Dietary Aid

The overall purpose of the dietary aide position is to provide assistance in the delivery of dietary services. Incumbents may prepare and/or serve food items, set up tables and trays, wash tableware and cooking utensils, perform general cleaning tasks, and deliver soiled linen, etc., to the laundry.

• Functional literacy in English isrequired.
• Physical ability to lift/carry equipment, food supplies, etc., is necessary.
• Experience in food service ispreferred.
• Experience using dishwashing equipment ishelpful.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills arenecessary.
• Vision must be adequate to see menus,etc.

Essential Functions

• Assures that sanitation and quality standards are met.
• Scrapes, stacks, loads, washes according to instructions, unloads and stores tableware and utensils.
• Sanitizes food carts and dishwashing counters after meal, and keeps dishwashing area clean at all
• times.
• Logs/records wash/rinse temperatures.
• Neatly arranges tray and/or table setting with proper tableware, condiments, and tray card.
• Performs various food preparation tasks, and assists in apportioning servings.
• Prepares and serves beverages per menu/recipe.
• Cleans beverage dispensers according to manufacturer' s instructions.
• Performs other cleaning tasks according to established schedules.
• Must be able to perform moderate to heavy lifting.
• Must be able to walk or stand for extended periods of time.
• May prepare and/or deliver nourishments/supplements identified with resident name room number, date, and time.
• May maintain or assist in maintaining, dry storage areas by logging temperatures daily and handling the unpacking, dating, and rotating of food and non-food supplies.
• Maintains tray cards, making changes as may be directed or necessary.
• Delivers soiled linens to laundry.
• Identifies and corrects safety hazard.
• Performs other duties/tasks as may be assigned.