Dietary aide-Full Time

Beachwood Post Acute & Rehab in; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Beachwood Post Acute & Rehab in Santa Monica, CA is seeking a Dietary Aide to support daily food service operations. You will learn the routine quickly, set up meal trays, operate the dishwasher, assist with serving meals, and maintain a sanitary kitchen environment.

The role involves following recipes, recording temperatures, and collaborating with the cook and dietary supervisor to ensure smooth meal service and compliance with safety standards.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Must obtain and maintain a food handlers' certificate.
• Ability to read technical procedures and recipes.
• Ability to follow instructions from managers and employees.

Responsibilities

• Learn food service routine quickly.
• Set up meal trays.
• Wash dishes and inspect dishwasher.
• Assist with serving meals.
• Maintain sanitary kitchen and surfaces.
• Clean and mop kitchen floors.
• Restock groceries and supplies.
• Participate in staff training.
• Coordinate with Cook and Dietary supervisor.

Skills

Food service

Dishwashing

Sanitation

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Dishwasher

Job description

Dietary aide-Full Time (Food Services)

General Purpose

The dietary aide assignments are determined by the needs basis on the activity of the shift. He/she is reports to the Cook and Dietary supervisor.

Essential Duties

• Must be able to learn food service routine within a short period.
• Set up meal trays.
• Must strip down returned trays and start washing dishes.
• Assist with serving the different meals.
• Check and record chlorine concentration and water temperature of dishwashing machine at the beginning of shift.
• Observe water temperatures of dishwasher during dishwashing cycles.
• Operate dishwasher.
• Prepare nourishments and snacks.
• Sweep and mop kitchen.
• Carry out trash and garbage.
• Put groceries away in a safe, orderly and clean manner.
• To leave the kitchen in a clean and sanitary manner and be of assistance when called upon by the cook or dietary supervisor.
• Clean work surfaces and refrigerators.
• Sweep, mop, and maintain floors.
• Participate in the orientation and on going training of dietary staff.
• Ability to work in cooperation and harmony with personnel in all departments.

Supervisory Requirements

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualification

Education and/or Experience

High school diploma or equivalent.

Language Skills

Ability to read technical procedures. Ability to read and follow recipes. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and employees.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to solve practical problems. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Must obtain and maintain food handlers' certificate.

Physical Demands

The essential functions of this position require the following physical abilities:Standing and /or walking very frequently. Sitting occasionally. Reaching with hands and arms frequently, pushing/pulling very frequently. Talking and /or hearing very frequently. Tasting and /or smelling very frequently. Lifting up to 50 pounds frequently. Climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling occasionally. Close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception in vision: ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.