Dietary Aide

Dietary Aide

Dietary aides are responsible for providing food service to the tenants of RM Management in a positive and friendly manner. Services may include set-up and clean-up of dining room, food preparation, serving food, and dish washing.

Essential job functions (including but not limited to the following):

• Communicate effectively with tenants, families, staff and other customers.
• Read, write and comprehend simple instructions.
• Complete simple food preparation.
• Assemble, dish and plate food according to the scheduled menu and manage portion control when serving food.
• Maintain high quality food standards.
• Practice strict personal hygiene.
• Utilize gloves when handling cold and ready to eat foods.
• Monitor time and temperature of foods.
• Avoid cross-contamination.
• Store and label foods properly.
• Wash and sanitize tables.
• Set tables with place settings and condiments.
• Prepare beverages and serve per tenant request.
• Transport food and supplies to other areas of the building.
• Meet time schedule of meal service.
• Follow service etiquette.
• Be sensitive to and meet the needs of the tenants, following through with their requests.
• Clear tables between courses and at the end of the meal service.
• Operate dishwasher according to directions.
• Scrape, rinse, rack, wash, air dry and put dishware and kitchenware away.
• Use checklists to complete daily, weekly and monthly tasks.

Required qualifications:

• High school education.
• Previous work experience with food service, production and cooking.

Preferred qualifications:

• Related training or experience preferred.
• Experience working with senior adults; knowledgeable and sensitive to the needs and concerns of the senior population.

Working conditions:

• Ability to lift/carry objects weighing up to approximately 30 lbs. or more.
• Minimal exposure to Blood borne Pathogens, Infectious Diseases.
• Exposure to cleaning chemicals, fumes or airborne particles.
• Exposure to extreme cold and extreme heat.
• Exposure to unpredictable people, behaviors, situations and pets.
• Exposure to illnesses and frailties of tenants.

This job description is not an exhaustive list of all skills, responsibilities, or efforts associated with a job. They reflect principal job elements essential for performing the job and evaluating performance.

This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an at will relationship.