Dietary Aide/Cook

Trivium is seeking a dedicated and passionate Dietary Aide/Cook to join our team. This role requires a strong commitment to food safety, meticulous preparation, and exceptional customer service within a supportive team environment. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining a safe and clean kitchen, preparing nutritious meals, and ensuring resident satisfaction. This position requires the ability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed.

• Food Safety/Sanitation
  • Maintain training in safe food handling procedures.
  • Store and prepare food in compliance with safe food handling procedures.
  • Label stored foods in compliance with all applicable rules and regulations, including open dates and/or expiration dates.
  • Keep the dining room, kitchen area, stockrooms, refrigerators, and freezers clean and always ready for inspection.
  • Utilize effective sanitization and cleaning practices, including contact time for cleaning products.
  • Regularly check for expiring foods, dispose of any expired and unused food promptly.
  • Store cleaning supplies in designated, secured areas.
• Meal Preparation and Service
  • Prepare meals according to the posted menu.
  • Meals must meet nutritional needs and recommendations. Any substitutions must be nutritionally equivalent and documented on the menu.
  • Ensure that all opened foods and leftovers are labeled according to NH or VT regulations.
  • Keep all equipment in working order. Communicate any needed repairs to your supervisor.
  • Follow medical orders for any client's special diet plan.
  • Be aware of resident food allergies, preferred diets, and preferences. Proactively offer alternative meals/menu items when possible, and upon request.
  • Provide attractively served meals, family style wherever possible, and appropriate to individual needs as determined by age, activity, physical condition, personal preference and cultural considerations.
  • Create a positive and relaxed meal experience.
  • As needed, assist with food preparation for meals served at resident parties, on other shifts or in other residences.
• General Responsibilities
  • Follow local, state, and federal regulations regarding food service and safety.
  • Model Trivium values in daily interactions.
  • Treat the people we serve with dignity, respect, equity and unconditional positive regard.
  • Uphold and integrate principles of a trauma-informed system of care, including safety, trustworthiness & transparency, collaboration & mutuality, empowerment, and historical & cultural considerations.
  • Follow disaster plan/fire/emergency response protocols as needed/directed.
  • Utilize all electronic systems essential to assigned duties, including Microsoft 365, Datis, Relias, and NetSuite.
  • Utilize company email for internal communication; check email during each shift to ensure important communications are received.
  • Attend all required staff meetings and training as scheduled, and complete all trainings assigned in Relias on or before the due date in accordance with internal policies and licensing requirements.
  • Proactively communicate needs with the Program Manager for any meeting/training absences and make alternative arrangements to review all meeting/training content.
  • Attend and actively engage in regularly scheduled supervision.
  • Communicate concerns and challenges to your supervisor in a timely manner.
  • Exercise professionalism and abide by all Trivium Compliance policies and Code of Ethics.
  • Understand and uphold Trivium's community expectations, policies and procedures, licensing regulations, and standards of care.
  • Comply with all HIPAA regulations in coordination with the HIPAA Compliance Officer.
  • Work all regularly scheduled shifts and exercise a reasonable degree of flexibility to work in accordance with the organization's needs (e.g. unforeseen emergency-based staffing shortages).
  • Communicate scheduling changes and/or needs to the Program Manager (or scheduling designee) in a timely and proactive manner and in accordance with the organization's policies and procedures.
  • When feasible, find coverage for planned absences.
  • Seek advance approval for overtime.
  • Perform other duties as assigned by supervisory personnel.

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