Dietary Aide

Georgetownbehavioral; Georgetown (TX); On-site; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401(k)

Job summary

Georgetownbehavioral Health seeks a Dietary Aide to support quality meals and nutritional services for patients, staff and guests. You will participate in meal service, maintain a clean work area, and help with deliveries and stock while adhering to food safety standards.

The role requires a High School diploma or equivalent, and completion of a Food Handler's Certificate within 30 days of hire. Two years in kitchen or customer service, preferably healthcare, is preferred.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required; Food Handlers Certificate within 30 days of hire.
• Two years’ experience in kitchen or customer service helpful, preferably healthcare.
• Knowledge of food safety/hygiene and ability to read recipes/instructions.

Responsibilities

• Serve meals to cafeteria customers.
• Clean work area as necessary or assigned.
• Accept and reconcile deliveries and put away stock.
• Assist the cook and dietary supervisor in food preparation.
• Participate in activities which enhance professional growth and development.
• Uphold the Organization's ethics and customer service standards.

Skills

Customer service

Food preparation

Reading recipes

Attention to detail

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Food Handlers certificate within 30 days

Tools

None

Job description

The Dietary Aide participates in provision of quality meals and nutritional services to patients, staff and guests.

Essential Duties

• Serves meals to all cafeteria customers.
• Cleans work area as necessary or assigned.
• Accepts and reconciles deliveries and puts away stock.
• Assists the cook and dietary supervisor in food preparation.
• Participates in activities which enhance professional growth and development.
• Upholds the Organization's ethics and customer service standards.

Education and/or Licensure

High School degree or equivalent preferred. Must obtain a valid Food Handlers Certificate within 30 days of hire.

Experience

Two (2) years’ experience in a kitchen or customer service role helpful, preferably in a healthcare setting.

Additional Requirements

None.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Must be able to concentrate on work amidst distractions such as noise, conversations and foot traffic; must be able to consistently meet deadlines; and finish all food preparation at specified serving time; must be flexible in work hours in order to meet patient and organization operating needs.
• Must maintain self-control in volatile or hostile customer services interactions.
• Must be able to adjust recipes to achieve desired results. Must be able to read and comprehend recipes or instructions on prepackaged products. Ability to read, convert and adjust mathematical measurements for recipe adjustments.
• Must be able to use kitchen equipment such as knives, slicers, mixers and dishwashers; knowledge of the hygiene factors involved in food preparation; knowledge of cleaning products and the appropriate methods of cleaning a variety of surfaces.
• Must be able to work independently, in a result restricted physical environment for extended periods of time.
• Must have ability to perform several tasks concurrently.
• Must have skills in maintaining information as highly confidential.
• Ability to effectively interact with persons of widely diverse roles, backgrounds, cultures, and socio-economic classes, those in crises or resistant or negative toward organization.

Physical Requirements / Environmental Conditions

Perform the following with or without reasonable accommodations:

• Ability to stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, stand, walk, push, pull, lift, grasp, and be able to perceive the attributes of objects such as size, shape, temperature, and/or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of the fingertips.
• Ability to express and exchange ideas via spoken word during activities in which they must convey detail or important spoken instructions to others accurately, sometimes quickly and loudly.
• Hearing to perceive the nature of sound with no less than 40 db loss @ Hz, 1000 Hz, and 2000 Hz with or without correction; ability to perceive detailed information orally and make fine discriminations in sound.
• Perform repetitive motions with wrists, hands, and fingers. Individual must be able to exert up to 100 pounds of force occasionally and to be able to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.
• Work requires a minimum standard of visual acuity with or without correction that will enable people in the role to complete administrative and clerical tasks, as well as inspect and analyze.
• Must be able to work and concentrate amidst distractions such as noise, conversation and foot traffic; ability to handle interruptions often and be able to move from one task to another.
• While worker may possibly be subjected to temperature changes, the worker is generally not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions as the work is predominantly inside.

Full-time employees are eligible for medical, dental, vision, company paid disability, 401(k) and a generous amount of paid time off.