Job Description

The overall purpose of the dietary aide position is to provide assistance in the delivery of dietary services. Incumbents may prepare and/or serve food items, set up tables and trays, wash tableware and cooking utensils, perform general cleaning tasks, and deliver soiled linen, etc., to the laundry.

Qualifications

• Functional literacy in English isrequired.


• Physical ability to lift/carry equipment, food supplies, etc., is necessary.


• Experience in food service ispreferred.


• Experience using dishwashing equipment ishelpful.


• Effective communication and interpersonal skills arenecessary.


• Vision must be adequate to see menus,etc.

Essential Functions

• Assures that sanitation and quality standards are met.


• Scrapes, stacks, loads, washes according to instructions, unloads and stores tableware and utensils.


• Sanitizes food carts and dishwashing counters after meal, and keeps dishwashing area clean at all


• times.


• Logs/records wash/rinse temperatures.


• Neatly arranges tray and/or table setting with proper tableware, condiments, and tray card.


• Performs various food preparation tasks, and assists in apportioning servings.


• Prepares and serves beverages per menu/recipe.


• Cleans beverage dispensers according to manufacturer' s instructions.


• Performs other cleaning tasks according to established schedules.


• Must be able to perform moderate to heavy lifting.


• Must be able to walk or stand for extended periods of time.


• May prepare and/or deliver nourishments/supplements identified with resident name room number, date, and time.


• May maintain or assist in maintaining, dry storage areas by logging temperatures daily and handling the unpacking, dating, and rotating of food and non-food supplies.


• Maintains tray cards, making changes as may be directed or necessary.


• Delivers soiled linens to laundry.


• Identifies and corrects safety hazard.


• Performs other duties/tasks as may be assigned.