Dietary Aide

Lion Care; Saint Petersburg (FL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday Pay

Paid Time Off

Growth opportunities

Positive work environment

Teamwork

Job summary

Lion Care in Saint Petersburg, FL is seeking a Dietary Aide to support meals for patients. You will assist with meal prep, tray service, and maintaining sanitary kitchen areas, following diet lists and special instructions.

Responsibilities include following production sheets, labeling nourishments, serving trays, communicating with patients during meals, and supporting cooks. The role offers full-time and part-time schedules, holiday pay, PTO, room for growth, and a positive team environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to follow tray tickets and therapeutic diets when serving meals.
• Knowledge of sanitation practices related to food handling.
• Ability to portion and serve food as specified.
• Willingness to assist cook and follow directives.

Responsibilities

• Performs tasks in meal preparation, service, and cleanup for meals served to patients.
• Assists cook as directed by the food service director.
• Prepares and labels nourishments according to center procedures.
• Prepares and portions desserts, salads and other non-entrée foods into dishes; pours beverages.
• Follows production sheets and pre-preparation sheets or guidelines when appropriate.
• Sweeps and mops kitchen floors as assigned.
• Washes dishes and silverware according to dishwashing procedure.
• Puts clean dishes and silverware away.
• Maintains clean, neat, and orderly work areas.
• Does cleaning assignments.
• Takes trash to dumpster if assigned.
• Works on meal tray serving line.
• Reads and follows tray tickets, including therapeutic/specialty diets when serving meals.
• Serves meal trays to patient and pours beverages for patients when assigned to dining room.
• Pushes food carts to appropriate patient care areas.
• Communicates with patients during meal times when serving in dining areas.
• Working knowledge of sanitation practices relating to food handling.

Skills

Food service

Sanitation knowledge

Dietary lists

Tools

Kitchen equipment

Job description

Dietary Aide

Responsibilities

• Performs a variety of tasks usually not requiring cooking skills in the preparation, service, and clean up for meals served to patients in the nursing center

• Assists cook as directed by the food service director

• Prepares and labels nourishments according to center procedures

• Prepares and portions desserts, salads and other non-entrée foods into dishes; pours beverages

• Follows production sheets and pre-preparation sheets or guidelines when appropriate

• Sweeps and mops kitchen floors as assigned

• Washes dishes and silverware according to dishwashing procedure

• Puts clean dishes and silverware away

• Maintains clean, neat, and orderly work areas

• Does cleaning assignments

• Takes trash to dumpster if assigned

• Works on meal tray serving line

• Reads and follows tray tickets, including therapeutic/specialty diets when serving meals

• Serves meal trays to patient and pours beverages for patients when assigned to dining room

• Pushes food carts to appropriate patient care areas

• Communicates with patients during meal times when serving in dining areas

• Working knowledge of sanitation practices relating to food handling.

• Ability to follow diet lists, portion food as specified and serve food in an appetizing manner.

Offers

Full Time & Part Time Schedule

Holiday Pay

Paid Time Off

Room for growth

Positive work environment

Teamwork

Background Screening Clearinghouse Link

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