Cafe Worker - FT- Shift Varies

Northeast Georgia Health System•Gainesville, GA

About The Position

The Café Worker is responsible for operating café stations such as the salad bar, deli, action stations, beverage areas, or hot bars. This position requires the ability to read, understand, and follow directions, recipes, and work assignments, and to perform routine, repetitive tasks despite frequent interruptions. Numerical ability is needed for customer checkout, recipe preparation, and measuring ingredients or cleaning agents. The role also requires motor coordination and manual dexterity for food preparation and serving customers. Café Workers must be willing to work flexible hours and remain patient toward guests, staff, patients, and family members. The position prepares beverages and food items according to recipes, helps prepare café areas, performs basic food preparation, washes and stores dishes, and assists with receiving and storing food and supplies. It follows departmental policies, applicable long-term-care regulations, cleaning schedules, and facility safety, infection-control, emergency, and hygiene procedures. Workers are expected to communicate courteously, maintain a neat and well-groomed appearance, follow safety rules, and meet attendance and schedule requirements.

Requirements

Good interpersonal skills.
Ability to read, understand, and follow directions, recipes, and work assignments.
Ability and willingness to perform routine, repetitive tasks with frequent interruptions.
Numerical ability for customer checkout, recipe preparation, and measuring ingredients or cleaning agents.
Motor coordination and manual dexterity for food preparation and serving customers.
Willingness to work flexible hours.
Patience toward guests, staff, patients, and family members.
Ability to move and manipulate food products, dietary supplies, and equipment throughout the facility.
Ability to meet attendance, punctuality, and schedule requirements.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED.
One year of related experience and/or training in food production or service, or one year of related customer service experience and/or training.

Responsibilities

Maintain a neat, clean, and well-groomed appearance.
Prepare beverages and food items according to recipes.
Help prepare all areas of the café.
Perform basic food preparation, including cutting, cooking, and presentation.
Wash and store dishes.
Follow applicable federal and state long-term-care regulations and Dietary Department policies and procedures.
Follow cleaning schedules and perform cleaning duties as scheduled.
Practice safety, infection-control, and emergency procedures according to facility policies.
Assist with receiving and storing food and supplies as needed.
Communicate courteously, considerately, and cooperatively with guests, team members, clinical support personnel, and client personnel.
Perform work correctly and safely, observe rules of conduct, and meet schedule requirements for attendance and punctuality.
Practice procedures including universal precautions, fire and disaster response, safety, MSDS, and CQI.
Use appropriate safety equipment, follow safety rules, and know where MSDS information is located.
Maintain personal hygiene according to departmental policy, including proper handwashing, compliance with the hospital no-smoking policy, and wearing a hairnet or hat in food production areas.