Status: Part-Time
Location: Linwood Meadows Care Center
Salary Range: $17.48 - $17.58 per hour
Reports To: Cook and Dietary Supervisor
General Purpose

The Dietary Aide assists in the daily operation of the Dietary Department. Assignments are determined based on the needs and activity of each shift. This position supports meal service, sanitation, and overall kitchen operations to ensure a clean, safe, and pleasant dining experience for residents.
Essential Duties

• Learn and perform food service routines within a short period of time
• Set up and prepare meal trays
• Strip returned trays and wash dishes
• Assist with serving meals to residents
• Operate the dishwashing machine
• Check and record chlorine concentration and water temperature of the dishwasher at the beginning of each shift
• Monitor water temperatures during dishwashing cycles
• Prepare nourishments and snacks
• Sweep and mop kitchen and dietary areas
• Clean work surfaces, refrigerators, and equipment
• Maintain cleanliness and sanitation of the kitchen at all times
• Carry out trash and garbage
• Put groceries away in a safe, orderly, and sanitary manner
• Leave the kitchen clean and sanitary at the end of each shift
• Assist the Cook or Dietary Supervisor as needed
• Participate in orientation and ongoing training of dietary staff
• Work cooperatively and harmoniously with staff in all departments

Supervisory Requirements

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
Qualifications

Education and/or Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Must obtain and maintain a valid Food Handler's Certificate

Skills and Abilities

Language Skills

• Ability to read technical procedures
• Ability to read and follow recipes
• Ability to effectively communicate and respond to questions from managers and employees

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to apply fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to solve practical problems
• Ability to interpret written, oral, diagram, or schedule-based instructions

Physical Demands

The essential functions of this position require the ability to:

• Stand and/or walk very frequently
• Sit occasionally
• Reach with hands and arms frequently; push/pull very frequently
• Talk and hear very frequently
• Taste and/or smell very frequently
• Lift up to 50 pounds frequently
• Climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl occasionally
• Use close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception vision with ability to adjust focus

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected status.