Caring Dining Aide for Senior Living Meals & Service

Aztec Healthcare; Aztec (NM); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

Aztec Healthcare is seeking a part-time cook assistant to support meal preparation, service, and cleanup for residents in the nursing center. You will help with food ordering, storage, and production tasks under supervision.

The role emphasizes maintaining an attractive, sanitary dining room and following production sheets, while assisting cooks and meeting meal schedules. High school diploma required; previous large-scale cooking experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Highschool diploma or equivalent.
• One year’s work in a large-scale cooking operation, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assists with food ordering, storage and preparation as designated by the supervisor.
• Assists cooks as directed by the supervisor.
• Prepares and labels nourishments according to center procedures.
• Prepares and portions desserts, salads and other non-entre foods into dishes; pours beverages.
• Follows production sheets and pre-preparation sheets or guidelines when appropriate.
• Completes pre-preparation as needed or assigned including washing, peeling and cutting vegetables and fruits to prepare for use; Slices meat and measures or weighs for menu compliance and nutrition accuracy.
• Follows the cleaning schedule; Cleans the equipment and work area after each use; Sweeps and mops kitchen floors as assigned; Takes trash to dumpster as assigned; Washes pots and pans as assigned.
• Assumes responsibility for meeting meal schedules.
• Washes dishes and silverware according to dishwashing procedure; Puts clean dishes and silverware away; Assists with cleaning of equipment, dishes, silverware and kitchen as assigned.

Education

Highschool diploma or equivalent

Job description

Aztec Healthcare is seeking a part-time cook assistant to support meal preparation, service, and cleanup for residents in the nursing center. You will help with food ordering, storage, and production tasks under supervision.

The role emphasizes maintaining an attractive, sanitary dining room and following production sheets, while assisting cooks and meeting meal schedules. High school diploma required; previous large-scale cooking experience preferred.