Dietary Aide - Palm Valley Post Acute

Palm Valley Post Acute in; Goodyear (AZ); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team at a forward-thinking facility as a Dietary Aide, where your contributions directly enhance the dining experience for residents. This role involves learning food service routines, preparing meals, and maintaining a clean kitchen environment. You will play a vital part in ensuring food safety and sanitation standards are met while working collaboratively with kitchen staff. If you have a passion for food service and enjoy working in a supportive environment, this position offers an excellent opportunity to make a difference in the lives of others while developing your skills in the culinary field.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Ability to learn food service routines quickly.

Responsibilities

• Set up meal trays and assist with serving meals.
• Maintain cleanliness in the kitchen and dining areas.

Skills

Food Service Routine

Dishwasher Operation

Food Preparation

Sanitation Practices

Teamwork

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Tools

Dishwasher

Cleaning Supplies

Job description

Dietary Aide - Palm Valley Post Acute (Food Services)

General Purpose

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

Essential Duties

1. Must be able to learn food service routine within a short period.
2. Set up meal trays.
3. Strip down returned trays and start washing dishes.
4. Assist with serving the different meals.
5. Check and record chlorine concentration and water temperature of dishwashing machine at the beginning of shift.
6. Observe water temperatures of dishwasher during dishwashing cycles.
7. Operate dishwasher.
8. Prepare nourishments and snacks.
9. Sweep and mop kitchen.
10. Carry out trash and garbage.
11. Put groceries away in a safe, orderly and clean manner.
12. Leave the kitchen in a clean and sanitary manner and be of assistance when called upon by the cook or dietary supervisor.
13. Clean work surfaces and refrigerators.
14. Sweep, mop, and maintain floors.
15. Participate in the orientation and ongoing training of dietary staff.
16. Ability to work in cooperation and harmony with personnel in all departments.

Supervisory Requirements

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications

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.