What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dietary Aide/Cook position at South Central Health?
Job Summary
As a Dietary Aide/Cook, you’ll help prepare and serve meals that meet patient’s dietary needs while keeping the kitchen clean, safe, and organized.
Duties
- Prepare, cook, portion, and serve meals according to menus and individual dietary requirements.
- Cooking and baking prep work.
- Operate kitchen equipment safely; follow food safety, sanitation, cleaning, and workplace safety procedures, including proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Handle, store, and transport food and supplies using safe manual and lifting practices.
- Dish-washing and maintaining the day-to-day kitchen functions.
Requirements
- Food preparation, cooking, serving, food handling, and kitchen experience is helpful.
- Assisted living, nursing home, hospital, dietary aide, or experience working with geriatric patients is preferred.
- Ability to follow dietary instructions and apply basic nutrition and dietetics knowledge.
- Basic math and time management skills; ability to perform cleaning tasks and safely handle kitchen equipment and lifting.
- Commitment to food safety, sanitation, workplace safety, and safe lifting practices. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) knowledge and PPE use are helpful.
Weekday shifts include 10:30am - 6:45pm, and alternating weekend and holiday shifts from 7:00am - 6:30pm.
Only looking for a few hours? We have afternoon shifts from 3:30pm - 6:45pm.
Pay: $17.50 - $20.00 per hour
Expected hours: 20.0 – 40.0 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- 403(b)
- 403(b) matching
- Bereavement leave
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- On-the-job training
- Paid time off
- Travel reimbursement
- Vision insurance
People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply
Work Location: In person
Salary : $18 - $20