Kitchen/Dietary Aide

Redwood Grove Post Acute; Santa Cruz (CA); On-site; USD 2,066,000 - 2,617,000; Full time

Job summary

Redwood Grove Post Acute in Santa Cruz, CA is seeking a dependable Dietary Aide. The role involves preparing and portioning foods for regular and therapeutic diets and serving meals to residents. You will follow menus, maintain food safety, and help with tray line setup.

You'll ensure meals look and taste good, maintain safe temperatures, and support the dining service team to meet scheduling and diet orders. Weekend work may be required and shifts run from 11:30am to 8pm.

Qualifications

• Provides quality meal service following defined recipes and diets.
• Maintains proper food handling and safety according to policy.
• Assembles and checks trays according to menu, diet orders, and timing requirements.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and pre-portions foods for regular and therapeutic diets.
• Ensures food is served attractively and tastes as expected.
• Maintains correct temperatures during prep and service.
• Assists with tray line setup and tray assembly, checking accuracy during service.

Skills

Hard-working

Reliable

Job description

• We are looking for a hard-working candidate who is reliable!
• Schedule: The schedule for this position will vary and may have to work weekends.
• Hours: 11:30am to 8pm
• The Dietary Aide is responnsible for:
• Prepares and/or pre-portions food (such as beverages, salads, desserts, and other items assigned by the supervisor) for regular and therapeutic diets according to the planned menu and production sheets and as directed.
• Handles food using proper food handling and food safety techniques according to established policies and procedures.
• Insures that food is served in an attractive, appetizing manner. Uses proper tasting technique to insure quality taste and palatability prior to service.
• Maintains the proper temperature of food during preparation and service. Records food temperatures according to established policy.
• Assists with the setup of the tray line. Assembles trays according to the planned menu and tray tickets, stated portion, resident food preferences, and diet order and within the established time schedules. Assists in checking trays during service for accuracy. Assisting washing dishes as needed.