Full-Time Dietary Cook/Aide

If you have experience in customer services and enjoy serving elders, we have a job for you! We are hiring a full time position as dietary aides/cook at Sterling Village. Hours may vary depending on the shift: 6:00 AM - 2:00 PM, 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM, or 1:00 PM - 8:00 PM. 

Dietary Aide Job Description

Job Description: Assists in the kitchen area prior to, during, and after meals are served to the residents. Assists in maintaining kitchen work areas, and keeping equipment, utensils and food plates clean and orderly.

Accountability: Dietary aides report to Manger and Cooks

Equipment Used: Commercial dishwasher and other standard kitchen equipment. 

Duties and Responsibilities: The employee must be ablet o perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodations. Except as specifically noted, the following functions are considered essential to this position.

1. Washes dishes, tableware, glasses, and other kitchen and dining room equipment and assures they are stored in an orderly fashion.

2. Assures work is performed in accordance with all federal, state, and facility regulations regarding sanitation and infection control.

3. May be required to prepare and service coffee, tea, juice etc.

4. May be required to wash all pots, pans, and cooking utensils used to prepare a meal.

5. Required to assist in cleaning work areas, dining room floor, dining room tables, and dining room chairs after each meal and occasionally after special events, sweep and mop floor at the end of shift.

6. May be responsible for between meal nourishment.

7. May serve meals to residents in dining area. May assist with the pouring of the beverages at each meal.

8. Required to assist in the cleaning of the kitchen equipment, food storage area, and supply areas according to the facility schedule.

9. Required to remove garbage from the kitchen and to clean trash containers.

10. Required to perform duties in a swift and orderly fashion in order to accomplish tasks in allotted time.

11. Assures personal compliance to all state and federal regulations including blood borne pathogens, infection control, use of hazardous materials, and fire safety.

12. Assures personal compliance to resident's rights.

13. Follows safely procedures as stated in dietary services manual.

14. Complies with schedule as established by Dietary Manager.

Physical Activity Requirements: Employees are required to ask assistance or to use lifting equipment when attempting to life or carry items over 25 lbs. Employee must be aware that during the normal, routine performance of the essential functions, some of the following body movements may occur naturally, although they may not be a requirement of the job.

Job Classification: Non-Exempt, Part-Time or Full-Time
Reporting Relationship: Dietary Manager

Primary Accountabilities:

Responsible for food preparation that meets or exceeds hospitality and service standards of this community.  Prepares all foods to meet quantity and deadline requirements. Able to effectively manage all food production in the absence of the Dietary Manager.

Major Duties: 

• Prepares food items using standardized recipes.
• Determines food and supplies needed and coordinate meal production with serving hours.
• Prepares all special dietary needs as directed by the Resident Menus.
• Monitors all food items to see that at least the minimum guidelines for temperature, taste, and quality are upheld at all times.
• Maintains or exceeds standards of appearance, cleanliness, hygiene, and health standards.
• Assists with orientation and training of new kitchen employees.
• Practices all safety and loss prevention procedures.
• Attends all in-services as required.
• Responsible for following all local, state, and federal policies regarding food handling.
• Assists with proper documentation of temperature logs, taste panel forms, and cleaning schedules.
• Performs additional duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of one year experience as cook preparing full line of menu items.
• Able to read, write, and follow written and verbal instructions.
• Able to prepare therapeutic/modified diets.
• Minimum of one year experience as cook preparing full line of menu items.
• Able to read, write, and follow written and verbal instructions
• Able to prepare therapeutic/modified diets.

Physical Demands:

• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods of time.
• Work normally requires finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination to kitchen equipment.
• Ability stoop, kneel or crouch.
•  Ability to taste and smell.
• Ability to lift up to one hundred (100) pounds.

Work Environment:

• Works primarily indoors in a climate controlled setting.
• Possible exposure to unpleasant odors.
• Possible exposure to chemicals as identified in the MSDS Manual.
• Frequent exposure to water, refrigerator/freezer, heat, and flames.
• Continuous exposure to residents who are ill, confused, irritable and irrational.

Additional Duties:

Additional duties and responsibilities may be added to this job description at any time. The job description does not state or imply that these are the only activities to be performed by the employee(s) holding this position.  Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related responsibilities as requested by their supervisor.