Dishwasher/Kitchen Assistant

General Purpose

The Dishwasher/Kitchen Assistant is responsible for washing, drying, stacking, organizing and the putting away of kitchen dishes and overall cleanliness of the dish room. In addition, dishwashers will assist in kitchen and dining hall, as needed for meal service, meal prep, and cleanliness.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Maintains dish room, kitchen, dining hall sanitation & cleanliness and adheres to all proper food preparation according to state and local health department code requirements and departmental procedures.
• Organizes, cleanses, maintains and manages the dishes, dish room and related machinery.
• Assists with the maintenance and housekeeping of the kitchen, dining hall, and bathrooms; sweeps and cleans floors, walls, ceilings, toilets, sinks, etc.
• Sorts and removes trash. Cleans garbage cans.
• Cleansups kitchen prep/food surfaces & sinks throughout the day; assists in daily deep cleaning of specific areas, e.g., counters, ovens, stoves, fridges, etc.
• Keeps stock rooms, coolers, and freezers clean; ensures that food supplies are rotated, and all perishables are labeled, dated, and stored properly, as directed.
• Unloads, inspects, and stores raw ingredients and supplies, as directed.
• Restocks kitchen/dish supplies; notifies management when running low on inventory.
• Washes hands frequently while working in the kitchen and in accordance with CDPHE health regulations.
• Assists with unloading, inspecting, and storing deliveries and supplies, as directed.
• Prepares beverages before meals, as directed.
• Lightly cooks food as assigned: ensuring special food requirements for both campers and staff, e.g., food allergies, gluten free and vegetarian diets are managed with utmost importance for 100% accuracy.
• Ensures that CDPHE Food Regulations are being followed when assisting with food prep.

Primary Cross-functional Responsibilities

• Routinely displays concern for an effective implementation of health, safety and emergency policies and procedures.
• Maintains high standards of health, sanitation, safety, and security to prevent accidents and to respond appropriately in emergency situations.
• Respects the confidential nature of all information pertaining to staff, volunteers, and girls.
• Helps to promote a positive image of camp.
• Demonstrates responsibility, accountability, and overall maturity of judgement.
• Works together and communicates appropriately with all staff and volunteers.
• Demonstrates a recognition and understanding of good customer service in all dealings and interactions as an employee of Girl Scouts of Colorado by maintaining constructive relationships with co-workers, girl members, parents, volunteers, and the community.
• Solves problems using standard procedures and precedents. Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.
• Lives by the Girl Scout Promise and Law.

Job Qualifications

• Preferred high school diploma or GED (or working toward these).
• Preferred dishwashing experience.
• Must possess, or be willing to obtain, current SERV Safe Certification.
• Must possess, or be willing to obtain, current First Aid/CPR certification.
• Preferred experience in an industrial kitchen.
• A basic understanding of meal preparation for those with restricted diets and/or food allergies.
• Proficient understanding of sanitation and regulations for workplace safety.
• A basic understanding of nutrition guidelines, food handling techniques, preparation (including safe preparation of food for those with restricted diets and allergies) and cooking procedures.
• A basic understanding of food allergies and food related diseases, and the ingredients that may cause the allergy/disease.
• Must understand and comply with food safety and temperature standards.
• Must understand safe use of common kitchen cleaning supplies, chemicals, and equipment.
• Must understand how to interpret SDS sheets.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals, preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be able to work quickly and efficiently.
• Must be able to work well as part of a team.
• Must be able to work well under pressure.
• Ability to maintain personal cleanliness.

Additional Requirements

• Must be at least 15 years of age.
• Must be able to pass a criminal background check acceptable to GSCO standards.
• Must be able to work non-traditional hours including early mornings, evenings, and/or weekends.

MATERIAL AND EQUIPMENT DIRECTLY USED

• Commercial dishwashers and other cleaning equipment.
• Standard kitchen equipment including, but not limited to: freezers, refrigerators, ovens, stove-tops, broilers, microwaves, blenders, mixers, slicers, food processors, and knives.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES

• Camps are at altitudes of 8,000-9,500 feet.
• Prolonged periods of standing and working in a kitchen.
• Exposure to extreme noise, heat, steam, and cold present in a kitchen environment.
• Must be able to regularly lift 5-10 pounds; with the ability to lift up to 50 pounds as required.
• Manual dexterity to cut and chop foods and perform other related tasks.
• Ability to hear, listen, see, sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, bend, taste and smell, use hands and fingers to handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, limb or balance.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Must have interpersonal skills/behaviors (i.e. working with individuals with a range of moods & behaviors in a tactful, congenial personal manner, so as not to alienate, or antagonize them).