Dietary Aid

**Join our team today**

**Department: Food Service**

**Responsible to: Bonnie Porter, Manager**

**Effective: Immediately**

**Hours of Work: 80 hours bi-weekly (8 hour shifts)**

**Qualifications**:

- Grade 12 or equivalent of Grade 12
- WHMIS is considered an asset;
- Ability to work well with others
- Food handlers Certification
- Ability to attend work on a regular and consistent basis according to the Northwood Corporate Standards.

**Responsibilities**:

- Maintains a safe and clean environment using safe food handling practices, universal precautions and WHMIS
- Ensures workplaces are organized and appropriately set up for work
- Demonstrates good judgement and respect when using and storing facility equipment
- Reports maintenance needs of equipment
- Observes fire and safety regulations
- Adheres to safe work practices
- Practices proper body mechanics
- Acts as a resource for other staff and assists in orientation of new employees
- Maintains par levels as required
- Accurately complets food temperature, food waste and quality audits taking appropriate action as needed
- Assembles resident meals according to set portions and appropriate diets
- Accurately lables all foods accoording to safe food handling guidelines
- Uses first-in, first-out (FIFO) method for stocking and selecting food
- Other related duties as assigned by supervisor

**Applications**: