Dietary Aide

Job Title: Dietary Aide

Department: Operations

Reports to: Dietary Manager

Job Summary:

The purpose of the Dietary Aide position is to provide the clients with fixed and/or custom daily meals and as described in the Specific Areas of Responsibility.

• Ability to follow safety food handling precautions.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to provide outstanding customer service to clients
• Up-to-date knowledge of adult daily nutritional requirements.
• Assist with meals daily from a fixed or custom menu.
• Prepare additional food such as snacks as needed or requested.
• Prepares meals/snacks for facility special events.
• Cook in quantity as needed.
• Check the quality of raw and cooked food products to ensure that standards are met.
• Check the quantity and quality of received products to ensure that standards are met.
• Inspect facilities or equipment for regulatory compliance.
• Manage and supervisor food services staff.
• Approve staff work time clock hours.
• Monitor sanitation practices to ensure the safe consumption of food.
• Present prepared food in appropriate dishes.
• Determine how food should be presented and create decorative food displays.
• Must be able to attend all mandatory staff meetings or other meetings as scheduled.
• Must maintain excellent attendance and arrive to work on time as scheduled.
• Must be able to take all required trainings.
• Ability to take and follow directions and make sound decisions.
• Ability to maintain appropriate professional boundaries at all times with clients, co-workers and visitors.
• Ability to maintain high ethical standards and integrity.
• Ability to maintain a professional appearance, aptitude and attitude.
• Ability to maintain strict client confidentiality in compliance with HIPAA regulations.
• Sensitivity to different cultural backgrounds.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Ability to follow safety food handling precautions.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to provide outstanding customer service to clients
• Ability to take and follow directions and make sound decisions.
• Ability to always maintain appropriate professional boundaries with clients, co-workers and visitors.
• Ability to maintain high ethical standards and integrity.
• Ability to maintain a professional appearance, aptitude, and attitude.
• Ability to maintain strict client confidentiality in compliance with HIPAA regulations.
• Sensitivity to different cultural backgrounds.
• Ability to adhere to facility policies and procedures, State and Federal law regulations regarding safe food preparation.

This position must provide clean, sanitary, orderly, and satisfying surroundings for the clients. Promotes clean and sanitary conditions which prevent the spread of infection and odors.

Education and Experience:

A minimum of high school education, with GED accepted.

A minimum of 1 year prior experience as a Chef/Cook/Dietary Assistant in a restaurant, hotel, or with private clients.

Physical Requirements:

Will be required to lift, carry, walk, sit, push, pull, climb stairs, and work a flexible schedule when needed. Must be able to move continuously during work hours and able to lift and/or carry 30-50 lbs.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk and sit. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

Working Conditions and Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Position is required to work in indoor and outdoor environments as needed. Potential exposure to aggressive situations.

Potential exposure to airborne/blood-borne pathogens and other potentially infectious diseases. Kitchen appliances, stove, dishwasher, kitchen utensils

This position must provide clean, sanitary, orderly and satisfying surroundings for the clients. Dietary Manager promotes clean and sanitary conditions which prevent the spread of infection and odors. Must use gloves as required for the handling of food.

Employee Acknowledgment

I hereby acknowledge that I have received a copy of the Job Description. I agree to read it thoroughly and agree that if there is any job function/duty in this Job Description that I do not understand, I will seek clarification from my supervisor. I acknowledge that the information contained in this Job Description may be reviewed and revised from time to time as circumstances may require, and that Endless Mountain Behavioral Health Center reserves the right to change or modify any part of this Job Description without prior notice. Additionally, I understand that this Job Description is a guideline, and is not intended to nor does it cover every conceivable situation that may arise.

This Organization is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer of minorities, females, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other protected criteria, the consideration of which is made impermissible by applicable law.

Employees can learn more about the company’s status as an equal opportunity employer by viewing the federal “EEO is the Law” poster at: http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf