Dietary Aide: Patient Meals & Tray Service (PRN)

Cypress Pointe Health & Wellness; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Cypress Pointe Health & Wellness is seeking Dietary Aides/Tray Aides on a PRN basis to support meal service in the health center. You will prepare desserts and salads, serve meals, set up dining tables, and transport food and supplies between pantries and dining rooms while ensuring adherence to diet orders.

The role emphasizes teamwork with residents, families, and staff, strong English communication, and the ability to handle routine measurements and conversions.

Qualifications

• Ability to understand and follow instructions in English.
• Experience in nursing home food service preferred, but not required.
• Ability to plan, organize and set up trays and plates according to diet orders.
• Ability to work in close cooperation with residents, guests, visitors, families, supervisor and peers.

Responsibilities

• Prepares therapeutic desserts and salads as required.
• Serves meals in the health center pantries.
• Sets up tables in the health center dining room(s) and breaks them down after the meals.
• Transports hot and cold foods to and from the health center pantries.
• Transports all required non-food items to and from the health center pantries.
• Washes silver, glass, china in dish machines in pantries as per regulation.
• Provides health center snacks and supplements per diet orders.
• Maintains stock and sanitation levels in coffee and juice machines in dining rooms.

Skills

English comprehension

Communication skills

Arithmetic

Measurements & conversions

Job description

Cypress Pointe Health & Wellness is seeking Dietary Aides/Tray Aides on a PRN basis to support meal service in the health center. You will prepare desserts and salads, serve meals, set up dining tables, and transport food and supplies between pantries and dining rooms while ensuring adherence to diet orders.

The role emphasizes teamwork with residents, families, and staff, strong English communication, and the ability to handle routine measurements and conversions.