The culinary aide is an essential part of our team, ensuring that our residents' dietary needs and requests are met efficiently and with strong customer service. The main responsibilities of the culinary aides are preparing and serving meals and cleaning up following meals. Applicants must be age 16 or older.

Culinary/Dietary Aide

Job Summary:

This position is primarily responsible for dining room meal service to residents. The Culinary/Dietary Aide performs designated work and cleaning routines for the Dietary Department and is accountable to the Culinary Supervisor and Community Director.

Responsibilities:

• Place items such as eating utensils, napkins, and condiments on the tables
• Prepares beverages and sets them on tables
• Prepares breakfast, lunch, and dinner main course and sides
• Serves meals
• Washes dishes and cleans the work area, tables, cabinets, dishwasher, and ovens.
• Sweeps and mops the floors
• Collects and places garbage and trash in designated containers and takes it out to the dumpster
• Follow meal serving schedule and procedures
• Offers resident meal choices and meets resident’s specific dietary needs
• Accommodates resident requests such as requests for food substitution, change in seating, etc.
• Ability to follow food service and cleaning procedures
• Ability to understand and follow sanitation procedures
• Ability to use food preparation and serving tools safely and effectively
• Provide kitchen support when required
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• Knowledge of food safety and food preparation
• Ability to follow written or verbal instructions or recipes
• High School diploma/GED or one to three months of related experience
• Must be able to read, write, and communicate in English

Abilities:

• Outstanding communication and customer service skills
• Organizational skills
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively
• Ability to handle fast-paced environment and prioritize tasks
• Food safety knowledge

Physical Requirements:

• Stand or walk for long periods
• Full ranges of motion to climb, balance, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds

Essential Behaviors of the Employee

It is the expectation that the employee complies with applicable standards of behavior and conduct, including but not limited to, standards of conduct, customer service standards, and professional code of ethics.