Dietary Assistant
Volunteers of America - National Services

Tiffin, Ohio

Posted in Not for Profit and Charities


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Come join our awesome team as a Dietary Assistant at Autumnwood Care Center. We are offering generous benefits and hiring bonus! Earn up to $2,000!

Autumnwood Care Center:

Autumnwood Care Center is part of Volunteers of America National Services which serves as the Housing and Healthcare affiliate of the Volunteers of America parent organization.

Dietary Assistant Job Highlights:

  • 403(b) Retirement Plan;
  • Career scholarships;
  • Quality training, continuing career education and leadership programs;
  • Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
  • Paid Time Off (Vacation, Holiday & Sick Days)
About the job:

The Dietary Assistant is responsible for assisting with meal preparation, interacting with residents, serving meals, and keeping the dining area sanitary. Part time hours are available 3:45-6:45pm including every other weekend.

Job Requirements:

Required Qualifications:To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  • Must be eighteen (18) years of age.
  • General knowledge of high quantity food preparation and portioned serving required.
  • Ability to communicate and work effectively with various levels of staff, residents, family members and the public.
  • Ability to make various computations in monitoring inventory, recipe preparation, and keeping work records.
  • Possesses adequate strength and endurance to meet the strenuous physical demands of preparing and carrying quantity foods.
  • Possesses coordination and dexterity required to prepare food and operate dietary equipment.
  • Visual acuity and color discrimination for examining cooked and stored foods; taste and smell discrimination in determining nutritional quality and palatability of foods.
  • Work in an area that is often very hot/cold.
  • Ability to utilize computers and other electronic devices for tasks such as timekeeping, in-servicing and documentation.
Preferred Skills:
  • Ideal candidates are friendly, have great patience, and provide service with a 'smile'!
  • High School diploma/GED required preferred.
  • Friendly and enjoy working with the elderly.
Essentials:
  • Completes defined food preparation, serving of meals and cleaning duties according to proper procedures, using various dietary equipment and supplies, as assigned by the Director of Food and Nutrition Services and Management Team.
  • Plans and initiates cooking schedule for food preparation to meet meal schedule.
  • Prepares, seasons, cooks and serves meat, main dish, soup and vegetable for assigned meal; ensures appropriate portioned servings according to portion control standards.
  • Prepares nutritional snacks for residents as assigned.
  • Tastes and smells prepared food to determine quality and palatability.
  • Monitors temperature of hot and cold foods through food preparation and service to ensure that established temperature goals are met prior to steam table transfer and maintained throughout meal service.
  • Stores leftovers properly, plans for use of leftover foods in accordance with State and Federal sanitation regulations.
  • Supervises dietary staff in the absence of the Director of Food and Nutrition Services and Assistant Manager of Food and Nutrition Services; initiate replacement calls for absentees and re-organizes work assignments as directed.
About Autumnwood Care Center:

At Autumnwood Care Center, we are dedicated to providing high-quality, personalized care to our wonderful senior residents, which includes short-term rehabilitation, memory support, and long-term care. We deeply respect and value the well-being of all, and we believe our employees are essential in building strong, lasting relationships that emphasize the familial connection of our community. The ability of our employees to effectively balance their home life and their work life is important to us, and our comprehensive benefits package and retirement plan provide the comfort they need. Located in the history-rich town of Tiffin, Ohio, our senior care center is a short trip away from beautiful nature preserves, well-rated universities, and many small attractions that make the town such a great place to be.

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Job Snapshot

Employee Type
Part-Time

Location
Tiffin, OH

Job Type
Entry Level, Nonprofit - Social Services

Experience
Not Specified

Date Posted
09/25/2022

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