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Culinary Nutrition Assistant (Per Diem)

Boston Children's Hospital
$18.34-$25.90 Hourly
dental insurance, 403(b)
United States, Massachusetts, Needham
Apr 02, 2026
Position Summary This job involves assisting the Culinary Dietitian during Teaching Kitchen classes by supporting patients with culinary skills and managing food preparation and inventory for classes. It also includes ensuring sanitation compliance, performing administrative tasks such as data entry and patient check-ins, and delivering excellent customer service while adhering to hospital policies. The teaching classes this role would support are held Monday through Friday and typically begin no earlier than 3:00 PM; however, you would be expected to arrive a few hours prior to assist with preparation and setup. This position requires availability at least 1-2 times per week. Shifts are generally 6-8 hours in length, most commonly running from approximately 11:00 AM-7:00 PM or 12:00 PM-8:00 PM. Please note that this role is fully onsite at our Needham location. Key Responsibilities Support and Instruction in Culinary Skills: Assist the Culinary Dietitian during Teaching Kitchen classes by supporting patients with basic culinary skills, including knife skills and cooking techniques. Food Preparation and Management: Prepare food items in advance of classes, perform inventory, receive and store food deliveries, and maintain stations according to lesson plans. Sanitation and Safety Compliance: Clean and sanitize food contact surfaces, equipment, and dishes; adhere to food safety and sanitation standards and maintain related logs. Administrative Tasks: Use Electronic Medical Records to check patients into appointments, perform data entry of recipes and ingredients, and provide summaries to the Culinary Dietitian. Customer Service and Compliance: Provide positive customer service, comply with HIPAA regulations and hospital policies, and possibly participate in quality improvement projects and goal development. Minimum Requirements Experience Experience in food Service and/or nutrition related field preferred Education High School Diploma or GED Equivalent required. Associate's degree from an ACEND accredited program and/or currently enrolled in Didactic Program in Dietetics from an ACEND accredited program preferred. The posted pay range is Boston Children's reasonable and good-faith expectation for this pay at the time of posting. Any base pay offer provided depends on skills, experience, education, certifications, and a variety of other job-related factors. Base pay is one part of a comprehensive benefits package that includes flexible schedules, affordable health, vision and dental insurance, child care and student loan subsidies, generous levels of time off, 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension, Tuition and certain License and Certification Reimbursement, cell phone plan discounts and discounted rates on T-passes. Experience the benefits of passion and teamwork.