Dietary Aide

5 months ago

ChathamKent, Canada Chatham-Kent Full time

**Job description**

The Dietary Aide contributes to the well-being of residents by providing nutritional meals and snacks to residents and visitors at Riverview Gardens in a timely fashion, in accordance with Safe Food Handling Practices, Ministry of Health, Public Health Regulations and Sanitation Code and departmental policies and procedures.

**Essential responsibilities**
- Demonstrate Chatham-Kent’s core values and competencies
- Prepare and serve meals and snacks (meat and dairy products, fruits and vegetables, snacks and desserts) to residents
- Operate all equipment in the dietary department
- Clean and sanitize all food service equipment and wares
- Use all provided tools and information to ensure every resident receives their prescribed diet and texture of meals and snacks
- Discuss resident meal service requirements with health care team members
- Make sure food is hygienically and correctly prepared and attractively presented
- Set and clean dining areas and ware washing
- Record on Quality Assurance records, and report unmet criteria to coordinator or supervisor
- Report resident meal service issues to registered staff supervising dining room meal services
- Strict adherence to the Ministry of Long-Term Care and Fixing Long-Term Care Act and Regulations for Nutrition and Hydration, Occupational Health & Safety Act, Public Health Regulations, and the Sanitation Code is required
- Ensure that nursing home and dietary department policies and procedures are followed

**Essential qualifications**
- Secondary School Diploma or equivalent education (e.g. GED certificate) required
- Dietary Aides must have:

- Successfully completed a Food Services Worker (FSW) training program at an established college or registered private career college in Ontario (Fixing Long-Term Care Act, 2021)
- OR be currently enrolled in a Food Services Worker (FSW) training program at an established college or registered private career college in Ontario (Fixing Long-Term Care Act, 2021)
- For applicants currently enrolled in the FSW course, they must successfully complete the program within three (3) years from the first day of employment
- Must be knowledgeable with respect to the nutritional/dietary needs of geriatric residents
- Knowledge of good sanitation and food handling techniques to avoid infection or the spread of contagious illnesses
- Basic computer skills

**Other qualifications**
- Previous experience working as a Dietary Aide or Cook in a Long-Term Care setting an asset
- Previous experience working as a Food Service Worker/Dietary Aide in a non-long-term care setting an asset
- Experience on a work committee (i.e. health & safety, education, wellness, etc.) an asset
- Previous experience providing training to new staff preferred

**Certifications, memberships, licenses**
- Enrollment in a Food Services Worker Program required to start
- Safe Food Handling Certificate-Public Health required

**Work environment/hours of work**
- This position works mostly indoors
- There are no guaranteed hours for this position
- This position works day and afternoon shifts on weekdays and weekends
- Must be able to accept call-in hours for day and afternoon shifts (both weekday and weekend), which may include four (4) hour shifts and statutory holidays

**COVID-19 Vaccination**

The Municipality of Chatham-Kent no longer requires a COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment. Although it is not mandatory to be vaccinated, it is highly encouraged.

**Background check requirements**

This position works with vulnerable residents in a position of trust and authority, on a sustained and regular basis, in a largely unsupervised capacity. A Vulnerable Sector Screen is required (Fixing Long-Term Care Act Section 252 O. Reg. 246/22) prior to being accepted for employment. You must be 18 years of age or older to obtain a vulnerable police check.

As per the Fixing Long-Term Care Act, all staff members shall promptly provide the employer with a signed declaration disclosing new charges, convictions, orders and restraining orders, consistent with Ontario Regulation Section 253 O. Reg 246/22, with respect to the period since the date the person’s last criminal reference check under subsection (2) was conducted.

**Essential physical and/or safety requirements**
- Annual Flu immunization is required
- 2 step TB skin test to be completed within two weeks of starting position
- The employer may request a “Physical Task Analysis”
- Provides regularly scheduled meals and snacks; prepares food and provides meal service: meat and dairy products, fruits and vegetables, desserts, may include potential allergens to individual staff
- Bending: frequent stooping (up to 4.55 kgs or 10 lbs) (prepares food and provides meal service to residents; performs cleaning duties as scheduled; sets up tables in the dining rooms with utensils and ware for breakfast, lunch and supper; manual and mechanical ware washing of all dishes, utensils, pots/

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