Dietary Aide

Title:Dietary Aide

State Role Title:Dietary Aide

Hiring Range: $33,251.00

Pay Band: 1

Agency: Dept of Veterans Services

Location: Virginia Veterans Care Center

Agency Website: www.dvs.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: Agency Employee Only - A

Job Duties

Properly and quietly assemble resident trays. Provide delivery of meal carts or trays to units. Assist with preparing, delivery and cleanup of between meal nourishment. Responsible for pickup of food carts and delivery to dish room. Must be able to read at a 10th grade level. Must be able to take and follow instructions given by supervisor. Assist in the receiving and storage of food supplies. Operate dish machine to clean resident trays. Complete daily and weekly cleaning assignments. Follow Department's safety and sanitation guidelines. Clean all food service delivery equipment and dishware. Must be able to push/pull 50lbs. or more daily. Performs other duties as may be assigned that are within Dietary department's mission and as situations warrant in meeting the overall needs of the facility. Follows work flow sheets for all assigned tasks daily/weekly and have shift supervisor check assignments before shift end.
Cross trains in all dietary work areas to ensure proficiency. May be required to assist the agency or state government generally in the event of an emergency declaration by the Governor.

Minimum Qualifications

None

Additional Considerations

High School Diploma and previous experience a plus.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or resume is submitted successfully. Please refer to "Your Application" in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Applicants are encouraged to be specific regarding job related knowledge, skills and abilities. Resumes are encouraged but do not substitute submittal of the online application. Criminal History Check and Pre-employment drug screening and two TB Skin Tests are required. Preference given to veterans provided they meet all of the state requirements. Completed state application is required to be considered for this position. Salaries for current state employees will be determined according to the current state compensation plan.

Contact Information

Name: Kristen Johnson

Phone: (540) 982-2860 Ext. 4903

Email: kristen.johnson@dvs.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth's commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their Certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor within the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their Certificate of Disability. If you need to get a Certificate of Disability, use this link: Career Pathways for Individuals with Disabilities, or call DARS at 800-552-5019, or DBVI at 800-622-2155.