Alternate Food Service Worker 1 - Tunkhannock

Luzerne County • Tunkhannock PA 18657, PA

13d • Onsite

About The Position

In the absence of the Center's Food Service Worker 1, The Alternate Food Service Worker 1 is responsible for carrying out the Food Service Worker 1's duties. The Alternate Food Service Worker 1, in a Multi-Service Senior Center, is under the direct supervision of the Senior Center Manager 2 and has the responsibility of ensuring that the congregate meal program functions in a manner consistent with the policy of the Area Agency on Aging and other appropriate state and local agencies.

Requirements

• Ability to learn the proper care and use of simple food service utensils and equipment
• Ability to learn routine tasks involved in the food service operation
• Ability to learn the methods, materials, and practices used in maintaining established standards of cleanliness
• Ability to work effectively with other people
• Ability to follow simple oral instructions

Responsibilities

• Responsible for insuring that the center's congregate meal program is consistent with all of the applicable health and sanitation regulations
• Monitors the quality of the bulk food, temperature, and portions on a daily basis
• Reports any inadequacies to the nutrition project director; Senior Center Services Director 2
• Preheats the steam serving counter, prepares the hot and cold beverages, sets up the serving counter with the food, trays, dishes, and utensils
• Coordinates the distribution of the hot food items with the assistance of the volunteers.
• Responsible for coordinating the washing of the pots and pans and other preparatory utensils.
• Sanitizes the dining, serving, and kitchen areas.
• Responsible for the cleaning of the refrigerators, food carts, coffee pots, and other equipment with the assistance of the volunteers
• Responsible for the inventory of the nutrition supplies, monitoring the nutrition records, and the counting and depositing of the nutrition contributions
• Processing a participant's request for a therapeutic diet
• Performs other duties as required

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed