Dietary Cook Aide Part Time

Medilodge of Monroe, LLC; Monroe (MI); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Pay advances through UKG Wallet

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible scheduling

Unlimited referral bonuses

Job summary

MediLodge of Monroe is seeking a Dietary Cook Aide for a part-time role focused on preparing and serving meals for residents and staff, using proper food handling techniques.

The position requires adherence to menus and dietary orders, maintaining food safety temperatures, and keeping a clean work area. Flexible scheduling and daily/weekly pay options are available to support your financial needs.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of safe food preparation and handling techniques.
• Ability to read and write at a level appropriate for the job.
• Ability to communicate effectively with residents and their family members.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and/or pre-portions food for regular and therapeutic diets according to the planned menu.
• Utilizes standardized recipes to prepare menu items and ensures that food is served attractively.
• Ensures meals and snacks are delivered to designated areas on time.
• Maintains proper food temperatures during preparation and service.
• Serves resident meals/snacks according to diet orders and preferences.
• Labels, dates, and stores food properly.
• Keeps work area clean and uncluttered during preparation and service.
• Assists in receiving, storing, and verifying invoices for food and supplies.
• Ensures adequate stock and reports low levels to supervisor.
• Operates and maintains equipment in a clean, safe condition and reports issues.
• Works as a team member and interacts positively with residents, families, and visitors.

Skills

Safe food handling

Reading & writing

Resident communication

Education

Tenth grade or above

ServSafe/food safety certification preferred

Job description

MediLodge of Monroe
481 Village Green Ln
Monroe, MI 48162, USA

Description

Dietary Cook Aide - Part-Time

Michigan’s state-funded Senate Bill 690 (COVID-19) pay may be ending—but your earning power shouldn’t.
Join a team that values your dedication and is stepping up to help replace the missing pay in your paycheck.
Make the move to an employer that invests in you.

Facility: MediLodge of Monroe

Why Choose MediLodge?

• Michigan’s Largest Provider of long-term care skilled nursing and short-term rehabilitation services.
• Flexible Pay Options: Get paid daily, weekly, or bi-weekly with pay advances through UKG Wallet.
• Employee Assistance Program: Support available for your well-being.
• Flexible Scheduling: We offer various scheduling options—ask us about what works for you!
• Unlimited Referral Bonuses: Earn extra by referring others to join our team.

We value your contributions, and we want you to experience the professional success and personal fulfillment that comes with making a positive impact on the lives of our residents.

Summary:
The Dietary Cook Aide assists with the preparation and service of food using proper food handling and food safety techniques for residents, as well as employees and special events, while maintaining a clean and safe working environment.

Qualifications:

Education:

• Tenth grade or above desirable

Licenses/Certification:

• ServSafe Food Safety Certification preferred, or other food safety certification as required in state or county of facility.

Experience:

Job Functions:

• Prepares and/or pre-portions food (such as beverages, salads, desserts, and other items) for regular and therapeutic diets according to the planned menu for meals and snacks, as well as employees and special events using proper food handling/safety techniques.
• Utilizes standardized recipes to prepare menu items and ensures that food is served in an attractive, appetizing manner.
• Ensures that meals and snacks are delivered to designated areas according to established time schedules.
• Ensures that the proper quantity of food is prepared and/or pre-portioned withinestablished time schedules.
• Maintains the proper temperature of food during preparation and service and records temperatures of food.
• Serves resident meals/snacks accurately in accordance with the planned menu, the resident’s diet order, and food preferences.
• Labels, dates, and stores food properly.
• Ensures that refrigerator/freezer temperatures are within the appropriate range and records temperatures on appropriate logs and reports any discrepancies to the supervisor.
• Washes dishes, etc. according to established procedures for manual and/or automatic dishwashing and records water temperatures and/or sanitizer on designated logs. Reports any problems with proper water temperature or sanitizer to the supervisor in a timely manner.
• Keeps work area clean and uncluttered during preparation and service of food and performs cleaning assignments utilizing the proper cleaning chemicals.
• Ensures that dishes, etc. are readily available for the next meal, stores dishes, etc. in the proper location.
• Assists in receiving, storing, and verifying invoices for incoming food, supplies, etc. as indicated by the supervisor.
• Ensures that an adequate supply of food, supplies, etc. is always available. Reports inadequate stock levels to the supervisor in a timely manner.
• Operates and maintains equipment in a clean and safe operating condition according to manufacturer and supervisory direction and reports all equipment problems to supervisor promptly.
• Makes recommendations to the supervisor regarding improvements in recipes, menus, production and service of food, equipment, etc. to enhance the quality of the food service.
• Works as a team member and interacts appropriately in a positive manner with residents, families, and visitors.
• Performs other tasks as assigned.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Knowledge of safe food preparation and handling techniques.
• Ability to read and write at a level appropriate for the job.
• Ability to communicate effectively with residents and their family members.

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