Dietary Aide/Asst
Newport News Behavioral Health Center, Newport News, VA, United States
Shift and Location
Shift:
11am-7:30pm
Days:
Monday‑Friday (No Weekends)
Location:
Newport News Behavioral Health Center – 108‑bed intensive residential treatment for psychiatric and behavioral health needs of adolescent males and females ages 7‑17 yrs, with on‑site certified school, therapists, and vocational programming.
Position Summary
Performs Dietary Aide and Housekeeping duties within the 24‑bed Acute Care facility. This hybrid position includes serving meals to staff and patients for lunch and dinner service and cleaning customer and patient‑service areas in between meal periods.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
Operates dishwashing machine in pulling, loading, and unloading positions.
Transports meals between kitchen and café and sets up/tears down the serving line.
Food handling qualified to safely serve meals to residents and staff.
Maintains adequate stock of food and non‑food supplies before and during meal service.
Cleans service areas and tables in Acute dining room between meals.
Washes and sanitizes pots, pans, utensils, and puts away when dry.
Maintains a clean and orderly dish room.
Practices kitchen safety rules.
Practices high standard for food service sanitation rules and regulations.
Maintains high standards of personal hygiene, food service safety and sanitation.
Assists in food preparation.
Maintains food and supplies in resident and staff snack areas.
Maintains stock and sanitation in dispenser machines.
Puts food and supplies away in storerooms, refrigerators, and freezer.
May train and orient new Food Service or Housekeeping Staff.
Clean building floors by sweeping, mopping, scrubbing, or vacuuming.
Empties and cleans all trash cans daily.
High and low dusts all furniture and surfaces daily.
Cleans and disinfects drinking fountains daily.
Clean windows, glass partitions, and doors daily.
Terminally‑cleans patient bedroom areas, when needed.
Service, clean, and supply restrooms.
Checks and fills linen supplies.
Follow procedures for the use of chemical cleaners and power equipment, in order to prevent damage to floors and fixtures.
Follows infection control policies and procedures when handling infectious waste.
Benefits
Challenging and rewarding work environment
Competitive Compensation
Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug Plan
Generous Paid Time Off
401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
Career development opportunities within UHS and its subsidiaries
Qualifications
Previous experience in Food Service preferred; at least one year of experience in Housekeeping.
Equal Employment Opportunity
All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.
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Shift:
11am-7:30pm
Days:
Monday‑Friday (No Weekends)
Location:
Newport News Behavioral Health Center – 108‑bed intensive residential treatment for psychiatric and behavioral health needs of adolescent males and females ages 7‑17 yrs, with on‑site certified school, therapists, and vocational programming.
Position Summary
Performs Dietary Aide and Housekeeping duties within the 24‑bed Acute Care facility. This hybrid position includes serving meals to staff and patients for lunch and dinner service and cleaning customer and patient‑service areas in between meal periods.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
Operates dishwashing machine in pulling, loading, and unloading positions.
Transports meals between kitchen and café and sets up/tears down the serving line.
Food handling qualified to safely serve meals to residents and staff.
Maintains adequate stock of food and non‑food supplies before and during meal service.
Cleans service areas and tables in Acute dining room between meals.
Washes and sanitizes pots, pans, utensils, and puts away when dry.
Maintains a clean and orderly dish room.
Practices kitchen safety rules.
Practices high standard for food service sanitation rules and regulations.
Maintains high standards of personal hygiene, food service safety and sanitation.
Assists in food preparation.
Maintains food and supplies in resident and staff snack areas.
Maintains stock and sanitation in dispenser machines.
Puts food and supplies away in storerooms, refrigerators, and freezer.
May train and orient new Food Service or Housekeeping Staff.
Clean building floors by sweeping, mopping, scrubbing, or vacuuming.
Empties and cleans all trash cans daily.
High and low dusts all furniture and surfaces daily.
Cleans and disinfects drinking fountains daily.
Clean windows, glass partitions, and doors daily.
Terminally‑cleans patient bedroom areas, when needed.
Service, clean, and supply restrooms.
Checks and fills linen supplies.
Follow procedures for the use of chemical cleaners and power equipment, in order to prevent damage to floors and fixtures.
Follows infection control policies and procedures when handling infectious waste.
Benefits
Challenging and rewarding work environment
Competitive Compensation
Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug Plan
Generous Paid Time Off
401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
Career development opportunities within UHS and its subsidiaries
Qualifications
Previous experience in Food Service preferred; at least one year of experience in Housekeeping.
Equal Employment Opportunity
All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.
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