Dietary Aide

**Title**:Dietary Aide**

**Department**: Food Services

**Reports To**:Food Services Supervisor

**Position Available**: Casual

**Qualifications**
- Minimum completion of Grade Twelve (12) required
- Experience in maintaining a clean and sanitary food service environment
- Knowledge and ability to operate and clean institutional equipment
- Working knowledge of WHMIS legislation
- Ability to attend work on a regular and consistent basis
- Working knowledge of therapeutic dietary requirements of geriatric residents preferred

**Job Scope**

The Diet Aide is responsible for the assembly, delivery and service of food and supplies to assigned areas. Responsible for maintaining all assigned areas and equipment in sanitary condition.

**General Duties**
- Responsible for all components of meal service to assigned areas, as outlined in the job routine
- Prepared and assembles special trays, beverages and food according to job routine
- Counts and replenishes stock items as required
- Maintains a clean work area
- Reports all necessary repairs and equipment malfunctions
- Responsible to ensure all dietary requirements are adhered to
- Ensures all food handling and HACPP procedures are followed
- Cleans all equipment, dishes, pots & pans and areas assigned, according to guidelines
- Follows all WHMIS guidelines when using and dispensing chemicals
- Receives, stores and rotates food and supplies as required
- Conducts inventory of supplies and products as required
- Performs other related duties as required

**Confidentiality**
- Ensures that all information of the organization is treated in strict confidence
- Ensures that requests made by all parties are not in conflict with privacy legislation
- Ensures that the privacy and dignity of residents, families, and staff are protected in all transactions with the organization

**Risk & Safety**
- Ensures compliance of all applicable regulatory laws, by-laws, codes, standards and acts.
- Promotes a safe and healthy workplace for staff and volunteers.
- Promotes a safe and healthy environment for residents and their families
- Participates, when required in initiatives that minimize risk and promote safety
- Ensures that risks are minimized and proactively addressed for the interest of the organization.

**Ethics, Values and Decision Making**
- Ensures that ethical standards are maintained in scope of responsibility
- Champions the values established by the organization in day to day operations.
- Champions the mission, vision, and strategic directions established by the organization.
- Abides by all facility policies and regulations.
- Establishes excellent working relationships with residents, families, staff and volunteers in accomplishing work.

**Quality Initiatives**
- Demonstrate commitment to quality and promote a quality culture
- Day-to-day implementation of the quality care and services
- Continually look for ways to improve quality of care or service
- Work as part of teams/committees to manage quality