Compassionate Dietary Aide | Flexible Schedule & Benefits

Healthmark Services, Inc; Malvern (AR); On-site; USD 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, & Vision Insurance

401K

PTO

Holidays

Flexible Schedules

Job summary

Healthmark Services, Inc. is seeking an energetic Dietary Aide to join our team in Malvern, AR. The role involves preparing desserts and salads, serving meals in the health center pantries, and setting up dining areas with careful attention to diet orders and sanitation standards.

You will work closely with residents and staff to provide excellent service, follow diet orders, and maintain cleanliness and stock in dining areas. Equal opportunity employer offering benefits and flexible scheduling.

Qualifications

• Ability to understand and follow instructions in English, communicate effectively, perform simple arithmetic, and understand measurements and conversions.
• Previous experience in nursing home food service preferred, but not required
• Ability to plan, organize and set up trays and plates in accordance with diet orders and interpret specifications and standards
• Ability to work in close cooperation with residents, guests, visitors, families, supervisor and peers. Requires empathy for the elderly

Responsibilities

• Prepares therapeutic desserts and salads as required
• Serves meals in the health center pantries
• Sets up tables in the health center dining room(s) and breaks them down after the meals
• Transports hot and cold foods to and from the health center pantries
• Transports all required non-food items to and from the health center pantries
• Washes silver, glass, china in dish machines in pantries as per regulation
• Provides health center snacks and supplements per diet orders
• Maintains stock and sanitation levels in coffee and juice machines in dining rooms
• Sets tables and maintains work stations in proper order
• Takes order, provides service and requested items both graciously and courteously
• Clears dishes from tables during and after meal service
• Answers pertinent questions about menu items
• Ensures that orders match Physician’s diet orders

Skills

English communication

Arithmetic & measurements

Job description

Healthmark Services, Inc. is seeking an energetic Dietary Aide to join our team in Malvern, AR. The role involves preparing desserts and salads, serving meals in the health center pantries, and setting up dining areas with careful attention to diet orders and sanitation standards.

You will work closely with residents and staff to provide excellent service, follow diet orders, and maintain cleanliness and stock in dining areas. Equal opportunity employer offering benefits and flexible scheduling.