Food Service Assistant - Outfoods

About the role

Caswell Developmental Center is seeking an enthusiastic Food Service Assistant to function in the out-foods area of Dietary Services. Job responsibilities include labeling supplements, preparing bedtime snacks and food items for meals, modifying food textures, assisting with preparation of food served at campus functions, and serving as the out-foods lead person, on a rotating basis, in the absence of the supervisor. Other responsibilities include serving in the rotation at the Sandbar Cafe, utilizing menu item preparation and cash register operational skills while displaying optimal customer service. General cleaning is also a requirement of this job.

Responsibilities

• Labeling supplements
• Preparing bedtime snacks and food items for meals
• Modifying food textures
• Assisting with preparation of food served at campus functions
• Serving as the out-foods lead person, on a rotating basis, in the absence of the supervisor
• Serving in the rotation at the Sandbar Cafe
• Utilizing menu item preparation and cash register operational skills while displaying optimal customer service
• Maintaining high standards of personal cleanliness and food sanitation
• Maintaining professional and cooperative working relationships
• Understanding and following oral and written instructions, as well as keeping some routine records

Requirements

The preferred candidate must be able to lift a minimum of 50 lbs., stoop, bend, stand and walk carrying pans of food for a short distance. Daily exposure to food service equipment with temperature below 50 degrees and above 140 degrees.

Qualifications

This position requires the ability to learn food preparation and cleaning procedures, perform moderately heavy physical labor for extended periods of time, maintain high standards of personal cleanliness and food sanitation, maintain professional and cooperative working relationships, understand and follow oral and written instructions, and keep some routine records.

Skills and Abilities

Knowledge Skills And Abilities/Management Preferences: Ability to learn food preparation and cleaning procedures. Ability to perform moderately heavy physical labor for extended periods of time. Ability to maintain high standards of personal cleanliness and food sanitation. Ability to maintain professional and cooperative working relationships. Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions, as well as keep some routine records.

Pay

Salary Range: $31,200.00 - $48,810.00

Schedule

Work Location: Dietary Services
Work Hours: 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM or 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM (hours vary as needed, every other weekend off)

About Caswell Developmental Center

Caswell Developmental Center, serving as North Carolina's Eastern Region resource center, provides specialized residential, programmatic, and support services for individuals with developmental disabilities. The individuals we serve are at the heart of our facility. Our team is critical to the mission of the facility. We strive to create an environment in which every team member contributes to the overall success of the Center to positively impact the lives of those around them and the individuals we service.

Supplemental Contact Information

DHHS uses the Merit-Based Recruitment and Selection Plan to fill positions subject to the State Human Resources Act with the most qualified individuals. Hiring salary will be based on relevant qualifications, internal equity, and budgetary considerations pertinent to the advertised position. Positions in the Dietary Services are designated as mandatory and must report or stay over during adverse weather events.