Dietary Aide - Casual

Job summary

The Dietary Aide is responsible for preparing and serving meals while maintaining high standards of cleanliness and food safety. They also interact directly with residents to take menu orders and ensure dietary preferences are met.

Job details

If you’re passionate about being a part of a team that is, committed to the Team Member Experience and driven by innovation and growth, then join us! The Dietary Aide is a critical role within our communities as it impacts the lives of residents and ignites the warmth of human connection. As a Dietary Aide your typical day will impact in the following ways: • Following proper food handling techniques. • Dates, labels, and stores food properly. • Keeping work area clean and uncluttered, and completes scheduled cleaning duties. • Maintaining cleanliness of floors in the food preparation, dish room, and storage areas. • Supporting all aspects of optimal food service to meet the needs of the residents in accordance with infection control, quality management, legislative requirements and the organization standards. • Assisting in the preparation of meals, serving meals and beverages, following residents' diets and food preferences, using proper portion sizes. • Taking orders for the first and second menu choices from residents (by resident name and preference selection, following likes and dislikes). • Setting and clearing tables in the dining rooms and washing/sanitizing tables, chairs, and serveries. • Performing other duties as assigned. Must Haves: • Must maintain a current Safe Food Handler’s Certificate. • Must be familiar with the correct procedure for service and handling of food. • Ability to operate institutional cooking equipment, for example, dishwasher, conveyor toaster, and meat-slicer. • Must have effective verbal and written English communication skills. • All applicants must successfully pass the prescribed Vulnerable Sector Check. Applicable to Ontario applicants. • All applicants must successfully pass the prescribed Criminal Records Check. Applicable to British Columbia applicants. Act upon your desire to help others and Join Sienna Senior Living as we continue to enhance the lives of those we serve. For Ontario locations, in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act 2005, upon request, support will be provided for accommodations throughout the recruitment, selection and assessment process.

What you’ll do

The Dietary Aide is responsible for preparing and serving meals while maintaining high standards of cleanliness and food safety. They also interact directly with residents to take menu orders and ensure dietary preferences are met.

Requirements

Candidates must possess a current Safe Food Handler’s Certificate and have experience operating institutional kitchen equipment. Applicants are also required to pass a Vulnerable Sector Check and/or Criminal Records Check.

Listed skills

• Customer service · Preferred
• Food safety · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Sanitation · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Food handling
• Food safety
• Sanitation
• Meal preparation
• Customer service
• Communication
• Dishwashing
• Kitchen equipment operation
• Infection control
• Quality management
• Meal Service
• Cleanliness
• Cooking
• Food Services
• Food Safety And Sanitation
• Food Preparation
• Innovation
• Infection Control
• Quality Management
• Senior Living
• Written English
• Clearing Tables

Job areas

• Healthcare
• Food & Beverage
• Social Services
• Dietary Aide
• Health Associate Professionals Not Elsewhere Classified
• Dietitians and Nutritionists

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