Dietary Aide

Senior CommUnity Care of North Carolina

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Durham, NC, us on site Until 8/22/2026 First posted March 26, 2025 Last posted March 26, 2025
Job description

We are an in-home aide service and skilled agency that serves Wake, Durham, and Granville counties.

Join our dynamic and creative team with a mission to serve our communities.

1. Assists in defined food preparation, serving of meals and cleaning duties according to proper procedures, using various dietary equipment and supplies, as assigned by the Registered Dietitian

2. Understands and follows procedures related to all duties or special assignments as directed by the Registered Dietitian.

3. Maintain confidentiality of participant information.

4. Maintain and update all participant diet information as communicated by the Registered Dietitian.

5. Communicate clearly to Registered Dietitian, other staff members, catering and vendor representatives.

6. Meet scheduled meal and snack times.
7. Receive and store food and supplies.
8. Check food and nutritional supplement items for proper rotation, storage and re-order.

9. Follows reporting procedures for the following:
a. Observed participant concerns.
b. Supply and equipment needs.
c. Damaged, unsafe, malfunctioning equipment.
d. Conditions related to breeding insects, rodents, or other vermin.

1. Friendly and enjoy working with the elderly.
2. Previous institutional dietary service experience is preferred. Must have experience with special dietary needs including therapeutic diets, texture modifications, thickened liquids and adaptive eating equipment.
3. Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
4. Previous food handling and food safety experience is preferred.
5. Numerical ability for recipe preparation and proper measuring of cleaning agents and chemicals.
6. Adequate strength, endurance and coordination to meet the strenuous physical demands of such responsibilities as preparing food items, carrying quantity foods, loading meal carts, serving meals, handling, washing and storing dishes, operating dietary equipment and cleaning assigned work areas.
7. Coordination and dexterity for preparing food and operating dietary equipment safely.
8. Ability to work in an area that is often very hot/cold.

Applications will only be accepted on line:

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About this role

Summary

Assist with meal prep, serving, cleaning, and maintaining dietary procedures for elderly care.

Job title

Dietary Aide

Experience level

previous institutional dietary service experience preferred

Industry

healthcare

Location requirements

Durham, NC, US; remote work not specified

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

food handlingfood safetymeasuringphysical enduranceteamwork

Preferred skills

special dietary needstherapeutic dietstexture modificationsadaptive eating equipment

Specializations

therapeutic dietstexture modificationsadaptive eating equipmentfood safety
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Durham, NC, USA

On-site City
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