dietary aid

Vista Ridge Senior Care; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Vista Ridge Senior Care is seeking a Dietary Aide to assist in our facility's food service operations. You will help prepare meals, follow menus and diet requirements, and ensure sanitary, quality food service for residents.

You will work within a team to maintain portion control, proper storage, and timely meal delivery, while adhering to safety standards and policies. This role may involve evening or weekend shifts as needed.

Qualifications

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Capable of working efficiently in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and stay self-motivated.
• Strong problem-solving and interpersonal abilities.

Responsibilities

• Follow departmental procedures in line with regulations and policies.
• Follow standardized recipes and monitor food production and waste.
• Prepare meal portions per menu and diet requirements.
• Review menus for special diet needs before meals.
• Monitor tray lines to ensure proper portions and dietary adherence.
• Prepare food to align with serving hours while maintaining quality.
• Operate kitchen equipment as needed.
• Ensure proper storage and rotation of perishable foods.
• Maintain food and freezer storage and safe handling practices.
• Perform related duties as needed.

Skills

Independent contributor

Team collaboration

Strong organizational skills

Time management

Effective communication

Work under pressure

Self-motivation

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

Job description

Position Summary

A Dietary Aide, or Dietary Assistant, works to ensure patients staying in a healthcare facility maintain a healthy diet. A Dietary Aide’s primary responsibilities include assisting in all aspects of food service assembly, ensuring all dishes adhere to a particular menu, and maintaining health and sanitization standards.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Follows established departmental procedures in accordance with state regulations and administrative policies
• Follows the established standardized recipes and monitors food production and waste
• Prepares the portions of meal items according to menu and diet requirements
• Reviews menus for special diet needs prior to meal
• Monitors tray line at meal times to ensure that proper portion control standards, dietary restrictions, and dietary supplementation are being adhered to
• Prepare food to coincide with meal serving hours so that quality, quantity, temperature, and appearance of food are preserved
• Operates all kitchen equipment as necessary
• Monitors perishable foods and ensures proper storage and rotation
• Maintain proper food and freezer storage
• Maintain proper food handling techniques and ensure glove usage, as appropriate
• Performs other related duties as required or requested

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• Ability to be an independent contributor and work as part of a team
• Strong organizational and time-management skills
• Capable of working efficiently in a fast-paced environment
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Ability to work under minimal supervision and stay self-motivated
• Strong problem-solving skills
• High interpersonal and customer service skills

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions

Physical Demands – Office

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms and pull/push; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must lift and/or move up to 50 pounds without assistance and 51-100 pounds with assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus

Work Environment – Office

Will need to be comfortable working with others, assisting in cleaning the dining room, kitchen maintenance, or delivering food. Dietary aides will be required to take part in certain Continuing Education Units (CEUs) or specific training. It is often required for a dietary aide to work nights, weekends, or on holidays.

Note

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.