Dietary Assistant

Hospice of the Upstate; South Carolina; On-site; USD 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Ontario Trillium Foundation is seeking a Dietary Assistant to assist in meal preparation, tray delivery, and kitchen clean-up within a compassionate care environment. The role supports quality standards and the facility's mission, values, and commitment to service.

The incumbent will follow safety and hygiene guidelines, assist with hot bar and cold food setup, and perform routine cleaning and stocking duties as needed to ensure smooth daily operations.

Qualifications

• Must have some cooking skills.
• Must be responsible and accept supervision.
• Must be able to take initiative and manage time wisely.
• Must be able to communicate verbally and in writing and work cooperatively with team members and staff.
• Must be able to work successfully with varied groups of people and perform each essential duty satisfactorily, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Responsibilities

• Assist with meal preparation, including cooking.
• Assist staff with preparation of food trays.
• Assist with cooking and setting up the hot bar and salad bar.
• Operate the cashier station and accurately process customer transactions.
• Welcome customers from the community into Rose Hall dining and provide courteous, professional service.
• Assist staff with delivering food trays to patient care areas.
• Assist staff with retrieving food trays from patient care areas.
• Ensure all dishes have been cleaned and put away in accordance with state regulations.
• Ensure all foods are tightly sealed and properly labeled before placing them in the refrigerator.
• Ensure all countertops are cleaned.
• Clean equipment as assigned.
• Follow the posted cleaning list, including dining room cleaning responsibilities.
• Perform miscellaneous duties assigned within the kitchen.
• Unload trucks when they arrive; break boxes down and discard them in the proper place.
• Assume other duties as necessary.

Skills

Cooking skills

Accountability

Time management

Verbal & written communication

Team collaboration

Adaptability

Job description

Position Summary / Function:

The primary function of the Dietary Assistant position is the preparation of meals, delivering and retrieving trays, storing food, and cleaning the kitchen area. This role supports the facility’s mission, values, quality standards, and commitment to compassionate service, accountability, communication, and continuous improvement.

Supervision Received:

Reports to: Dietary Team Manager

Supervision Exercised:

Supervises: None

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

These tasks are illustrative only. To carry out the day-to-day functions of the job, other duties may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.

• Assist with meal preparation, including cooking.
• Assist staff with preparation of food trays.
• Assist with cooking and setting up the hot bar and salad bar.
• Operate the cashier station and accurately process customer transactions.
• Welcome customers from the community into Rose Hall dining and provide courteous, professional service.
• Assist staff with delivering food trays to patient care areas.
• Assist staff with retrieving food trays from patient care areas.
• Ensure all dishes have been cleaned and put away in accordance with state regulations.
• Ensure all foods are tightly sealed and properly labeled before placing them in the refrigerator.
• Ensure all countertops are cleaned.
• Clean equipment as assigned.
• Follow the posted cleaning list, including dining room cleaning responsibilities.
• Perform miscellaneous duties assigned within the kitchen.
• Unload trucks when they arrive; break boxes down and discard them in the proper place.
• Assume other duties as necessary.

ACCOUNTABILITY EXPECTATIONS

• Communicate clearly with fellow employees and supervisors.
• Ensure the protection of patient and employee information by following HIPAA-HITECH guidelines.
• Maintain the integrity of all forms of patient information, including electronic personal health information.
• Access only the minimum necessary information required to complete assigned job duties.
• Be flexible and organized, and work effectively and professionally under stress.
• Professionally represent the organization with credibility, dignity, excellence, and trust.
• Demonstrate and communicate the mission, ethics, and goals of the facility as the face of Hospice.

DESIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Must have some cooking skills.
• Must be responsible and accept supervision.
• Must be able to take initiative and manage time wisely.
• Must be able to communicate verbally and in writing and work cooperatively with team members and staff.
• Must be able to work successfully with varied groups of people and perform each essential duty satisfactorily, with or without reasonable accommodation.

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND SCHEDULE

Work is performed in a commercial kitchen and patient care support environment. The Dietary Assistant must be available to work the assigned schedule which includes weekends, holidays, or additional hours as business needs require and as permitted by applicable wage and hour laws.

TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED

Commercial kitchen equipment.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

May be required to climb steps, stoop, bend, or lift up to 50 pounds. Must be able to communicate compassionately with patients, families, employees, and the general public. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job, with or without reasonable accommodation.