Dietary Aide

Synergy Senior Management; Michigan; On-site; USD 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Pineview Cottage is seeking an energetic Dietary Aide to join our growing team in northern Michigan. The successful candidate will communicate effectively and provide excellent customer service to our residents while assisting with meal services and diet-order adherence.

Responsibilities include preparing desserts and salads, serving meals, stocking and sanitizing machines, and maintaining clean dining areas. Prior nursing home food service experience is preferred but not required.

Qualifications

• Understand and follow English instructions; communicate effectively.
• Previous nursing home food service experience preferred, but not required.
• Ability to plan and set up trays by diet orders; interpret specifications.
• Empathy for the elderly; work well with residents and staff.

Responsibilities

• Prepares therapeutic desserts and salads as required
• Serves meals in the health center pantries
• Sets up tables in the health center dining room(s) and breaks them down after the meals
• Transports hot and cold foods to and from the health center pantries
• Transports all required non-food items to and from the health center pantries
• Washes silver, glass, china in dish machines in pantries as per regulation
• Provides health center snacks and supplements per diet orders
• Maintains stock and sanitation levels in coffee and juice machines in dining rooms
• Sets tables and maintains work stations in proper order
• Takes order, provides service and requested items both graciously and courteously
• Clears dishes from tables during and after meal service
• Answers pertinent questions about menu items
• Ensures that orders match Physician's diet orders

Skills

English proficiency

Communication skills

Basic arithmetic

Dietary measurements

Job description

Pineview Cottage, northern Michigans premier senior assisted livingcommunity, islooking for an energetic Dietary Aide to join our growing team! The right candidate will have the ability to communicate effectively and be able to provide excellent customer service to our residents.

Responsibilities

• Prepares therapeutic desserts and salads as required

• Serves meals in the health center pantries

• Sets up tables in the health center dining room(s) and breaks them down after the meals

• Transports hot and cold foods to and from the health center pantries

• Transports all required non-food items to and from the health center pantries

• Washes silver, glass, china in dish machines in pantries as per regulation

• Provides health center snacks and supplements per diet orders

• Maintains stock and sanitation levels in coffee and juice machines in dining rooms

• Sets tables and maintains work stations in proper order

• Takes order, provides service and requested items both graciously and courteously

• Clears dishes from tables during and after meal service

• Answers pertinent questions about menu items

• Ensures that orders match Physician's diet orders

Qualifications

• Ability to understand and follow instructions in English, communicate effectively, perform simple arithmetic, and understand measurements and conversions

• Previous experience in nursing home food service preferred, but not required

• Ability to plan, organize and set up trays and plates by diet orders and interpret specifications and standards

• Ability to work in close cooperation with residents, guests, visitors, families, supervisors and peers. Requires empathy for the eldery

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