DIetary Aide - On Call at Copper Ridge Healthcare Center in Redding, California

Job Description:

Dietary Aide Job Description

General Purpose

The dietary aide's assignments are based on the needs of the shift. This position reports to the Cook and Dietary Supervisor.

Essential Duties

• Learn food service routines within a short period.


• Set up meal trays.


• Strip down returned trays and start washing dishes.


• Assist with serving meals.


• Check and record chlorine concentration and water temperature of the dishwashing machine at the beginning of the shift.


• Monitor water temperatures during dishwashing cycles.


• Operate the dishwasher.


• Prepare nourishments and snacks.


• Sweep and mop the kitchen.


• Dispose of trash and garbage properly.


• Store groceries safely, orderly, and cleanly.


• Maintain a clean and sanitary kitchen, assisting the cook or dietary supervisor as needed.


• Clean work surfaces and refrigerators.


• Maintain floors by sweeping and mopping.


• Participate in the orientation and ongoing training of dietary staff.


• Work cooperatively and harmoniously with personnel across all departments.

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent.

• Ability to read technical procedures.


• Ability to read and follow recipes.


• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and employees.

• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

• Ability to solve practical problems.


• Ability to interpret instructions in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

• Must obtain and maintain a food handler's certificate.

The essential functions of this position require the following physical abilities:

• Frequent standing and walking.


• Occasional sitting.


• Frequent reaching with hands and arms, pushing, and pulling.


• Frequent talking, hearing, tasting, and smelling.


• Frequent lifting up to 50 pounds.


• Occasional climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling.


• Good vision, including close, distance, color, peripheral, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

• The work environment is generally low to moderate in noise level.


• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.