Dietary Aide: Resident Meal Service & Kitchen Support

Accolade Healthcare; Danville (IL); On-site; USD 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Accolade Healthcare in Danville, IL is seeking a Dietary Aide to serve meals to residents, visitors and staff with friendly, professional service. You will assist with food prep, tray assembly, and dining room duties, ensuring meals meet each resident's needs.

The role requires a high school diploma or equivalent, strong customer service, teamwork, reliability, and flexibility to work weekends and holidays; a Food Handlers certificate is expected or must be obtained.

Qualifications

• Ability to work with and serve a variety of people is required.
• Excellent customer service skills are required.
• Ability to follow instructions and work as part of a team are required.
• Reliability is required.
• Must be able to work a weekend and holiday rotation.
• Food Handlers Certification is/will be required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare tray line with napkins, wrapped silverware, trays, lids for plates, placemats.
• Complete food prep for tray line and cooler.
• Puree food as needed.
• Place food and beverage items on trays according to meal requests or physicians' orders.
• Stock carts with ice water and iced tea for lunch.
• Load and deliver cards to various areas of the Facility, including individual resident rooms and group dining rooms
• Complete food prep for the next day.
• Serve lunch on tray line.
• Check dates and rotate stock as required by facility policy
• Clear tables and sanitize tables and tabletop items.
• Empty carts and take out trash.
• Wipe inside and outside and fronts of carts with sanitizer solution.
• Clean coffee pots and other kitchen equipment.
• Clean up kitchen and wash dishes.
• Prepare kitchen and dining rooms for the next meal.
• Answer kitchen phone as needed.
• Perform other related work as required or requested.

Skills

People skills

Customer service

Teamwork

Reliability

Flexibility (weekends/holidays)

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Accolade Healthcare in Danville, IL is seeking a Dietary Aide to serve meals to residents, visitors and staff with friendly, professional service. You will assist with food prep, tray assembly, and dining room duties, ensuring meals meet each resident's needs.

The role requires a high school diploma or equivalent, strong customer service, teamwork, reliability, and flexibility to work weekends and holidays; a Food Handlers certificate is expected or must be obtained.