Dietary Aid

Westview Healthcare Center; Auburn (CA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Westview Healthcare Center in Auburn, CA is seeking a dependable Dietary Aide to support daily meal service, tray setup, and dishwashing. You will learn routines quickly and assist the cook and dietary supervisor to ensure smooth meal service.

Ideal candidates will have a high school diploma or equivalent, the ability to read recipes and procedures, and basic math; a food handler certificate is preferred. The role emphasizes cleanliness, safety, and teamwork across departments.

Qualifications

• Education and/or Experience: High school diploma or equivalent.
• Language Skills: Ability to read technical procedures and recipes; respond to questions from managers and employees.
• Mathematical Skills: Apply fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions.
• Reasoning Ability: Solve practical problems; interpret instructions.
• Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Must obtain and maintain a food handler's certificate.

Responsibilities

• Learn food service routines quickly.
• Set up meal trays.
• Strip down returned trays and start washing dishes.
• Assist with serving meals.
• Check and record water temp of dishwashing machine.
• Observe dishwasher cycles.
• Operate the dishwasher.
• Prepare nourishments and snacks.
• Sweep and mop kitchen.
• Carry out trash and garbage.
• Store groceries safely.
• Maintain clean, sanitary kitchen.
• Clean work surfaces and refrigerators.
• Maintain floors white sweeping/mopping.
• Participate in orientation and training of dietary staff.
• Work cooperatively with personnel in all departments.

Skills

Read procedures

Follow recipes

Safety-minded

Communication

Math skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Dishwasher operation

Job description

General Purpose

The dietary aide assignments are determined by the needs basis on the activity of the shift. He/she is reports to the Cook and Dietary supervisor.

Essential Duties

• 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 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.

Supervisory Requirements

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualification

Education and/or Experience High school diploma or equivalent.

Language Skills Ability to read technical procedures. Ability to read and follow recipes. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and employees.

Mathematical Skills Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability Ability to solve practical problems. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations Must obtain and maintain food handlers†certificate.

Physical Demands

The essential functions of this position require the following physical abilities: Standing and /or walking very frequently. Sitting occasionally. Reaching with hands and arms frequently, pushing/pulling very frequently. Talking and /or hearing very frequently. Tasting and /or smelling very frequently. Lifting up to 50 pounds frequently. Climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling occasionally. Close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception in vision: ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected status.