FOOD SERVICE AIDE
About The Position
The Food Service Aide provides courteous, professional, and timely service to patients, visitors, physicians, and associates. The role supports patient meal service by checking food temperatures and product quality, distributing and collecting meal trays and nourishments, and assisting dieticians with feedback about meal acceptance and food-service quality. The aide also performs food and paper supply inventory and ordering, stocks and organizes assigned areas, prepares and cleans dishwashing areas, washes pots and pans, sets up service areas, portions menu items onto trays, and may prepare and deliver special or late trays. The position is 32 hours per week on the day shift, with rotating weekends and holidays. Approximately one month of on-the-job training is provided.
Requirements
- Ability to read, write, and communicate verbally at a 10th-grade level to follow work instructions.
- Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including frequent bending, carrying, pulling, pushing, reaching, standing, stooping, walking, and lifting over 10 pounds; occasional stair climbing and lifting 50–100 pounds; and occasional sitting.
- Constant use of hearing, sight, and speech; frequent use of smell and touch; frequent keyboard and telephone use; and constant concentration and problem solving.
- Must be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.
Nice To Haves
- ServeSafe® certification.
Responsibilities
- Provide courteous and professional service in a timely and helpful manner to patients, visitors, physicians, and associates.
- Check food temperatures before and during meal service and monitor product quality.
- Distribute and collect patient meal trays and nourishments.
- Assist dieticians by obtaining oral and written information about patient meal acceptance and food-service quality.
- Perform daily inventory and ordering of food and paper supplies.
- Maintain cleanliness of assigned areas and stock and put away supplies according to procedures.
- Prepare the dishwasher for operation, unload it after completion, return dishes and other items to their proper areas, and clean and close the dish room according to procedure.
- Wash pots and pans according to established procedures.
- Set up assigned areas, such as tray setup and hot-food beverage stations, following written instructions and stocking supplies.
- Place menu items neatly on trays in the proper portion sizes.
- Prepare and deliver special or late trays as directed.
- Return supplies and food to their proper locations and clean and organize assigned areas.
- Clean trucks, carts, equipment, and other areas as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
