Food Service Assistant

Description/Summary

This position assists in food preparation, food serving, and kitchen and dining room clean up at Pleasant View Nursing Home. Hours include every other weekend 40 hours per week. Starting pay is $15.96 plus $2.00 weekend shift differential. Hiring Day Shift: 5:45 am to 2:15 pm.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Aid in food preparation for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks.
• Perform tasks as directed by Food Service Supervisor, Cook, and Cook’s Helper.
• Prepare residents' food trays.
• Check trays for correct cards and food requests/orders.
• Place trays on carts to appropriate floor.
• Maintain cleanliness of the dining area.
• May fill in for or relieve missing employee when needed.
• Perform clean-up tasks including clearing dining room tables; washing trays, food preparation surfaces, pots, pans, utensils, food preparation equipment, dishes, cups etc.
• Fill dishwasher, dry, and put away food service items.

Qualifications

• Commercial or institutional food service experience in a long-term care facility preferred, or any combination of education and experience that provides equivalent knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• A basic understanding of caring for the elderly and special needs.
• Ability to read and comprehend general operating manuals and guidelines.

Other Benefits

• WRS Retirement
• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance, Long-term Disability Insurance, Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Retirement through Wisconsin Retirement System
• BESTflex
• Deferred Comp and Optional Life Insurance
• Accidental, Hospital and Critical insurances
• Vacation, Sick and PTO

Pay

$15.96 plus $2.00 weekend shift differential.

Schedule

Day Shift: 5:45 am to 2:15 pm.