Dietary Aide / Cook

Dietary Aide and Cook

Granite City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LLC is seeking FULL-TIME and PART TIME Dietary Aides and Cook for the Food and Nutrition Department.

Both the Dietary Aide and Cook position offers competitive wages and excellent benefits! These positions hava plenty of opportunities for overtime.

Extra pay is also available once you work an extra shift, along with any overtime.

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A DIETARY AIDE OR COOK

As a Dietary Aide, you would assist in the preparations of large volumes of food, stock food storage areas, and deliver dishes to residents.

According to instructions and orders, you would prepare residents meal portions, and handle the food with care. In order to maintain the general cleanliness of your workspace, you would be expected to clean, wash and sanitize all dishes and equipment.

ABOUT GRANITE CITY NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER

We provide the highest quality of care for the Granite City senior community with a commitment to proudly serve our community's long-term care and rehabilitation needs.

We offer services such as speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and dementia / Alzheimer's care. Our goal is to provide this dignified care to all of our residents in a well-maintained, home-like environment.

This level of care would not be possible without our compassionate and focused staff working with residents, families, and physicians to create individualized and effective care and treatment plans.

Our company recognizes the amazing efforts of our staff and values their downtime with a work-life balance that includes two weeks of vacation and sick days for a healthy rejuvenation that all employees supply to our patients.

JOB KNOWLEDGE AND ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

1.Prepares patient trays according to instructions / orders.

2.Assists in preparation and portioning of meal items according to menu and dietary requirements.

3.Implement proper food handling techniques whether in preparation of food, setting up, or serving trays.

4. Cleans, washes, and sanitizes dishes, flatware, and utensils used to serve patients and others.

5. Assists in maintaining the general cleanliness of the dish-washing area.

6. Cleans work area and equipment as assigned.

7. Stocks food storage areas as assigned.

8. Delivers food, nourishment, and supplies to Nursing Units and other areas as assigned.

Compensation & Benefits

• Same Day Pay- Cash Out When You Clock Out
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Training
• Paid Vacation, Sick, and Personal Time
• Paid Overtime
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Insurance
• Life, Critical Illness, and AD&D Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Account
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401-K

QUALIFICATIONS

1. Must have High School Diploma or sufficient knowledge and education to perform job functions.

2. Experience in Dietary Department, large volume food preparation, and service preferred.

3. Ability to communicate effectively and sensitively with other staff members, referral sources, residents, their families, and physicians.

4. Must be able to clear a background check.

5. Must be able to communicate in English, both verbally and in writing, and possess sufficient communication skills to perform the tasks required.

Experience in a Dietary department large volume food preparation or nursing home is preferred, but not required!