Culinary Assistant
About The Position
The Culinary Assistant enhances the Artful Dining experience for residents, families, and guests while demonstrating the organization’s Golden Rule value. Under general supervision, this role assists with food preparation and service, supports residents in the dining room, and maintains clean, safe, and orderly kitchen and dining areas. The position also contributes to a dignified and caring atmosphere, responds courteously to requests, follows safety and emergency procedures, and works collaboratively with associates and management. The role may include training new dining-services employees and taking on special assignments.
Requirements
- Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
- Ability to write simple correspondence.
- Ability to effectively present information 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.
- High school diploma or GED, less than one year of related experience or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including regularly standing, walking, using hands, reaching, and talking or hearing; frequently stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, and tasting or smelling; occasionally sitting and climbing or balancing; and occasionally lifting or moving up to 50 pounds.
Responsibilities
- Assist with food preparation according to the established menu as needed.
- Follow departmental sanitation, safety, and cleaning procedures and schedules.
- Wash and store dishes using proper cleaning procedures.
- Serve and assist residents in the dining room at breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily.
- Clean kitchen areas, food-service equipment, and food-storage areas daily.
- Maintain a clean, safe, and orderly environment for residents.
- Perform general kitchen and dining-room cleaning according to established schedules.
- Support a dignified and caring atmosphere for residents, families, visitors, and associates.
- Respond promptly and courteously to requests 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 in emergency situations.
- Work as a team player and maintain positive, respectful attitudes toward work issues, policies, procedures, residents, families, visitors, associates, and management.
- Comply with attendance and call-off policies; attend or participate in trainings, in-service meetings, and mandatory meetings.
- Wear clean, appropriate clothing in accordance with the dress-code policy.
- Refer inquiries about resident care from families and visitors to the immediate supervisor rather than discussing care issues.
- Follow HIPAA regulations.
- Assist with training new dining-services employees when necessary.
- Take initiative, seek additional information, offer suggestions or solutions, and undertake 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
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
