Dietary Aide: Meal Service & Sanitation Specialist

Heron House at Largo; Largo (FL); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Heron House at Largo is seeking staff to support dining services by preparing meal service items, trimming portions, and assisting with meal cart assembly. You will set trays, call tickets, and transport carts to the appropriate areas while maintaining sanitation standards.

Candidates should be familiar with reading menus, maintaining temperature logs, and reporting equipment issues to supervision. This on-site role is essential for daily meal service in a senior living setting.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of sanitation practices and temperature logs.
• Ability to read and follow menus accurately.
• Attention to portion control and safe food handling.

Responsibilities

• Prepare items needed for meal service including beverages, silverware, trays, condiments, breads, etc.
• Serve meal items according to menu’s provided using correct portion control utensils.
• Prepare meal carts according to lists provided.
• Set trays, call tickets, serve or pull carts to correct area.
• Remove food carts from dining rooms, etc. and transport to washing area.
• Dispose of garbage and trash to keep work areas clean, dry and free of hazardous items.
• Report disrepair of kitchen and dietary appliances, equipment, etc. immediately to supervisor.
• Reset stations, juice carts to be ready for next meal.
• Must be knowledgeable in sanitation, temperature logs and reading menu’s.

Skills

Sanitation knowledge

Menu reading

Temperature log maintenance

Job description

Heron House at Largo is seeking staff to support dining services by preparing meal service items, trimming portions, and assisting with meal cart assembly. You will set trays, call tickets, and transport carts to the appropriate areas while maintaining sanitation standards.

Candidates should be familiar with reading menus, maintaining temperature logs, and reporting equipment issues to supervision. This on-site role is essential for daily meal service in a senior living setting.