Dietary Aide at Avantara Lake Norden

Location: Lake Norden, South Dakota
Type: Part-time
Posted: Jul 8, 2026

Description

The Dietary Aide assists in preparing and serving meals, ensuring they are clean, safe, and nutritious. Responsibilities include helping with food preparation, setting up dining areas, cleaning tables and dishes, managing waste disposal, and maintaining overall hygiene standards. The role emphasizes excellent communication with guests and active participation in quality assurance and continuous improvement initiatives.

Required Skills

Customer Service
Food Preparation
Sanitation Procedures
Quality Assurance

Additional Information

Preferred Qualifications: Ability to assist in meal preparation.
Efficient tray preparation according to diet cards.
Ability to load and serve meals efficiently.
Proper bagging and storage of food items.
Cleaning and wrapping silverware inspection.
Table cleanup post-meal.
Unclean dish and utensil washing and racking.
Dishwasher machine operation assistance.
Sorting and stacking clean dishes with inspection.
Proper placement of clean dishes, utensils, and cutlery.
Waste disposal following sanitation guidelines.
Reporting equipment issues and supply requests.
Effective communication with various stakeholders.
Providing person-centered care.
Active participation in training sessions and meetings.
Understanding of Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) goals.
Execution of QAPI duties.
Adherence to QAPI-related policies and procedures.
Verbal and non-verbal support of QAPI initiatives.
Compliance with training schedules and adherence to plans.

About Avantara Lake Norden

Avantara Lake Norden

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Experience personalized, state-of-the-art medical care at Avantara Lake Norden, where our friendly, skilled staff provide exceptional service and attention.

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