Dietary Aide

We are looking for a qualified Dietary Aide to prepare and serve food to people in our facility. You will deliver dishes and ensure good sanitary conditions in cooking and dining premises. A Dietary Aide must be capable to prepare food following instructions while adhering to all safety and health standards. They must be competent and conscientious with a customer-oriented approach. The goal is to provide excellent food services by following instructions and standards. Responsibilities - Handles food preparation duties as directed per the menu and recipes, such as washing, peeling, slicing chopping, grinding, mixing, cooking, toasting, etc. in order to prepare the meals to deliver to residents. - Serves food portions to residents or assists with serving meal trays; delivers to residents as assigned. - Prepare meals in accordance with planned menus. - Prepare and serve meals that are palatable and appetizing in appearance. - Serve food in accordance with established portion control procedures. - Prepare food for therapeutic diets in accordance with planned menus. - Prepare food in accordance with standardized recipes and special diet orders. - Prepare and serve substitute foods to residents who refuse foods served. - Must wear proper attire while on duty (i.e. hairnets, uniforms, gloves). - Assist with kitchen cleaning activities, to include sanitizing counters, kitchen appliances, stoves and refrigerators, washing pots and pans, loading dishwashers, mopping and sweeping the floors, etc. in order to meet DHEC standards. - Ensure that food and supplies for the next meal are readily available. - Assist in inventorying and storing in-coming food, supplies, etc., as necessary. - Provides dining room assistance, such as tablecloth changes and table set-ups as assigned. - Develop and maintain a good working rapport with inter-department personnel as well as with other departments within the facility to assure that food service can be properly maintained to meet the needs of the residents. - Create and maintain an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest, and positive emphasis as well as a calm environment throughout the department. - Adhere to all HIPAA guidelines. - Performs other related duties as assigned.