Compassionate Dietary Aide - Nourish & Serve in Elder Care

Northwood Care; Halifax; On-site; CAD 39,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwood is seeking a Dietary Aide to join our caring team in Halifax. This role involves preparing beverages, foods and desserts, providing dining room service, and ensuring quality nutrition and sanitation in decentralized dining sites.

The position requires 2–3 years of food service experience, high school diploma, and the ability to lift 50 lbs. We value reliability, elderly-care experience, and HACCP-based practices.

Qualifications

• Two to three years food service experience preferably in a long term health care facility.
• Must be able to lift 50lbs at a time.
• Ability to maintain regular and consistent attendance.

Responsibilities

• Prepares beverages, food items and special products according to job routines
• Provides efficient dining room service, including set up, serving, and sanitation in the decentralized dining sites and portioning, labelling, distribution, delivery and presentation of desserts, beverages, special products and supplies
• Prepares food products, drinks and other related items according to established standards including menus, recipes, volumes and job routines
• Provides quality table service to the residents ensuring diet modifications and supplements as indicated
• Cleans and sets up tables in the dining sites, strips dishes and delivers to and from the utility area and respective dining room, or effectively operates dish machines at unit level
• Maintains a high level of sanitation, both personal and in the entire work area
• Operates, maintains and sanitizes all food service equipment using HACCP Principles
• Accommodates requests from various service sites via the intercom system, walkie-talkie/ two- way radio or telephone, and responds appropriately providing quality meal service
• Ensures accurate portion sizes and prompt distribution of prepared foods for delivery to designated service areas and replenishes these items during meal service as necessary
• Participates in Nourishment preparation and delivery
• Ensures delivery of food and supply items to work areas as scheduled
• Portions, labels, maintains, stores and serves foods in a manner that ensures maximal nutritional value, food safety and a quality standard of presentation
• Performs established procedures for stock control and rotation
• Practices effective waste and cost controls habits where possible without affecting quality assurance
• Maintains table dressings and appearance in the Dining Rooms
• Assists with and performs other related duties as may be requested

Skills

Food service experience

Attendance reliability

Education

High School diploma

Certificate in Food Service Workers Course

Basic Food Safety Certification

Job description

Northwood is seeking a Dietary Aide to join our caring team in Halifax. This role involves preparing beverages, foods and desserts, providing dining room service, and ensuring quality nutrition and sanitation in decentralized dining sites.

The position requires 2–3 years of food service experience, high school diploma, and the ability to lift 50 lbs. We value reliability, elderly-care experience, and HACCP-based practices.