Dietary Assistant

Responsibilities

• Sets up coffee shop menu boards daily to identify availability and cost for customers.
• Programs and operates computerized cash register for that day's menus and prices.
• Receives cash and makes change according to food items purchased by visitors and employees.
• Closes out cash register following an established sequence and places register tapes in cash banks for reconciliation.
• Receives pre-made and prepared food items from main kitchen in order to set up and maintain food displays and stations, including stocking salads, deli bars, and dairy/donut cases with appropriate products ensuring freshness of items and visual appeal.
• Turns on appliances such as warmers and coffee machines.
• Ensures necessary utensils, plates, condiments and related items are available.
• Prepares cold sandwiches, desserts, salads and vegetables according to established policies, procedures and recipes.
• Serves food to Hospital employees and visitors according to established procedures using food handling sanitation techniques.
• Performs the functions of the following in accordance with established task sheets: cash handling and control, deli, salads, dish room, and supplies.
• Cleans and maintains equipment, work and serving area ensuring an orderly and sanitary fashion by washing, wiping down and straightening equipment, utensils and counters.
• Removes unused food from area ensuring product to be saved is stored in accordance with strict guidelines.
• Affords assistance in setting up for next day menu selections.
• Checks supplies and general condition of assigned area and makes appropriate recommendations to supervisors prior to meal times.

Qualifications

• Ability to read, write, understand and speak English and to perform arithmetic calculations.
• Interpersonal skills to effectively interact with customers and represent the Nutrition Services Department when serving food or collecting monies.
• Grammatical and mathematical abilities to read and interpret recipes, prepare products according to standards, prepare menu boards and count money in order to make change.

Experience

• Up to one month on-the-job training and experience to become familiar with job routine.

Working Environment and Physical Requirements

• Physical ability to lift, carry and place moderately heavy supplies, along with ability to stand for long periods of time.
• Exposure to cuts, burns when preparing food items. Hazards are minimized with adherence to established safety procedures.

Pay

$18.00-$25.82

Location

The Miriam Hospital - 164 Summit Ave Providence, Rhode Island 02906

Work Type

Part Time

Work Shift

Day

Daily Hours

20

Driving Required

No