Culinary Assistant - FT / PT / On-Call (FOH/BOH)

General Summary

The Culinary Assistant is responsible for providing a high standard of service. Plating food prepared by the cooks to the standard established by the Culinary Services Manager. Dining room maintenance, dining room breakdown and set-up. This role also includes cleaning, re-stocking, and assisting the Culinary Service Manager with daily tasks when working outside of meal service times.

Essential Job Functions

• Ensures resident satisfaction regarding meals through quality, quantity, and presentation.
• Observes and practices all department safety and sanitation standards.
• Attends all allergy and foodborne illness in-service training.
• Sets up and breaks down the resident dining rooms for breakfast, lunch, and dinner meals.
• Uses the dishwasher to clean breakfast, lunch, and dinner dishes, utensils, pots and pans.
• Will assist with dining service as needed including food delivery, plating with garnish, etc.
• Works the food tray-line. Completes tray delivery.
• Makes appropriate meal and beverage suggestions and answers questions regarding food preparation.
• Assists care staff and residents with drinks, salads and desserts according to diet order.
• Sorts the food tray carts and places in cart in proper sequence.
• Affords assistance with putting away food deliveries and stocking of pantry, ensuring proper rotation of items.
• Completes cleaning assignments in the dietary services areas using proper chemicals, mops, and brooms.
• Works as a team member to foster and ensure excellent communication and cooperation within the department.
• Performs other duties as directed.

Physical Demands And Working Conditions

• Must be able to properly lift 30 pounds.
• Physical demands vary from sedentary activities to hands-on resident assistance which includes lifting, bending from the waist, stooping, and twisting as conditions warrant.
• May include infrequent maximum assists of residents over 100 lbs. Objects or residents weighing more than 50 pounds should not be moved without the assistance of another worker and/or appropriate equipment.
• Must be able to work standing for prolonged periods.
• Hours of duty may be long and irregular, including evenings, weekends and some holidays.

Qualifications

• Must obtain a food handler card within 30 days of hire date.
• Must possess good English communication skills (oral and written).
• Must know basic kitchen sanitation.
• GHS required: High school graduation or equivalent GED.
• Experience preferred: 1 to 2 years related experience.