Culinary Assistant PT
About The Position
The Culinary Assistant enhances the SRI Management experience in Artful Dining for residents, families, and guests, promotes the company’s Golden Rule core value, and assists with food preparation and service under general supervision. The role supports daily dining operations and helps maintain a clean, safe, dignified, and caring environment for residents and visitors. The position serves residents at breakfast, lunch, and dinner; follows food preparation, sanitation, safety, cleaning, and emergency procedures; and communicates courteously with residents and families. The Culinary Assistant works collaboratively with associates and management, follows workplace policies and HIPAA regulations, participates in required training and meetings, and may assist with training new dining-services employees.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED, or less than one year of related experience or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
- Ability to write simple correspondence.
- Ability to present information effectively in one-on-one and small-group situations to customers, clients, and other employees.
- Ability to apply common-sense understanding to detailed but uncomplicated written or oral instructions.
- Ability to address problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
- Ability to perform the essential duties satisfactorily, with reasonable accommodations where applicable.
Responsibilities
- Assist with food preparation according to the established menu when needed.
- Follow departmental sanitation, safety, and cleaning procedures and schedules.
- Clean and properly store dishes.
- Serve and assist residents in the dining room at breakfast, lunch, and dinner each day.
- Clean the kitchen, food-service equipment, and food-storage areas daily.
- Maintain a clean, safe, and orderly environment for residents.
- Perform general cleaning duties in the kitchen and dining room according to established schedules.
- Support a dignified and caring atmosphere for residents, families, visitors, and associates.
- Respond promptly and courteously to requests for assistance from residents and family members.
- Communicate effectively in a language each resident can understand.
- Maintain a safe and secure workplace, practice safe working habits and good body mechanics, and promptly report hazards to a supervisor.
- Follow established policies and procedures during emergencies.
- Work as a team player with associates and management to complete assignments.
- Maintain a positive and respectful attitude toward work issues, policies, procedures, residents, families, visitors, associates, and management.
- Comply with attendance and call-off policies.
- Attend or participate in training, in-service sessions, and mandatory meetings.
- Wear clean and appropriate clothing in accordance with the dress code.
- Refer inquiries about resident care from families and visitors to the immediate supervisor rather than discussing resident care issues.
- Follow HIPAA regulations.
- Assist with training new dining-services employees when necessary.
- Take initiative, seek additional information, offer solutions or suggestions, and take on special projects or assignments outside regular duties.
- Perform other reasonable duties as assigned or requested.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
