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Dietary & Food Services Aide I - Full-time & Per Diem

Job in Wyoming, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Listing for: MelroseWakefield Healthcare, Inc.
Full Time, Per diem position
Listed on 2026-08-22
Job specializations:
  • Healthcare
    Dietitian / Nutritionist
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 17 - 19.09 USD Hourly USD 17.00 19.09 HOUR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Location: Wyoming

Melrose/Wakefield Hospital, part of the Tufts Medicine system, has been offering the highest quality and accessible healthcare to the local community for over 130 years. With two hospital campuses, Level III Trauma Center, Level III Special Care Nursery, Breast Health Center, Cardiovascular Center and over 20 locations and 50 specialties, Melrose/Wakefield Hospital offers many opportunities to grow your career.

Job Profile Summary

This role focuses on activities related to the support services functions, such as dietary and food services, environmental services, general facilities, repair and maintenance, parking, sterilization and transportation to ensure all required support activities are completed in a timely manner and meet the organization’s quality standards and expectations. In addition, this role focuses on performing the following Dietary & Food Services duties:
Prepares and serves meals based on general or special diets. Responsibilities also include operating and maintaining kitchens, cafeterias, and counters across entity locations. Manages food inventories, schedules vendor deliveries, food preparation, and menu planning while adhering to regulatory guidelines.

An organizational related support or service (administrative or clerical) role or a role that focuses on support of daily business activities (e.g., technical, clinical, non-clinical) operating in a "hands on" environment. The majority of time is spent in the delivery of support services or activities, typically under supervision. An entry level role that typically requires little to no prior knowledge or experience, work is routine or follows standard procedures, work is closely supervised, and communicates information that requires little explanation or interpretation.

Job

Overview

Under general supervision, this position works in any location where food is prepared including retail, patient and catering operations. This position is involved in all aspects of food services including assisting with menu selection, food preparation, food delivery, kitchen cleanliness and sanitation.

Job Description

Minimum Qualifications
  • Food service experience.
  • Preferred Qualifications
  • High School diploma or equivalent.
  • One (1) year in hospital food services.
  • Hours:

    Full-time & Per diem Shifts Available, Day/Evening Shifts. Includes every other weekend and holiday rotation requirement.

    Location:

    Melrose/Wakefield Hospital - 585 Lebanon St, Melrose, MA 02176.

    What We Offer
    • Competitive salaries & benefits that start on day one!
    • 403(b) retirement plan with hospital match
    • Opportunities for growth
    • Tuition reimbursement
    • Free Parking
    Duties and Responsibilities

    The duties and responsibilities listed below are intended to describe the general nature of work and are not intended to be an all-inclusive list. Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned.

  • Maintains and communicates accurate and updated diet order information through the system to ensure patients receive appropriate meals, nourishments and commercial enteral products in accordance with current diet order.
  • Elicits patient information regarding food preferences, intolerances, likes and dislikes. Alerts the Clinical Dietitian to any actual or potential nutritional problems of patients.
  • Assists patients with menu selection and writes and corrects regular and as assigned modified diets for patients. Responsible for maintaining high level of accuracy and appropriateness of patient trays.
  • Delivers trays to patients, picks up trays from patients.
  • Follows all precautions on patient units by donning and doffing PPE appropriately. Performs hand hygiene according to standards.
  • Stocks nursing unit pantries with nourishments and dietary supplies, utilizing first-in, first-out system.
  • Ensures accurate tray assembly on patient tray line. Prepares normal menu items, salads, sandwiches, desserts, and special items.
  • Operates a variety of kitchen utensils to weigh, measure, mix, wash, peel, cut, grind, stir, strain, season and knead food items for cooking, serving and storing
  • Assists in the preparation of hot and/or cold foods, and properly stores food, utilizing knowledge of temperature requirements and spoilage.
  • Maintains…
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