Dietary Aide

Anamosa Care Center; Anamosa (IA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Anamosa Care Center is seeking a dietary aide responsible for meal preparation and service in a long-term care setting. The ideal candidate will maintain food safety standards, assist with dining room setup, and ensure residents receive meals on schedule. This role requires reliability, adherence to sanitation protocols, and the ability to follow instructions.

Qualifications

• Ability to work on solo tasks without direct supervision.
• Must come to work in a clean, neat uniform.
• Attend in-service training programs for food service employees.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparing and serving meals.
• Maintain a steady work pace to ensure timely meal service.
• Clean dining room tables and wash dishes after meals.

Skills

Following verbal and written instructions

Dependability

Sanitation and food safety

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY

• The dietary aide assists in preparing and serving meals. The dietary aide assists the Dietary Manager and other dietary staff as directed.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Need to be able to follow verbal and written instructions.

• Need to be able to work on solo tasks without direct supervision.

• Maintain a steady work pace to ensure all residents/tenants receive their meals at the established time.

• Set-up dining room tables prior to meals.

• Plate menu items with eye appeal and according to menu specifications.

• Prepare other food items as directed by the Dietary Manager.

• Clear, wash, and sanitize all dining room tables after all meals.

• Rinse off dirty dishes and place dishes into the dish washing machine.

• Operate an automated dish washing solution dispensing system.

• Record data for sanitation and food safety.

• Document resident’s meal intake for long term care setting.

• Assess problems and breakdowns for all food services equipment and report any concerns or needed repairs to the Dietary Manager.

• Attend in-service training programs for food service employees.

• Comply with established facility/community infection control and universal precaution procedures.

• Always follow Resident/Tenant Rights policies.

• Come to work as scheduled and consistently demonstrate dependability and responsibility.

• Accept and perform additional duties as assigned by your department head or Administrator in a cooperative manner.

• Come to work in a clean, neat uniform and consistently present an appropriate professional appearance.

• Serve food and beverages according to State and Federal regulations and management standards.

• Clean pots, pans, and other utensils according to the established schedule and by following the established policies and regulations for dish washing.

• Sweep and mop kitchen, dining room, and storage area as directed by the Dietary Manager.

• Store non-perishable foods and supplies according to State and Federal regulations and management standards.