Dietary Aide

Dietary Aide

Part-Time, Bargaining Unit Position Scarborough Posted 2 months ago

Position Summary

Report to Manager / Supervisor of Nutrition and Dietary Services; prepare and serves food for the residents; maintain the highest quality standard of food production, cleanliness, and sanitation standard of work area and equipment.

Main Duties

Prepare, serve meals to residents; Maintain cleanliness and sanitation standard of all kitchen equipment; Notify Supervisor / Cook if food / supply inventory is low; Receive, label, store, and check food and supplies in proper storage areas; Prepare food, snack, and dessert for regular, texture modified and therapeutic diets; Ensure foods served are palatable and at right temperature with the right portion sizes served; Prepare dining areas by setting tables, filling condiment containers and delivering food to tables as necessary; Report safety hazards immediately to the supervisor; Clean up dining room, wash equipment, collect and remove garage from kitchen; Follow the assigned daily cleaning and work activity schedule; Attend staff meetings, committee meetings and in-service training as required; Assist in updating residents’ nutritional information as assigned; Assist in maintaining records for the dietary operation; Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Valid Food handler certificate Institutional, health care, restaurant, or hospitality food service experience Or one of the following qualifications:
– students hired on a seasonal or part-time basis, who have successfully completed a food handler training program;
– persons who meet the qualifications as cook; or
– persons who have a post-secondary diploma in food and nutrition management or a post-secondary degree in food and nutrition Other education requirements are specified in the Fixing Long-Term Care Act, 2021 Experience working in long-term care/health care setting, institutional, health care, restaurant, or hospitality food service; Good interpersonal and communication skills; Bilingual in Chinese (Cantonese or Mandarin) preferred. Able to lift 25 pounds. Able to pull/push a 500-pound food warming cart. Long periods of standing, walking and repeated bending

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