Dietary Aide

Hearthside Nursing Home; State College (Centre County); On-site; USD 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Hearthside Nursing Home is seeking staff to assist in food preparation, serving meals, and maintaining sanitary kitchen and dining areas. The role emphasizes teamwork, hospitality for residents, and adherence to safety protocols.

Responsibilities include tray assembly, meal delivery, sanitation of dishes and equipment, and helping manage dietary needs. This position requires confidentiality and cooperative engagement with the care team.

Qualifications

• Promote an atmosphere of teamwork and hospitality for residents.
• Maintain cleanliness and sanitation in kitchen and dining areas.
• Adhere to Standard Precautions and fire drill/evacuation procedures.
• Maintain confidentiality of resident and facility records/information.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation and serving of meals and snacks.
• Check trays for menu and diet accuracy and readiness.
• Deliver meals to residents and set up trays for service.
• Prepare serving lines with appropriate foods and utensils.
• Work on tray service lines and ensure correct diets.
• Deliver and return food carts to and from the dining area and dishwashing area.
• Collect soiled trays and transport to dishwashing area.
• Wash dishes and clean kitchen and dining equipment; mop floors as needed.
• Help maintain cleanliness of kitchen and food prep equipment.

Job description

General Purpose:

Assist in food preparation and serving; maintain clean and sanitary conditions in the kitchen and dining areas under the supervision of the Dietary Manager or Cook.

Essential Job Functions:

This facility expects their employees to promote an atmosphere of teamwork with other employees and hospitality and comfort for its residents. Therefore, the following list of duties is not all-inclusive:

Food Preparation, Serving and Cleaning

• Assist in the preparation and serving of meals and snacks.

• Assist in checking trays for menu and diet preferences and accuracy.

• Set up trays and deliver meals to residents.

• Set up serving line with cold foods, condiments, serving containers, dishes, silverware, etc. according to the menus and as instructed.

• Work on central tray service line, placing appropriate food on general and modified diet trays, as directed.

• Deliver loaded food carts to corridor and return unloaded carts to dish washing unit.

• Collect soiled trays and utensils from dining room tables and transport them to dish washing area.

• Wash dishes, clean equipment, wipe off dining room and worktables, clean utensils, pots and pans; mop floors in dietary, etc., as assigned.

• Clean and maintain kitchen and food preparation equipment as assigned.

• Wash, sanitize, and store trays, dishes and utensils.

Supply

• Stock and store food items as assigned.

• Maintain a level of food and supplies adequate for the next meal and assist in inventorying and storing incoming foods and supplies.

• Report hazardous conditions, equipment, accidents and incidents, as necessary.

Other duties

• Attend in-service education programs in order to meet facility educational requirements.

• Be familiar with Standard Precautions, Exposure Control Plan, Fire Drill and Evacuation Procedures and know how to use the information.

• Maintain confidentiality of resident and facility records/information.