Food Service Associate (Part-Time 20 hours) Jefferson Einstein Main -Tower Building

About the role

The Food Service Associate supports daily café operations in a fast-paced, open-kitchen environment. This role may rotate between salad, sandwich, and homestyle stations, while assisting with food prep, stocking, service, and general station maintenance. Associates prepare and serve food to the public with a strong focus on quality, presentation, and efficiency, ensuring high standards of sanitation, food safety, and customer service. Team members maintain a clean and organized workspace, follow all safety and portioning guidelines, and provide a welcoming, professional experience for guests.

Reporting to the Supervisor of Food Service and with guidance from the Lead Food Service Associate, the Food Service Associate is responsible for patient meal and food service to ensure patient satisfaction. Patients may range from infancy through late adulthood.

Responsibilities

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• Sets up and stocks assigned station prior to the start of service and for the next meal to facilitate meal service and ensure efficiency (20%).
• May retrieve patient meal trays to ensure sanitary, safe, and timely patient meal service (15%).
• Maintains appropriate floor stock according to par levels and records usage accordingly.
• Handles food according to proper sanitary and safety guidelines; follows food service handling methods according to policies and procedures (10%).
• Ensures all food is prepared using recipes to provide consistent, safe, nutritionally appropriate, tasty meals that are cost and budget compliant (10%).
• Complies with current CDC hand hygiene guidelines.
• May prepare or serve hot or cold beverages, such as coffee, espresso drinks, blended coffees, or teas.
• Serves prepared foods, such as muffins, biscotti, or bagels.
• Stores leftovers appropriately and utilizes them in subsequent day/menu to ensure they are served within the required timeframe (5%).
• May package, label, and date hot food items for patient service and cafeteria operations according to established cook and chill guidelines; properly vacuum packs all food products as required.
• May be cross-trained and utilized in multiple areas of need, including tray line, storeroom, and food preparation areas.
• May work in dish room or pot area to support proper cleaning and sanitizing of equipment in accordance with department standards.
• Maintains proper care and safe storage of food, equipment, and surrounding area (10%).
• Completes daily and special cleaning assignments to provide a sanitary and safe environment.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High school graduate or equivalent preferred.
• 6+ months of previous experience in food service preferred but not required.

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including:

• Medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, and vision coverage.
• Life and AD&D insurance.
• Short- and long-term disability.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Retirement plans.
• Tuition assistance and access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full-time service or two years of part-time service.
• Voluntary benefits, providing access to group rates on insurance and discounts.

All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

Schedule

Rotating shift (United States of America).