What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dietary Aide position at Autumn Woods Health Care Facility?

Dietary Aide - No Experience Required!

Autumn Woods Healthcare Facility is excited to announce our new alliance with MediLodge as their sister facility! We are accepting applications for a Dietary Aide to join our team. NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED. See what a career at Autumn Woods can mean for you!

Our dietary aides often come to Autumn Woods with little to no experience but a huge heart for serving the elderly population. Our dietary aides have the esteemed honor of building relationships with our residents and taking care of one of their favorite activities and very basic needs.

Dietary aides serve resident meals and snacks on a daily basis. Close attention to detail is paramount to our food service team as they verify that the proper food is served to the right resident - looking out for allergies, special needs, and requests. If you have been a waiter or waitress in the food service industry this may be right fit for you!

Other duties that our dietary aides assist with are delivering meals to resident rooms or tables timely, clearing trays, taking part in cleaning routines, reading meal tickets and other duties as assigned.

What We Offer You? At Autumn Woods, we understand that our employees work best when they are healthy, happy, and excited about the here and now, as well as the future. For that reason, we offer a wide range of benefits with your well-being in mind, including :

A Weekly Paycheck to Help You Pay Your Bills on Time!
Flexible Hours to Accommodate Your Work / Life Balance
Excellent Career Advancement Opportunities That Meet Your Goals
Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits for You & Your Family
Employee Benefits Concierge - to Guide You in Maximizing Your Benefits
Paid Vacation Days with Rollover Option, Sick Time, and Holidays
401k Retirement
Unlimited Referral Bonuses and more!

Summary : The Dietary Aide assists with the preparation and service of food using proper food handling and food safety techniques for residents, as well as employees and special events, while maintaining a clean and safe working environment.

Qualifications : Education :

Tenth grade or above desirable

Licenses / Certification :

ServSafe Food Safety Certification preferred, or other food safety certification as required in state or county of facility.

Experience :

Experience in food service desired.

Job Functions :

Prepares and / or pre-portions food (such as beverages, salads, desserts, and other items) for regular and therapeutic diets according to the planned menu for meals and snacks, as well as employees and special events using proper food handling / safety techniques.

Utilizes standardized recipes to prepare menu items and ensures that food is served in an attractive, appetizing manner.

Ensures that meals and snacks are delivered to designated areas according to established time schedules.

Ensures that the proper quantity of food is prepared and / or pre-portioned within established time schedules.

Maintains the proper temperature of food during preparation and service and records temperatures of food.

Serves resident meals / snacks accurately in accordance with the planned menu, the resident's diet order, and food preferences.

Labels, dates, and stores food properly.

Ensures that refrigerator / freezer temperatures are within the appropriate range and records temperatures on appropriate logs and reports any discrepancies to the supervisor.

Washes dishes, etc. according to established procedures for manual and / or automatic dishwashing and records water temperatures and / or sanitizer on designated logs. Reports any problems with proper water temperature or sanitizer to the supervisor in a timely manner.

Keeps work area clean and uncluttered during preparation and service of food and performs cleaning assignments utilizing the proper cleaning chemicals.

Ensures that dishes, etc. are readily available for the next meal, stores dishes, etc. in the proper location.

Assists in receiving, storing, and verifying invoices for incoming food, supplies, etc. as indicated by the supervisor.

Ensures that an adequate supply of food, supplies, etc. is always available. Reports inadequate stock levels to the supervisor in a timely manner.

Operates and maintains equipment in a clean and safe operating condition according to manufacturer and supervisory direction and reports all equipment problems to supervisor promptly.

Makes recommendations to the supervisor regarding improvements in recipes, menus, production and service of food, equipment, etc. to enhance the quality of the food service.

Works as a team member and interacts appropriately in a positive manner with residents, families, and visitors.

Performs other tasks as assigned.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities :

Knowledge of safe food preparation and handling techniques.

Ability to read and write at a level appropriate for the job.

Ability to communicate effectively with residents and their family members.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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