Dining Service Assistant

CCH Hudson•Hudson, WI

7d•Onsite

About The Position

This role is responsible for ensuring all dining services protocols and procedures are followed in accordance with established policies. The Dining Service Assistant works in both the dining room and the kitchen, preparing and serving food, controlling serving sizes to prevent waste, and maintaining a high quality of service. This position also involves adhering to sanitation and food handling protocols, safety policies, and maintaining resident confidentiality. The role requires washing pots, pans, dishes, and other equipment, ensuring the dishwasher is operated properly, and checking kitchen utensils for cleanliness. The Dining Service Assistant must also be knowledgeable about menus, appropriate diets, textures, dysphagia diets, and thickened liquids.

Requirements

Good communication skills
Detail-oriented person
Able to perform duties with great accuracy
Able to work shifts as assigned, including every other weekend
Strong organizational skills
Knowledge of sanitation, food borne illness, and cross-contamination policies and procedures
Full understanding of dining room operational procedures and etiquette
Full understanding of proper small wares handling
Full understanding of residents’ rights
Full understanding of departmental policies and procedures
Must be able to stand and walk for long periods of time
Must be able to manually lift 10-15 pounds

Responsibilities

Properly greeting all residents, guests, and staff
Adherence to all sanitation and food handling protocols
Adherence to all safety policies and procedures
Maintenance of confidentiality of all pertinent resident information
Assuring that all dining services protocols and procedures are followed
Works both in the dining room and in the kitchen
Prepares and/or serves food for campus special occasions
Controls serving size to prevent/eliminate waste and leftovers
Attendance and participation in in-service training programs
Reporting of all hazardous conditions or equipment
Reporting of all accidents or incidents
Maintain quality level of service
Read Menu’s for appropriate Diets and Textures
Have knowledge of Dysphasia diets
Have knowledge on thickened liquids
Attend meetings as necessary
Works scheduled hours complying with attendance policies
Responsible for washing pots, pans, dishes, and other equipment
Ensuring the dishwasher is ran properly
Checking all kitchen cooking utensils and devices to ensure they are thoroughly cleaned
Follows facility dress code requirements
To perform other duties and responsibilities as deemed appropriate by lead cook and management