Dietary Aide

Acadia Healthcare Company; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Acadia Healthcare Company is seeking a full-time Dietary Aide for a new behavioral health facility in Danville, PA. The role involves preparing and serving food, ensuring compliance with safety regulations, and maintaining cleanliness in dining areas. Ideal candidates will have a high school diploma and a ServSafe Certification.

Qualifications

• ServSafe Certification preferred.
• Experience in a dietary or food service role.
• Ability to follow standardized recipes.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and deliver food services.
• Sanitation of kitchen and dining areas.
• Ensure compliance with food safety regulations.

Skills

Food Safety

Sanitation Procedures

Food Preparation

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Acadia Healthcare and Geisinger Health have partnered to establish a state-of-the-art, 96-bed behavioral health hospital in Danville, PA. Geisinger Behavioral Health Center Danville will serve pediatric and adult patients, offering inpatient treatment, intensive outpatient programming, and ECT services. It will also serve as a teaching hospital for students and residents of Geisinger’s College of Health Sciences. Set to open in Summer 2025, this facility will help meet the urgent need for accessible, high-quality psychiatric care in the region, expanding capacity to support patients with diverse mental health needs.

This is a full-time day shift Dietary Aide position.

What would you do in this role?

Routine food preparation and delivery services of cold or hot foods in the facility.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Perform routine tasks related to clean up and sanitation of kitchen, dining or serving areas.
• Properly prepare, serve and store food in accordance with facility policies.
• Ensure compliance with state or federal regulations.
• Prepare foods according to standardized recipes and approved menu.
• Utilize service methods and food handling techniques to ensure quality.
• Understand and apply the sanitation procedures needed to provide a safe and healthy environment.
• Adhere to menu compliance, special diet compliance and report any dietary non-compliance, concern or complaint of patients to dietician, supervisor or manager.
• Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.

LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:

• ServSafe Certification or similar food safety certification, where required by the state and facility.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.

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