Dietary Aide

Principal Responsibilities:

• Assists with food ordering, storage and preparation as designated by the supervisor.

• Assists cooks as directed by the supervisor.

• Prepares and labels nourishments according to center procedures.

• Prepares and portions desserts, salads and other non-entrée foods into dishes; pours beverages.

• Follows production sheets and pre-preparation sheets or guidelines when appropriate.

• Completes pre-preparation as needed or assigned including washing, peeling and cutting vegetables and fruits to

prepare for use; Slices meat and measures or weighs for menu compliance and nutrition accuracy.

• Follows the cleaning schedule; Cleans the equipment and work area after each use; Sweeps and mops kitchen floors as

assigned; Takes trash to dumpster as assigned; Washes pots and pans as assigned.

• Assumes responsibility for meeting meal schedules.

• Washes dishes and silverware according to dishwashing procedure; Puts clean dishes and silverware away; Assists with

cleaning of equipment, dishes, silverware and kitchen as assigned.

• Assists in preparation of food items and tray lines; Works on meal tray serving line. Sets-up before start of meal

service. Breaks down area and cleans-up at end of serving line.

• Sets dining room tables for meals when assigned.

• Reads and follows tray tickets when serving meals; Serves meal trays to resident and pours beverages for residents

when assigned to dining room.

• Pushes food carts to appropriate resident care areas; Sets up nourishment carts and delivers to the unit.

• Clears tables of dishes and trash.

• Use safe food handling techniques per company policy and procedure and state and federal codes and regulations.

• Uses proper hand washing techniques; Uses gloves appropriately and changes when required.

• Stores food using correct packaging and labeling.

• Responsible for care of food service equipment.

• Handle and prepare food in a sanitary manner.

• Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or assigned at any time with or without notice.