Food Service Assistant - PT - Night

CHSGa•Albany, GA

About The Position

Wynfield Park Health & Rehab is seeking a part-time, night-shift Food Service Assistant to support meal preparation and food service for patients. The assistant works with the cook and helps prepare meals, snacks, desserts, and between-meal nourishments; serves food and beverages; and follows diet orders and established food-service procedures. The role also includes cleaning and maintaining kitchen and dining areas and equipment, washing dishes, handling stock and leftovers, recording food-storage and water temperatures, and checking dishwasher sanitizer and chemical levels. The position requires compliance with infection-control policies and warm, professional communication with associates, patients, family members, and visitors. A high school diploma or equivalent is preferred. Starting pay is $15.16 per hour, paid weekly.

Requirements

Ability to communicate effectively and provide a warm, helpful, and professional approach to associates, patients, family members, and visitors.
Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; write routine reports and correspondence; and speak effectively before groups.
Ability to perform basic arithmetic using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to follow written, oral, or diagrammed instructions and handle problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Word.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the job, including regularly sitting, talking, or hearing; frequently walking and using hands and arms; and occasionally standing.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or equivalent.

Responsibilities

Assist the cook with preparing meals, desserts, and snacks.
Prepare between-meal nourishments, including sandwiches, and serve nourishments according to procedures.
Carry trays to patients, take meals to patients in the dining area, serve beverages, and pour juice, milk, water, and tea.
Clean dining tables after meals and clean the work area, including sweeping and mopping.
Remove kitchen garbage and hose out garbage containers.
Scrape and wash dishes, pots, and pans.
Set up the tray line and perform tray-line service.
Follow diet and NPO orders, offer and record menu substitutions, and properly store leftovers and opened food.
Make coffee and tea as requested and follow procedures for serving associate meals.
Clean kitchen equipment, including carts, tables, counters, appliances, and food-service equipment.
Operate the dish machine, garbage disposal, mixer, blender, meat slicer, steamer, and coffee and tea maker.
Follow standardized recipes and use serving equipment such as ladles, spoons, and scoops.
Record freezer and walk-in refrigerator temperatures and check and record water temperatures.
Check stock and put it away appropriately; store cleaning materials appropriately.
Check the dishwasher with sanitizer strips and check and replace chemical levels as needed.
Comply with infection-control policies in the work area.
Communicate professionally and warmly with associates, patients, family members, and visitors; respond helpfully to concerns and questions.
Contribute to committees, workgroups, project management, and other collaborative efforts, and perform other duties as necessary.