Dietary Aide

GENERAL SUMMARY:

Under the General Supervision of the Director Consultant Dietitian, and the Charge Cook, the dining room aides job is to set up the dining room quickly and in accurately in a neat and an attractive manner.

FUNCTIONS:

Responsibilities: Sanitary and safe handling of foods and equipment.  Carefully follows directions and serves only food specified on modified diets, adhering to mealtime schedules, meeting deadlines and serving food and beverages at proper temperatures.

Physical Demands: 

1.         Stands, and walks most of the working day.  Stoops for, reaches for, and lifts food and equipment.

2.         Lifting any object in excess of 40 pounds will need the assistance of equipment or another person.

Special Demands:  Ability to work cooperatively with others.  Ability to exercise good judgement in preparing food and maintaining efficient standards of operations.  Ability to follow standardized recipes and spreadsheets.

Working Environment:  Works in a clean, well lighted, well ventilated kitchen.  Must be able to withstand heat while working around stoves and ovens and changes in temperature when going in and out of refrigerators and freezers.  Must be cautious while working with kitchen equipment and avoid cuts and burns and while working on wet & slippery floors to avoid falls.

GENERAL EXPLANATION:

1. All duties and responsibilities listed are essential job functions.  Marginal functions that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties have been excluded.
2. Employees will be required to perform any other job related duties requested by the supervisor.
3. Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities.  To perform this job successfully, employee will possess the mental abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently.
4. All requirements are subject to possibility modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.
5. Employee will use and disclose protected resident health information* only as authorized in this job description or as authorized by your supervisor.

For authorized Disclosures (see above):

Employee will conduct any oral discussion of resident protected health information* with other staff or with residents and family members in a confidential manner and/or setting.

Employee will report suspected violations by any person obligated to safeguard resident protected health information to your supervisor immediately.

*Protected health information is defined as individually identifiable health info of any kind.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education and Training           Must be able to read, write and follow simple oral and written instructions. High School Diploma preferred.  Some training in food preparation is desirable.

Personal                                   Good personal hygiene.  Able to get along with residents and staff in a professional manner.

Job Knowledge                       Knowledge of sanitation standards. Must be able to follow directions of Director or Charge Cook.  Should have a knowledge of standards of attractive food service and high standards of sanitation, cleanliness, and neatness.