What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dietary Aide position at South Port Square?
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GENERAL SUMMARY:
The Dietary Aide is responsible for preparing and serving therapeutic diet trays to health center residents in accordance with posted therapeutic diet menus.
Essential Job Duties:
1. Prepares therapeutic desserts and salads as required.
2. Serves meals in the health center.
3. Sets up tables in the health center dining room and breaks down same after meal.
4. Transports hot and cold foods to and from the health center.
5. Transports all required non food items to and from the health center.
Other Duties:
1. Maintains station equipment and work area in safe and sanitary condition.
2. Maintains acceptable standards of personal hygiene and complies with department dress code.
3. Attends in-service training and education sessions as assigned.
4. Performs specific work duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor.
HOSPITALITY FOCUS:
South Port Square fully embraces a culture of hospitality. To that end, we include the following hospitality promises as a guide for our interpersonal interactions with residents, co-workers, and guests:
1. We greet residents, employees and guests warmly, by name and with a smile.
2. We treat everyone with courteous respect.
3. We strive to anticipate resident, employee and guest needs and act accordingly.
4. We listen and respond enthusiastically in a timely manner.
5. We hold ourselves and one another accountable.
6. We embrace and value our differences.
7. We make residents, employees and guests feel important.
8. We ask “Is there anything else I can do for you?”
9. We maintain high levels of professionalism, both in conduct and appearance, at all times.
10. We pay attention to details.
QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Ability to understand and follow instructions in English, communicate effectively, and perform simple arithmetic. Ability to understand measurements and conversions.
2. Previous experience in nursing home food service preferred.
3. Ability to plan and organize work, set up trays and plates in accordance with diet orders and interpret specifications and standards.
4. Ability to work in close cooperation with residents, guests, visitors, families, supervisor and peers. Requires empathy for the elderly.
5. COVID vaccination required or an approved religious, or medical exemption.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: From $13.25 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Punta Gorda, FL 33980: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: One location
