Therapeutic Diet Aide - Compassionate Dining & Service

Encore Parkside; West Meadow (DE); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Encore Health Services seeks a Dietary Aide to prepare and serve therapeutic diet trays for health center residents. You will handle desserts, salads, and meal service, ensuring accurate tray setup and safe transport within the facility.

Ideal candidates will have English proficiency, empathy for the elderly, and ability to follow diet orders while maintaining hygiene and equipment standards throughout shifts.

Qualifications

• Ability to understand and follow instructions in English, communicate effectively, and perform simple arithmetic.
• Previous experience in nursing home food service preferred.
• Ability to plan and organize work, set up trays and plates in accordance with diet orders and interpret specifications and standards.
• Ability to work in close cooperation with residents, guests, visitors, families, supervisor and peers. Requires empathy for the elderly.

Responsibilities

• Prepares therapeutic desserts and salads as required.
• Serves meals in the health center.
• Sets up tables in the health center dining room and breaks down same after meal.
• Transports hot and cold foods to and from the health center.
• Transports all required non food items to and from the health center.
• Maintains station equipment and work area in safe and sanitary condition.
• Maintains acceptable standards of personal hygiene and complies with department dress code.
• Attends in-service training and education sessions as assigned.
• Performs specific work duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor.

Skills

Fluent English

Empathy for elderly

Job description

Encore Health Services seeks a Dietary Aide to prepare and serve therapeutic diet trays for health center residents. You will handle desserts, salads, and meal service, ensuring accurate tray setup and safe transport within the facility.

Ideal candidates will have English proficiency, empathy for the elderly, and ability to follow diet orders while maintaining hygiene and equipment standards throughout shifts.