Dietary Aide

Allure Healthcare Services; Mendota (IL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive hourly wage

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Allure of Mendota is seeking a compassionate Dietary Aide to join our skilled nursing and healthcare center in Mendota, Illinois. You will assist with meal preparation and serving, ensuring food safety and hospitality for residents.

Responsibilities include inspecting diet trays, ensuring accuracy against tickets and menus, and maintaining a clean dining and kitchen environment. We offer both full-time and part-time shifts with competitive pay and benefits.

Qualifications

• Must meet eligibility requirements for IDPH Health Care Worker Registry.
• Must be able to safely perform job-related functions, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• CPR certification as required.
• Food Handler Certification as required by State of Illinois.

Responsibilities

• Assist with meal preparation and serving, ensuring food safety and hygiene procedures are followed at all times.
• Inspect special diet trays before passing to ensure they comply with dietary restrictions.
• Check the accuracy of meal trays against printed tray tickets and menu.
• Resolve problems with resident trays and resolve resident requests or complaints.
• Assist with room service delivery, including assembling resident trays, loading carts, and delivering meals to residents.
• Maintain clean and sanitized kitchen, storeroom, and dining room areas, equipment, and surfaces.
• Wash dishes and/or utensils in a way that is in line with acceptable practice standards.
• Complete required documentation of meal service.
• Other duties as assigned or needed.

Job description

Job Summary: We are seeking a compassionate and detail-oriented Dietary Aide to join our team at Allure of Mendota, a skilled nursing and healthcare center in Mendota, Illinois. As a Dietary Aide, you will play a vital role in ensuring the highest quality of care and service to our residents. If you are passionate about providing excellent food and hospitality services, we encourage you to apply for this rewarding opportunity.

Responsibilities

• Assist with meal preparation and serving, ensuring food safety and hygiene procedures are followed at all times.
• Inspect special diet trays before passing to ensure they comply with dietary restrictions.
• Check the accuracy of meal trays against printed tray tickets and menu.
• Resolve problems with resident trays and resolve resident requests or complaints.
• Assist with room service delivery, including assembling resident trays, loading carts, and delivering meals to residents.
• Maintain clean and sanitized kitchen, storeroom, and dining room areas, equipment, and surfaces.
• Wash dishes and/or utensils in a way that is in line with acceptable practice standards.
• Complete required documentation of meal service.
• Other duties as assigned or needed.

Additional Functions

• Complete required training, online training, and attend department and all staff meetings.
• Come to work as scheduled and consistently demonstrate dependability and punctuality.
• Mandatory reporting of suspected abuse/neglect/misappropriation/exploitation to administrator, director, or nursing, or charge nurse if administrator and/or DNS are not in building.

Requirements

• Must meet eligibility requirements for IDPH Health Care Worker Registry.
• Must be able to safely and successfully perform job-related functions, with or without reasonable accommodation required by federal, state, or local law.
• CPR certification as required.
• Food Handler Certification as required by State of Illinois.

Work Environment

• Full-time and part-time positions available.
• Various shifts available, including 1st - 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 2nd - 2 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Benefits

• Competitive hourly wage of $15.
• Comprehensive benefits package.

Note: Allure of Mendota is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive work environment.