Center Aide

Hill Country Community Action Association • Llano, TX

14h

About The Position

The Center Aide assists with kitchen work and delivers meals to homebound clients or congregate sites as assigned. When stationed at a Senior Center, the aide also supports the Center Director with center operations, filing, reports, and data gathering. The role includes food preparation and safety, cleaning and sanitation, meal delivery, site and vehicle-related duties where applicable, recordkeeping, and assistance with center operations. The position is non-exempt and reports to the Center Director or Meal Service Coordinator.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Ability to work as a team member and communicate effectively while maintaining courtesy.
• Ability to work respectfully and effectively with people from varied ethnic, socioeconomic, educational, and cultural backgrounds.
• Flexibility and well-developed interpersonal skills.
• Ability to maintain records and understand written or verbal instructions.
• Ability to learn computer software as needed.
• Professional manner and attire.
• No conviction record that would contraindicate employment.
• Valid Texas driver's license and a reliable vehicle with current vehicle liability insurance.
• Non-judgmental approach.
• Compliance with HCCAA policies and confidentiality requirements.
• Current health card as required by public health laws.
• Ability to stand, sit, bend, reach, lift up to 50 pounds, and drive as required.
• Manual dexterity sufficient to operate kitchen equipment and standard office machines.
• Normal range of hearing and vision.
• Ability to handle new and diverse work problems, resolve problems, handle conflict, and make effective decisions under pressure.
• Ability to relate and interact with other employees.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in food handling and preparation.
• Experience providing service delivery to underprivileged people.
• Experience in HCCAA Programs.
• Bilingual skills are encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Assist with preparing meals in accordance with regulations.
• Monitor food temperatures for safe handling and document results daily as assigned.
• Package meals for delivery to designated sites.
• Take temperatures of menu items and document them on meal delivery tickets daily as assigned.
• Clean and sanitize utensils, pots, pans, dishes, dry storage bins, and food-preparation and transportation equipment, if applicable.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and orderly work area.
• Remove waste products from the facility at least once daily.
• Perform kitchen janitorial duties as assigned, including washing walls, shelving, food carts, and racks, and cleaning the bathroom daily.
• Perform general maintenance and upkeep of kitchen equipment.
• Transport and unload meals to designated meal sites or recipients as needed per service site.
• Inspect the meal delivery vehicle daily and ensure routine maintenance is completed when an agency vehicle is provided to the worksite.
• Complete daily paperwork and other reports applicable to the assigned route as needed per service site.
• Assist with inventory of kitchen equipment and food products as assigned.
• Post dietician-signed menus in the kitchen and Center, including substitutions as assigned.
• Assist with cleaning the Center facility as needed.
• Assist with maintaining site rosters, including scanning them into the CAP60 database as assigned.
• Enter personal time worked in the Automated Time Keeping system (Employee Web Services).
• Attend required trainings.
• Perform other tasks as required.

Benefits

• Accrual of sick and vacation leave.
• Health insurance.
• Life insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• 125 Cafeteria Plan.
• Up to 15 paid holidays per year.
• Options for employee-paid benefits. Eligibility and benefits are subject to Personnel Policies & Procedures and may change.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED