Food Services Aide
Spruce View Manor
Position Type: Part - Time FTE: 0.4 Hours
Per Pay Period: 32
Week One: Monday and Saturday Week Two : Sunday and Monday
Hours of Work: 0730h to 1600h Wage Range: $22.14 to $23.45
Job Role
Reporting to the Head Cook and/or designate, the Food Services Aide performs a variety of duties for supporting the cook with food preparation and cleaning the dining room, washing dishes, re-stocking supplies and setting tables.
Job Duties
1. Meal preparations
2. Assist the cook with meal preparation such as peeling and chopping vegetables, serving, or plating food, preparing sandwiches and resident snack items.
3. Cleaning and sanitizing dining room tables and chairs, setting tables, clearing tables after meals.
4. Dishwashing and sanitizing of dishware, glassware, cutlery, pots, pans, and utensils.
5. Daily cleaning and sanitizing of utility carts, food services equipment, storage areas, refrigerators, coolers. Sweeping and mopping kitchen floor. Restocking supplies in the dining room and other service areas
6. To provide excellent service to residents
7. To prepare healthy, appealing meals and ensuring proper amounts for all residents
8. To fill out menu change forms and calendar whenever changes to menus are made.
9. To prepare dessert for next meal (i.e., early cook prepares dessert for supper meal and later cook prepares for next day’s noon meal.)
10. To ensure your work area is clean and any spills are cleaned up immediately.
11. To complete all duties on checklist and initial
12. To work with Head Cook to ensure ordering is complete
13. To report all faulty equipment to maintenance immediately and fill out equipment repair form
15. To report any concerns or conflicts to Head Cook
16. To follow all Health and Safety Policies, safe work practices and procedures
17. To follow all Homeland Housing’s Policies and Procedures
18. To maintain confidentiality for all private information made available to him/her regarding the residents and staff.
19. Attend in-services and meetings, whenever possible and obtain/reads copy of the minutes of all meetings.
20. To perform any other related duties as required.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Education, Training, and Experience
· Food Handling Course is preferred
· Knowledge of all commercial kitchen equipment (convection oven, steamer, large industrial mixers and meat slicers) required
· Previous experience in a hospitality, hotel setting or supportive living setting.
· Basic computer skills – Microsoft Outlook and excel required
· Previous experience in a leadership role preferred Skills and Abilities
· Effective, respectful verbal and written communication.
· Knowledge of and capability to complete tasks relating to kitchen and cooking.
· Multitasking and prioritizing work tasks to accommodate operational needs.
· Ability to work under pressure and effectively troubleshoot and solve problems.
· Ability to work well with others as well as independently.
· Strong commitment to resident customer service and promoting teamwork and partnerships.
· Demonstrates initiative and ability to work with minimal supervision.
· Must be mentally and physically fit to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position; and
· Must be responsible for maintaining self-wellness and reduced absenteeism.
Other
· Job Type: Part – Time
· Weekend hours every other weekend.
· Weekend shift premiums
· The successful candidate must provide an acceptable Criminal Record Check, 90 days current.
· Only those selected will be contacted for an interview.
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Pay: $22.14-$23.45 per hour
Experience:
- Kitchen: 2 years (preferred)
- Senior Care: 2 years (preferred)
Work Location: In person
