Food Services Worker-Part-time

About the role

A food and nutrition services position with responsibility for maintaining and following client and resident diet cards, food preparation cleaning, dishwashing, food serving, storeroom and other related food service tasks.

Responsibilities

• Assists in the portioning of meat, fish, poultry, vegetables, fruits, salads, desserts, bakery, juices and nourishments
• Dishes up food for client tray line and resident households and serves food adhering to standardized portions and menu
• Maintains proper temperature and handling of both hot and cold foods
• Tests food by tasting, smelling and obtaining temperature to determine completeness, while portioning food for individual servings and preparing or directing distribution of food to tray line
• Follows established menus and therapeutic diets, making and documenting changes with the Dietitian's direction
• Scrapes, rinses racks and washes dishes, utensils, pots and pans, mechanically and manually
• Cleans and sanitizes food service equipment, dining room tables and chairs
• Removes garbage from the department
• Sweeps and mops dining rooms and department floors
• Maintains safety, sanitation, care and order of work areas and equipment, including the storeroom, coolers and freezers
• Reports repair and maintenance needs to supervisor
• Maintains designated quality assurance monitoring for work area
• Receives deliveries by checking food and material goods against specification, purchase order and invoices
• Stocks shelves and floor stock
• Maintains the confidential nature of client and business information
• Relates to patients and residents when appropriate in a therapeutic manner
• Assists with training of new staff
• Completes and maintains necessary departmental documentation according to applicable Requirements, Codes and Policies
• Performs Related Functions as assigned

Qualifications

• Knowledge of working with food service equipment and food preparation tasks
• Knowledge of hygiene and sanitary regulations governing the handling, preparation and serving of food
• Knowledge of safety hazards while working with kitchen equipment and chemicals in the work environment
• Knowledge of standard measurements
• Ability to interact with clients and residents in a therapeutic manner
• Ability to organize and plan activities
• Ability to understand and carry out policies and procedures
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients, residents, the public and staff
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
• Ability to maintain the confidential nature of patient/resident and business information
• Ability to meet time schedules
• Ability to work the required hours of the position

Physical demands

• Lifting 50 pounds with the assistance of another person, with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 30 pounds
• Extended periods of standing; intermittent sitting and walking
• Using hand(s)/feet for single grasping, fine manipulation, pushing, pulling and operating controls
• Frequent bending, twisting, squatting, reaching and pushing; occasional climbing
• Communicating orally in a clear manner
• Distinguishing sounds at various frequencies and volumes
• Distinguishing people, objects or injuries at varied distances under a variety of light conditions
• Tolerating exposure to cold, heat, noise, vibrations and hazards in the work environment, especially relating to equipment, water temperature and potential client contact
• Must be free from communicable disease

Pay & schedule

• $17.56/hour + $3/hour special assignment pay
• Part-time, .35 position
• Must be available to work 7am-11am, weekends, and occasional holidays