Culinary Services Aide

Pikes Peak Post Acute; Antelope Valley Township (SD); On-site; USD 25,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Pikes Peak Post Acute is seeking a Dietary Aide to support food service operations on the shift. The role focuses on setting up meal trays, assisting with meals, operating the dishwasher, and maintaining clean, sanitary kitchen areas.

Responsibilities include learning routines quickly, recording dishwashing parameters, and cooperating with the cook and dietary supervisor to ensure quality patient meals and safe food handling.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Must obtain and maintain food handlers' certificate.
• Ability to read and follow recipes.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Responsibilities

• Must be able to learn food service routine within a short period.
• Set up meal trays.
• Must strip down returned trays and start washing dishes.
• Assist with serving the different meals.
• Check and record chlorine concentration and water temperature of dishwashing machine at the beginning of shift.
• Observe the water temperatures of dishwasher during dishwashing cycles.
• Operate dishwasher.
• Prepare nourishments and snacks.
• Sweep and mop kitchen.
• Carry out trash and garbage.
• Put groceries away in a safe, orderly and clean manner.
• To leave the kitchen in a clean and sanitary manner and be of assistance when called upon by the cook or dietary supervisor.
• Clean work surfaces and refrigerators.
• Sweep, mop, and maintain floors.
• Participate in the orientation and on-going training of dietary staff.
• Ability to work in cooperation and harmony with personnel in all departments.

Skills

Food service

Dishwashing

Meal setup

Sanitation

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Food handlers' certificate

Job description

Pikes Peak Post Acute is seeking a Dietary Aide to support food service operations on the shift. The role focuses on setting up meal trays, assisting with meals, operating the dishwasher, and maintaining clean, sanitary kitchen areas.

Responsibilities include learning routines quickly, recording dishwashing parameters, and cooperating with the cook and dietary supervisor to ensure quality patient meals and safe food handling.