Job Description:
Position Title: Dietary Aide
General Purpose:
The Dietary Aide's responsibilities are based on the needs of the shift. This role reports to the Cook and Dietary Supervisor.
Essential Duties:
- Quickly learn food service routines.
- Set up meal trays and assist with serving meals.
- Strip down and wash returned trays.
- Check and record the chlorine concentration and water temperature of the dishwashing machine at the start of the shift.
- Monitor the water temperatures during dishwashing cycles.
- Operate the dishwasher efficiently.
- Prepare nourishments and snacks as needed.
- Sweep, mop, and maintain kitchen floors.
- Remove trash and dispose of garbage properly.
- Organize and store groceries in a clean and safe manner.
- Ensure the kitchen is left clean and sanitary.
- Clean work surfaces, refrigerators, and other kitchen areas.
- Assist the Cook or Dietary Supervisor as needed.
- Participate in the orientation and ongoing training of dietary staff.
- Work effectively with personnel in all departments.
Qualifications:
Education and Experience:
- High school diploma or equivalent.
Language Skills:
- Ability to read technical procedures and follow recipes.
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and staff.
Mathematical Skills:- Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Reasoning Ability:- Ability to solve practical problems and interpret a variety of instructions in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Certifications:- Must obtain and maintain a valid food handler's certificate.
Physical Demands:This position requires the following physical abilities:
- Frequent standing, walking, and reaching with hands and arms.
- Occasional sitting, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling.
- Frequent lifting of up to 50 pounds.
- Frequent talking, hearing, tasting, and smelling.
- Ability to perceive close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth vision, with the ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment:
- The noise level is typically low to moderate.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
