Full-Time Dietary Aide — Nutritious Meals & Resident Care

Garden City Healthcare Center; Modesto (CA); On-site; USD 23,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Full-time

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Life insurance

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Training growth

Bonuses

Supportive leadership

Meaningful work

Job summary

Garden City Healthcare Center is seeking a dependable and caring Full-Time Dietary Aide to join our team. In this role, you will help prepare and serve nutritious meals while creating a positive and welcoming dining experience for our residents.

The ideal candidate is friendly, reliable, and committed to maintaining high standards of food safety, sanitation, and resident service. This position offers full-time hours at a competitive hourly wage.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Food Handler Card or required food-safety certification maintained.
• Follow menus, diet instructions, safety procedures, and cleaning schedules.
• Strong communication, customer-service, and teamwork skills.
• Dependable attendance and a positive, resident-focused attitude.
• Ability to work weekends and holidays as scheduled.
• Ability to perform essential functions with reasonable accommodations.

Responsibilities

• Assist with preparing and serving meals according to approved menus and resident dietary requirements.
• Assemble resident meal trays with the correct foods, portions, beverages, and utensils.
• Follow instructions for therapeutic diets, altered food textures, allergies, and resident preferences.
• Deliver and collect meal trays in a timely and courteous manner.
• Assist residents during meal service as directed.
• Wash and sanitize dishes, utensils, cookware, kitchen equipment, and serving carts.
• Clean and maintain kitchen, dining, food-storage, and work areas.
• Follow proper food-handling, labeling, dating, storage, and temperature-control procedures.
• Assist with receiving, organizing, and storing food and supplies.
• Follow established cleaning schedules, infection-prevention practices, and safety procedures.
• Report resident meal concerns, equipment problems, and supply needs to the Dietary Supervisor.
• Work cooperatively with dietary, nursing, and other facility staff.
• Maintain residents' privacy and the confidentiality of their health information.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication

Customer service

Teamwork

Attendance reliability

Follow instructions

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Garden City Healthcare Center is seeking a dependable and caring Full-Time Dietary Aide to join our team. In this role, you will help prepare and serve nutritious meals while creating a positive and welcoming dining experience for our residents.

The ideal candidate is friendly, reliable, and committed to maintaining high standards of food safety, sanitation, and resident service. This position offers full-time hours at a competitive hourly wage.