How to hire a nutrition helper

How to hire a nutrition helper, step by step

Here's a step-by-step nutrition helper hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a nutrition helper job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new nutrition helper
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   First, determine the employments status of the nutrition helper you need to hire. Certain nutrition helper roles might require a full-time employee, whereas others can be done by part-time workers or contractors.

   Determine employee vs contractor status

   Is the person you're thinking of hiring a US citizen or green card holder?

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   A nutrition helper's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, nutrition helpers from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   This list presents nutrition helper salaries for various positions.

   Type of Nutrition Helper	Description	Hourly rate
   Nutrition Helper	Food preparation workers perform many routine tasks under the direction of cooks, chefs, or food service managers. Food preparation workers prepare cold foods, slice meat, peel and cut vegetables, brew coffee or tea, and perform many other food service tasks.	$9-18
   Bakery Clerk	A bakery clerk is an employee who is responsible for running the bakery department of supermarkets, boutique bakeries, or baking facilities. Bakery clerks are usually tasked to manage the bakery's cash register, bagging baked goods and then taking customers' payments... Show more	$11-16
   Sandwich Artist	Sandwich artists are employees at any restaurant that specializes in sandwiches. They manage the sandwich station and answer any inquiries that customers may have on the different ingredients available... Show more	$8-14

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Dishes

   Responsibilities:

   • Assist the nutrition in identifying and encouraging the residents to maintain specific dietary needs/restrictions for residents at an inpatient rehabilitation facility.
   • Work collaboratively with WIC center nutritionist to conduct/obtain require nutritional measures for WIC participants.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your nutrition helper job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. A nutrition helper salary can vary based on several factors:

   • Location. For example, nutrition helpers' average salary in tennessee is 50% less than in alaska.
   • Seniority. Entry-level nutrition helpers earn 51% less than senior-level nutrition helpers.
   • Certifications. A nutrition helper with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in a nutrition helper's salary.

   Average nutrition helper salary

   $13.46hourly

   $27,995 yearly

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   Entry-level nutrition helper salary

   $19,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 7, 2025

4. Writing a nutrition helper job description

   A nutrition helper job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. Below, you can find an example of a nutrition helper job description:

   Nutrition helper job description example

   **6:30a - 3:00p**
   
   **6:45a - 3:15p**
   
   **7:00a - 3:30p**
   
   **4:00p - 8:30p**
   
   **Alternating Weekends**
   
   + Takes patient orders over the phone and in person while providing excellent customer service.
   
   + Delivers carts to the correct floor or patient area.
   
   + Serves trays to patients and determines if they need anything else.
   
   + Ensures correct patient identity
   
   + Assists patients with opening containers and cutting food when requested.
   
   + Retrieve soiled trays
   
   + Assembles patient trays.
   
   + Cleans soiled trays
   
   + Brews coffee and tea. May be required to restock other beverage areas.
   
   + Re-stocks floor stock (if assigned) and follow standardized process related to floor stock
   
   + Attends all allergy and foodborne illness in-service training.
   
   + Complies with all Trinity Health policies and procedures.
   
   + Reports all accidents and injuries in a timely manner.
   
   + Complies with all company safety and risk management policies and procedures.
   
   + Participates in regular safety meetings, safety training and hazard assessments.
   
   + Attends training programs (classroom and virtual) as designated.
   
   + Performs other duties as assigned.
   
   **Minimum Requirements:**
   
   + Must have basic computer knowledge.
   
   + Basic knowledge related to hospital diets
   
   + Able to perform well in high functioning kitchen.
   
   + Must have food handling experience.
   
   + Previous healthcare or nutrition experience preferred.
   
   + Must have excellent customer service skills and be able to speak, read and write in English.
   
   **Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion**
   
   Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.
   
   Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

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5. Post your job

   To find the right nutrition helper for your business, consider trying out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important sources of talent for any company is its existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and current employees and ask if they know or have worked with nutrition helpers they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit nutrition helpers who meet your education requirements.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter now have more than 3.5 billion users, and you can use social media to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your nutrition helper job on Zippia to find and recruit nutrition helper candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Your first interview with nutrition helper candidates should focus on their interest in the role and background experience. As the hiring process goes on, you can learn more about how they'd fit into the company culture in later rounds of interviews.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match your ideal candidate profile. If you think a candidate is good enough for the next step, you can move on to the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new nutrition helper

   Once you've decided on a perfect nutrition helper candidate, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, it should include benefits and perks available to the employee. Qualified candidates may be considered for other positions, so make sure your offer is competitive. Candidates may wish to negotiate. Once you've settled on the details, formalize your agreement with a contract.

   It's also good etiquette to follow up with applicants who don't get the job by sending them an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   Once that's done, you can draft an onboarding schedule for the new nutrition helper. Human Resources should complete Employee Action Forms and ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc. They should also ensure that new employee files are created for internal recordkeeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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