Dietary Aide
Core
Assists with food preparation, serving meals, and maintaining cleanliness of dining and kitchen areas in a long-term care setting.
Role type
entry-level physical/clinical support worker
Builds
daily meal service for long-term care residents
Domain
healthcare + food service
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
food preparation, meal serving, cleaning, temperature monitoring, inventory management, moderate to heavy lifting, working in cold environments
Preferred skills
previous dietary experience in LTC
Technologies
none
Responsibilities
serve food to residents according to individual diets, assist cooks with preparing simple foods, clean and operate dishwashers, store and label food supplies, adhere to safety and infection control policies, stock kitchenettes, attend in-service education programs
Seniority
entry-level, hands-on IC