Dietary Aide

Wesbury; Meadville (Crawford County); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Wesbury is seeking a Dietary Aide to assist in preparing and serving meals, maintaining kitchen cleanliness, and supporting residents in dining facilities in Meadville, PA.

The role involves dishwashing, stock management, meal setup, and following health and safety protocols per facility guidelines. Training is provided, with opportunities to participate in regular in-services and catering preparation.

Qualifications

• Must be able to read and follow instructions on food and cleaning products, machinery, schedules and directives.
• Able to write messages when answering the telephone.
• Capable of understanding and following dietary department directives.

Responsibilities

• Pour juices and ice water for breakfast.
• Dish and serve salad and dessert for main meals when needed.
• Assist cook when required.
• Take trays to residents if ill.
• Serve hot entrees for breakfast and main meals.
• Report to nurse any resident not in dining area.
• Clear dining area and wash dishes.
• Take temperatures on refrigerators.
• Attend mandatory meetings and in-services.
• Set up for catering functions.
• Assist residents during drills.
• Dish room setup for meals.
• Handle fresh fruit passing.
• Stock cereal cart and cracker baskets.
• Fill milk and water pitchers and butter dishes.
• Place milk orders.

Skills

Reading instructions

Writing messages

Dietary directives

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

A Dietary Aide assists in preparing and serving meals and maintaining cleanliness in the kitchen.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Pouring juices and ice water for breakfast
• Responsible for dishing and serving salad and dessert for main meal when needed
• Assisting cook when needed
• Taking trays to residents if ill
• Serving hot entrees for breakfast and main meal
• Reporting to nurse any resident not in dining area
• Clearing dining area for breakfast and main meal and washing dishes.
• Taking temperatures on refrigerators
• Attend all mandatory meetings and inservices
• Set up for all catering functions
• Help and assist residents during drills
• Dish room set-up for breakfast and main meal
• Passing of fresh fruit
• Stocking cold cereal cart and cracker baskets
• Filling milk and water pitchers and butter dishes
• Placing milk order

Non-Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. All other duties as assigned.

Working Conditions:

Must withstand hot humid temperatures during summer months. Wet slippery mats and floors in dish room; hot water when doing dishes; soap and cleaning compounds are safe if handled properly; hot coffee and water machines

Qualifications Necessary to Perform Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

High school graduate or equivalent. Must be able to read instructions on food and cleaning products, machinery, schedules and directives in dietary department. Must be able to write messages when answering the telephone.

Supervision Given:

N/A

Supervision Received:

Dietary Manager or in their absence, the cook on duty

Resident File Accessibility:

None

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration mandates that all health Care facilities have a written Exposure control Plan on blood Borne Pathogens and Other Potential Infectious Materials in place and available for all persons to review as needed. As a part of this plan a copy of the Task Evaluation and Classification Form must be made a part of each job description. The next page of this job description is a copy of that form. It indicates the tasks likely to be performed during this job, the type of body fluid/substances to which exposure is likely, volume, probability of exposure, route of exposure and protective barriers which are to be employed. All persons hired will be fully trained on the Blood Borne Pathogens and Other Potential Infectious materials Exposure Control Plan on the day of hire or prior to initial assignment. Along with this training all persons will be provided with a copy of the Task Evaluation and Classification Form related to job description.

Wesbury is an Equal Opportunity / Affir

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, race, color, veteran status, religion, sex, or national origin.