Food Service Aide​/Cook

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Are you looking to have fun in a work environment where you can express your talents and creativity, while making a difference in the lives of others? Come join our Food Nutrition Service Team! NHC fosters an environment of teamwork and provides opportunities to showcase your culinary skills in a healthcare setting. A Food Service Aide/Cook performs various duties associated with the production and service of patient meals such as assisting with food prep, food delivery, kitchen cleaning, and other duties as assigned.

Position: Food Service Aide / Cook
Pay: $14 - $17 / hour, depending on experience

We provide restaurant style dining for our residents and their families, offering you the opportunity to interact with them.

• Assists in receiving and storing food and supplies to prevent waste and assure quality products. Dates, labels, and stores items properly. Uses proper food handling techniques.
• Responsible for scraping, stacking, washing, and sanitizing dishes, flatware, utensils, pots/pans, etc., and for removing broken or chipped dishes and glassware from use. Wraps flatware if needed.
• Properly transports and stores dishes, flatware, utensils, pots/pans, etc. Responsible for having sufficient quantities of clean and sanitized dishes, flatware, utensils, pots/pans, etc. to meet the time schedule for meal preparation and service.
• Cleans and sanitizes the dish machine and dish room. Empties and cleans/sanitizes the trash cans. Keeps work area clean, uncluttered, and completes assigned cleaning duties.
• Assists cook, as needed, in preparing and serving foods for all diets (therapeutic, mechanically altered, etc.) according to planned menus, using proper portions and special diet items. Prepares beverages, breads, and other menu items as assigned.

We are celebrating our 50-year Anniversary at National Health Care Corporation! We offer a culture of recognition, empowerment, and fun. At NHC, we are all partners (employees) in a family‑oriented work atmosphere where growth and opportunities are promoted. We provide competitive compensation with performance wage rate increases.

Healthcare food service experience preferred, not required.

Earned Time Off
Holiday Incentive Pay
Health, Dental, Vision, Disability and Life insurance
401k with generous company contributions
Flexible Schedule
Uniforms
Tuition Reimbursement Opportunities
Advancement Opportunities

NHC Health Care North Augusta is located at 350 Austin Graybill Road, North Augusta, SC 29860. If you are interested in working as a Food Service Aide/Cook for a leader in senior care and share NHC's values of honesty and integrity, please apply today and find out more about us at

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