Dietary Aide

Hearthside Nursing Home; State College (Centre County); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Hearthside Nursing Home is seeking a kitchen aide to assist in food preparation, serving meals, and maintaining sanitary kitchen and dining areas. The role emphasizes teamwork, hospitality, and safety protocols while delivering meals to residents and supporting diet accommodations.

Responsibilities include tray setup, delivery, dishwashing, and maintaining inventory and cleanliness of the dining environment as directed by the Dietary Manager or Cook.

Qualifications

• Assist in the preparation and serving of meals.
• Set up trays and deliver meals to residents.
• Wash dishes and maintain clean dining areas.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

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.