DIETARY AIDE

**GENERAL SUMMARY** The Dietary Aide is responsible for after-meal clean-up as well as providing service in a friendly manner. This is an hourly (non-exempt) position and reports to the Culinary Services Manager. # # **ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:** - Ensures resident satisfaction regarding meals through quality, quantity, and presentation. - Observes and practices all department safety and sanitation standards. - Sets up/breaks down dining room trays for breakfast, lunch, and dinner meals. - Uses dishwasher to clean breakfast, lunch, and dinner dishes, utensils, pots and pans. - Works food tray-line and calls out diet order per diet card. - Sets up residents’ trays with juices, salads and desserts according to diet order. - Sorts food tray carts; places foods/items in cart in proper sequence. - Prepares nourishment and stocks food deliveries. - Cleans dietary services areas using proper chemicals, mops, and brooms. - Ensures excellent communications and cooperation as a team member. **QUALIFICATIONS:** - Minimum of 18 years of age. - High school diploma or equivalent training and experience required. - Experience working in a skilled nursing facility, restaurant or food service establishment. - Ability to read, follow written & verbal instructions in English and sort food tray cards. - Must know basic kitchen sanitation and obtain a food handler card within 30 days of hire. - Proper food safety and handling; knowledge of food serving, sanitary dish washing procedures, chemical cleaning safety. - Must be able to work weekends and some holidays.