Dietary Aide

Bargaining Unit: EA

Rate of Pay: $23.35/hour + DOE

Summary:

The Dietary Aide performs a variety of tasks in the preparation, presentation and service of food. Maintains department cleanliness.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Determines quantities of food items necessary for the meals.


• Ability to identify high quality food through tasting, attractively and creatively portioning and garnishing food; including pureed and special diet food.


• Stores and stocks food supplies in designated areas.


• Washes and stores dishes, pots, pans, and utensils.


• Maintains department cleanliness by accomplishing daily cleaning assignments.


• Prepares food such as salads, beverages, sandwiches, and pureed food.


• Assembles patient trays.


• Pushes loaded food carts to each patient area.


• Delivers patient trays to the patients.


• Has strong customer service skills.


• Able to work independently and with little or no daily supervision.


• Ability to use kitchen equipment (sharps, meat slicer).


• Demonstrates System Values in performance and behavior.


• Complies with System policies and procedures.


• Other duties as may be assigned.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

No supervisory responsibilities.

Education and Experience:

Certificate from college or technical school; or six months to one year of related experience.

Licenses, Certifications:

Serve Safe Food Handlers Certificate - Within 3 months of hire into job

Other Experience/Qualifications

Experience in quality food production.