Dietary Aide

Essential Healthcare Management; Torrington (CT); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Essential Healthcare Management is seeking a part-time dietary aide to support daily meal service for residents. The role involves preparing and assembling trays, ensuring accurate portions according to menus and diet slips, and serving meals at safe temperatures.

You will maintain hygienic work areas and equipment and assist with nourishment delivery as needed. The position requires meticulous attention to sanitary practices and the ability to follow prescribed dietary guidelines, with shifts

Qualifications

• Moderate food handling and sanitation practices.

Responsibilities

• Set up trays according to menu and diet slips.
• Serve food at proper temperature.
• Maintain sanitary work area and equipment.
• Clean and sanitize kitchen areas and dishwashing equipment.
• Assist with tray assembly and nourishment delivery to residents.

Skills

Food preparation

Sanitation

Attention to detail

Job description

10 Hours a week 7a-12p

Sets up trays quickly, accurately, and in a neat, attractive arrangement.

• Places food on trays according to menu and special diet slips.
• Serves food at proper temperature.
• Handles food and equipment in accordance with sanitary practices.
• Cleans work area and equipment such as counters, tray carts, pots, pans, steam tables, coffee urns, stoves, utensils, dishes, floors, mixers, refrigerators, blenders, steamers, etc.
• Performs all steps necessary to ensure dishes, silverware, pots, and pans and kitchen equipment are clean and sanitary.
• Checks dish machine at least once a day to ensure that proper temperatures and chemicals are maintained at a level to sanitize dishes.
• Stores dishes and equipment in proper places.
• Soaks and removes stains from dishes when necessary.
• Stocks or assists with stocking of perishable and non-perishable goods.
• Strips trucks according to instructions, disposing of leftover food in an approved manner.
• Is responsible for washing floors, in walk –in storerooms, and kitchen according to posted schedule.
• Cleans kitchen equipment such as disposal, tables, dishwasher, dish cabinet, and food carts.
• Assists set-up person with the placing of desserts, fluids, etc., on residents’ tray.
• Drains and cleans dish machine after each meal.
• Disposes of dish room and kitchen trash.
• Breaks up and discards all boxes.
• Is responsible for checking under stationary objects for cleanliness and informs Food Service Director of areas needing attention. May be asked to clean area if time permits.
• Prepares and delivers nourishments to resident’s area.
• Bags bread and margarine, dishes desserts and fluids for residents.

Performs other tasks as required.