Food Service Worker 1

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania • Blair County, PA

10h • Onsite

About The Position

As a Food Service Worker 1 with the Hollidaysburg Veterans' Home, you will play a key part in supporting daily meal service for our residents. This position offers meaningful work that directly contributes to the well-being of the veterans in our community. You will learn valuable skills while working in a caring and team-focused environment. Your commitment helps ensure that every resident receives quality food prepared with pride.

Requirements

• Must be able to perform essential job functions.

Nice To Haves

• Food service experience in an assisted living facility, nursing home, hospital, restaurant, or other food service operation
• Work experience interacting with patients, residents, or customers while serving food/cleaning in patient/resident rooms or a dining room setting
• Work experience with food safety and sanitation in a dietary department
• Cleaning, washing, peeling, slicing, and dicing food items
• Using kitchen equipment such as VCM, food processor, tabletop chopper, or garbage disposal
• Chopping, dicing, and slicing meats, poultry, fish, and cheeses
• Heating simple foods such as eggs, sandwiches, and hamburgers
• Preparing sandwiches, assembling salads, and serving portions, including desserts
• Plating and serving meals from hot food cart
• Cleaning and sanitizing equipment, utensils, dishes, pots, pans, work surfaces, and other kitchen items
• Transporting and assisting in loading and unloading food delivery trucks from kitchen and dining rooms
• Transporting food and supplies to and from freezers, refrigerators, and storeroom
• Selective menu, taking food orders, waitressing, and dining room service
• Food cart and dining room serving area set up
• Reading meal and tray tickets or tags
• Tray assembly and working on a tray line
• Operating commercial kitchen equipment

Responsibilities

• Prepare, portion, and plate food items for meals and nourishments
• Assemble trays, read diet information, and deliver meals to assigned areas
• Clean dishes, equipment, dining rooms, and food preparation areas
• Operate dish machines, clean food carts, and maintain kitchen tools
• Document inventories, temperatures, meal counts, and supply usage
• Follow safety rules, report hazards, and use protective equipment

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed