Dietary Aide

Summary

The Dietary Aide is responsible for aiding all food functions as directed/instructed and in accordance with established food policies and procedures.

• Review, prepare, and serve meals in accordance with planned menus with standardized recipes and special diet orders.
• Prepare and serve residents' nutritional bedtime snacks as well as substitute foods for residents who refuse foods served.
• Ensure that food is prepared in accordance with sanitary regulations.
• Maintain the department in a clean and safe manner by ensuring necessary equipment and supplies are available.
• Ensure the facility’s standards on Infection Control Precautions are followed when performing daily tasks.
• Perform dishwashing and cleaning procedures, ensuring utensils are ready for the next meal.
• Prepare and deliver snacks, deliver food carts, trays to designated areas, serve food and drinks in the dining room as instructed.
• Sweep and mop floors in the kitchen/dish room as instructed by supervisor.

• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English.
• Maintain the care and use of supplies, equipment, appearance of work areas, and perform regular inspections of food service areas for sanitation, order, safety, and proper performance of assigned duties.
• Have patience, tact, cheerful disposition, and enthusiasm, and be willing to handle residents based on whatever maturity level they are currently functioning.
• Possess the ability to seek out new methods and principles and be willing to incorporate them into existing food practices.
• Must not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of other individuals in the workplace.

• Must be able to move intermittently throughout the workday.
• Must possess sight/hearing senses, or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately so that the requirements of this position can be fully met.
• Must be able to push, pull, move, and/or lift a minimum of 25 pounds to a minimum height of 5 feet and be able to push, pull, move, and/or carry such weight a minimum distance of 50 feet.
• May be necessary to assist in the evacuation of residents during emergency situations.

Entry level

Full-time

Health Care Provider

Hospitals and Health Care