Dietary Aide

Under the routine direction of the Food Service Supervisors, the incumbent will perform food service, food preparation, food transport, utility, and diet office duties. He/she is responsible for cleanliness of work areas, sanitary handling of food, equipment and utensils and for processing the requests of residents accurately.

• Sets up tray line station for service. Fills steam table with water. Gathers necessary utensils, service ware and food supplies for service period. Fills sanitizing bucket with solution for each workstation.
• Prepares food items for service such as coffee, lemon wedges, bagging bread, pouring Lactaid or juice, and plating fruits or salads.
• Working on the tray line or independently sets up trays quickly and accurately according to tray tickets in a neat and attractive manner.
• Maintains sanitary condition of work area on the tray line. Washes, rinses, and sanitizes all work areas, including tables, steam tables and caddies after meal service.
• Collects dishes and returns them to caddies after each meal. Also returns all caddies to the main kitchen area. Washes and dries caddies in preparation for the next meal.
• Provides waiter/waitress service to assigned dining areas for breakfast, lunch, and dinner meals as needed.
• Wraps silverware for tray service; organizes carts to include dishes, silverware and adaptive equipment for assigned dining areas.
• Checks floor pantries for needed supplies, juices, and nourishment. Prepares and delivers all nourishment and supplements to floors as needed.
• Prepares food and paper supplies for residents’ afternoon snacks and activities.
• Logs temperatures of food items, refrigerators, freezers, and dish machines.
• Labels, dates, and rotates all items used.
• Stacks refrigerators, racks, and pantries with food for the night meal according to production sheet.
• Sets up and serves catering events as directed by supervisor.
• Answers phone and takes messages related to meal service. Delivers requested food items to the floors as needed.

• Food Preparation Duties:
  • Prepares snacks, desserts, sandwiches, and salads for breakfast, lunch, and dinner meals.
  • Portions cold items for meal service

• Utility Duties
  • Cleans, sanitizes, and polishes all stainless-steel kitchen equipment, to include table, kettles, steamers, etc.
  • Sweeps and mops all refrigerators, storerooms, and kitchen floors.
  • Disposes of all garbage and cleans the garbage cans and lids.
  • Cleans the loading dock area/loading dock grounds next to the loading dock.
  • Leans all carts, racks, stoves, grills, can openers, etc.
  • Collects food caddies from the residents’ dining rooms and washes all dishes.
  • Completes special cleaning of equipment as needed.