Dietary Assistant

We are seeking a skilled Dietary Worker to join our team at Autumn Leaves Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. As a Dietary Worker, you will play a vital role in ensuring the health and well-being of our residents by preparing and serving high-quality meals.

• Monitor temperatures and perform various duties in the kitchen, including cleaning work tables and refrigerators, sweeping and mopping floors, and obtaining and distributing supplies and utensils.
• Carry dirty cooking utensils to be washed and return clean utensils to their proper location in the kitchen.
• Carry out garbage and deliver food trays to wings.
• May assist in setting up trays and dishing up food and desserts at mealtime.
• May relieve the Cook of duties such as preparing fruits and vegetables, toast, and beverages.
• Take an interest in providing nutritional care of residents and work cooperatively with associates.
• Involved in setting up meals, preparing food of high quality in specified amounts, serving correct dietary needs, and serving attractive and appetizing meals.
• Utilize leftovers and perform other duties as assigned.

• Must be able to read, write, speak, and follow oral and written directions.
• Some kitchen experience preferred, but on-the-job training will be provided with close supervision.
• Must have a genuine interest in working with geriatric residents and be willing to perform routine, repetitive tasks on a continuous basis.
• Must be able to stand and walk most of the tour of duty and perform tasks despite frequent interruptions.
• Must be able to bend, stoop, reach for, lift, and carry food and kitchen equipment.
• Must taste and smell food to determine quality and palatability.
• Must utilize hand dexterity to prepare food and have some initiative.
• Must wear clean hairnets and closed-toe shoes and keep hands and fingernails clean at all times.
• Must have some knowledge of food preparation, cleaning various types of surfaces, and various tasks performed in a kitchen.
• Must be able to cook a variety of foods in large quantities and be familiar with seasoning requirements and cooking time involved.
• Must have some knowledge of cooking various meats and know names and contents of various types of dishes.
• Must be able to make simple estimates relative to quantities of food required.

Hours will be assigned by the Supervisor. Other: split and swing shifts will be coordinated with the Dietary Manager and/or the Administrator.

This description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employees will also perform other reasonable job duties as assigned by their supervisor/administrator.

Management reserves the right to change job responsibilities, duties, and hours as needed.

This document is for management communications only and not a written or implied contract of employment.