Culinary Assistant | Dietary Aide | Kitchen Staff

Heritage Senior Living•Port Washington, WI

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Lincoln Village Senior Living is seeking a dependable, friendly Culinary Assistant to join its dining services team. The role supports food preparation, meal service, kitchen operations, and the cleanliness and welcoming atmosphere of the dining areas. It offers an opportunity to serve older adults and help make each resident’s dining experience enjoyable. Previous healthcare or food-service experience is helpful but not required.

Requirements

Passion for serving older adults.
Strong communication and customer-service skills.
Ability to present and serve food in an appealing manner.
Understanding of or willingness to learn sanitation, food-safety, and infection-control practices.
Ability to work collaboratively with coworkers and community team members.
Ability to meet applicable pre-employment, training, and regulatory requirements.
Ability to communicate effectively and read and follow menus, food labels, cleaning instructions, safety information, and required documentation.
Ability to stand and walk for extended periods and bend, reach, stoop, kneel, push, pull, and perform movements needed for food service and kitchen duties.
Ability to regularly lift, carry, and move items weighing up to 50 pounds.
Ability to safely handle food, dishes, cookware, kitchen equipment, cleaning supplies, and other materials.
Ability to work safely around heat, steam, hot surfaces, sharp utensils, cleaning products, wet surfaces, and temperature changes.
Dependable, hardworking, friendly, positive, and team-oriented approach, with attention to cleanliness, organization, and food safety.

Nice To Haves

Previous food preparation, restaurant, hospitality, senior living, or healthcare experience is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Provide friendly, attentive service to residents, guests, visitors, and team members.
Serve meals and beverages, take food orders as needed, and prepare and deliver room-service trays.
Present meals appealingly and respond to resident requests courteously.
Assist with food preparation and meal production as directed by the Executive Chef or Sous Chef.
Help prepare food and dining areas for special events, celebrations, and community programs.
Receive and store food and supply deliveries; assist with inventory and organization.
Label, date, rotate, and store food products according to established procedures.
Organize refrigerators, storage areas, and other kitchen spaces, and assist with other kitchen functions as needed.
Wash and sanitize dishes, utensils, cookware, and kitchen equipment.
Maintain clean and organized kitchen, food-preparation, storage, and service areas; follow cleaning schedules and infection-control procedures.
Remove garbage and assist with general kitchen cleanup.
Follow safe food-handling, sanitation, infection-control, and Heritage Senior Living policies and procedures.
Assist with food, equipment, cleaning, in-service, OSHA, and other compliance logs.
Monitor dishwasher temperatures and chemical levels and report equipment or maintenance concerns to the Executive Chef.
Maintain regular and reliable attendance and work a flexible schedule based on resident and community needs.