Dietary Aide- 4pm to 7:30pm

Resthaven; Holland (MI); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in healthcare is seeking a kitchen assistant to support meal preparation and service for residents. This role involves ensuring high standards of customer satisfaction, maintaining cleanliness, and following dietary guidelines. Ideal candidates should have a high school diploma and experience in food service, along with strong communication and organizational skills.

Qualifications

• Completion of HS Diploma or GED strongly preferred.
• Experience in a food service institutional setting.

Responsibilities

• Assist in kitchen preparation and meal service to residents.
• Prepare beverages, fruits, salads, and desserts.
• Ensure cleanliness and sanitation of dining areas and kitchen.

Skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Time management

Caring and compassion

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Resthaven offers you a place where you can belong, with peers who care as much as you do. Learn on the job. Work in a state-of-the art facility. Have a purpose and make an impact in people’s lives. Build a career and gain stability. No matter your role, you’ll be appreciated and welcomed here.

Position Summary:Assist in kitchen preparation and meal service to the residents and potential visitors, ensuring a high standard of customer satisfaction. Responsible for following resident menus accurately, providing high quality service delivery and the proper cleaning and sanitation of the dining rooms, kitchen and soiled dishes.

• Prepare beverages, fruits, salads and desserts while assisting with other food preparation.
• Set up dining room tables.
• Follow resident menus accurately while preparing room trays and/or serving in the dining room.
• Take tableside food orders and deliver to residents in an organized, timely and courteous manner. When appropriate, offer available options to exceed resident expectations.
• Ensure that all dietary areas are maintained in a clean and safe manner and in compliance with established infection control procedures. Including proper work attire and following proper grooming and hygiene principles, including hair restraints.
• Deliver nourishments to units as required.
• Deliver food carts to designated places and ensure carts are returned to kitchen.
• Collect and remove trash and garbage to designated containers.
• Clean work areas, dining room, equipment, walls, cabinets, storage areas, and other areas assigned in accordance with established procedures.
• Wash dishes, cookware, flatware, and trays using approved procedures.
• Assumes all other position related responsibilities as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
• Communicates effectively and tactfully, while recognizing age, cultural orientation, needs, abilities and physical condition.
• Ability to display a sense of caring, concern, compassion and dignity for residents.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective and professional working relationships with residents, families, visitors, and employees.
• Well organized and attentive to detail.
• Ability to manage time productively.
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
• Ability to interact with residents, visitors, and employees.

Education, Training, Experience:

• Completion of HS Diploma or GED strongly preferred.
• Experience in a food service institutional setting.

Required Licenses, Registration, and/or Certifications:

• N/A

Nonessential Responsibilities:

• Practice high standards of ethics, honesty, and accuracy.
• Flexible schedule with ability to work weekends and holidays.
• Stand, lift 50 pounds, and pull and push items.

Work environment:

• Sudden extreme changes in temperature, subject to burns, cuts, and the possibility of injury from falls on slippery floors.
• Requests for reasonable accommodations may be made through Human Resources to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Resthaven's Mission Statement: To glorify God by providing a continuum of quality care and services that demonstrates the love and compassion of Jesus Christ.