Dietary Aide

Job Description

Job Description

Our Mission

“Preparing Our Community to Meet Life’s challenges.”

We help everyone who comes to our door with resources for both immediate needs and long-term goals.

Our network of programs, services, and experiences strengthen individuals, families, and communities and provides opportunities for growth and economic stability.

Come join our team!

When you become an employee at the Community Renewal Team (CRT), you will join a host of others with an average tenure of nine years of service. Some of our employees have celebrated more than twenty + years of service. You’ll participate in fun activities, themed- employee appreciation events, organization sponsored golf tournaments, etc. We celebrate the accomplishments of employees using our Wall of Excellence highlighting employees of the month. Opportunities to grow within the organization are plentiful. Most of our employees started in entry level positions and have been promoted throughout their career.

BENEFITS

401K with a matching employer contribution, medical, dental, vision, HSA Spending Accounts, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability (STD) / Long- Term Disability (LTD), and an Employee Assistance Program. Eligible employees are also able to participate in agency sponsored educational opportunities. Eligible employees receive ten paid vacation days, six sick paid days annually, and two personal days paid annually.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

The list of essential functions, as outlined herein, is intended to be representative of the tasks performed within this classification. It is not necessarily descriptive of any one position in the class. The omission of an essential function does not preclude management from assigning duties not listed herein if such functions are a logical assignment to the position.

• Work on cold and hot line readying meals for delivery with knowledge of clientele’s dietary restrictions.
• Setting up and breaking down serving lines.
• Understand therapeutic diets and how to make proper menu adjustments. Attention to detail when reading client labels for accuracy.
• Get bread bagged and ready for daily count.
• Assemble menu alternates for ECE.
• Portions and assembles food for home delivered meals and other nutrition programs.
• Package and seal meals for distribution.
• Regular attendance
• Attend and complete all mandatory trainings
• Assist in the storage of foods and checking refrigerators to ensure that all foods are wrapped, labeled and dated. Ensures that refrigerators are cleaned.
• Understands and uses chemical properly. Uses proper PPE’s when using chemicals for cleaning.
• Maintains daily temperature records.
• Responsible for maintaining kitchen work area and equipment in a sanitary condition.
• Assist in monitoring pantry stock items and informs management of items running low and in need of re-ordering.
• Ability to work on your feet and in a standing position for an extended period of time.
• Ability to lift and transport heavy carts as needed.
• Clean kitchen and other areas that need to be cleaned at the end of each day and according to cleaning schedule.

ADDITIONAL JOB FUNCTIONS

MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

Education : High school diploma

Minimum Years of Experience : At least one (1) year of training working in food service or related field.

Active Certification in good Standing : Must have a valid Serv Safe Food Handler Certificate

Demonstrate skills in : Ability to follow written and oral instructions. Ability to work with others with minimum supervision. Able to interpret menus and portion appropriate.

Knowledge : knowledge in working in food service or related field, preparing meals, using proper safety techniques and complying with safety procedures.

ADA COMPLIANCE

Physical Ability : Tasks involve the ability to exert heavy physical effort in heavy work, with greater emphasis on climbing and balancing, but typically also involving some combination of stooping, kneeling, crouching and crawling, and the lifting, carrying, pushing, and / or pulling of moderately heavy objects and materials (20-50 pounds); may occasionally involve heavier objects and materials (up to 100 pounds). Standing on feet for up to 7 hours a day. Willing go in and out of refrigerator freezer.

Sensory Requirements : Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate colors or shades of colors. Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate depths. Some tasks require visual perception and discrimination. Some tasks require oral communications ability.

6 : 30a-2p