Food Services Assistant Thurs - Sat every other Sun 7A-7P

Cumberland Heights Foundation Inc • Nashville, TN

5h • Onsite

About The Position

Cumberland Heights is seeking a Food Services Assistant to join their team. This role supports the mission of providing high-quality care for individuals and families affected by chemical dependency. The Food Services Assistant will assist the Director and Chef with food preparation and maintain the kitchen and dining room in a clean, orderly, and safe condition, adhering to health department regulations. The position is part of a community focused on recovery through a holistic approach, encompassing physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual dimensions.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED and/or a one (1) year food service related experience equivalent preferred.
• Experience with cutlery and commercial kitchen equipment
• Completion of Metro health department food handlers safety and sanitation course preferred.
• Ability to problem-solve, analyze, and interpret information.
• Ability to adapt to changing circumstances and patient needs in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to be open and culturally sensitive to a wide variety of patients’ care issues.
• Good written and oral communication skills with the ability to effectively speak, read and write in English.
• Ability to interact with co-workers in a collaborative and courteous manner while providing guidance, instruction, and training.
• If recovering, one year of verifiable abstinence required with active participation in an appropriate twelve-step program preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Completion of Metro health department food handlers safety and sanitation course preferred.
• If recovering, one year of verifiable abstinence required with active participation in an appropriate twelve-step program preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assists Director and Chef with daily meal preparation.
• Prepares the salad bar daily ensuring freshness and appealing appearance.
• Ensures dishes, silver and serving pieces are clean at all times and in the proper places at meal times.
• Maintains and ensure cleanliness of beverage bar and machines with juice, coffee and tea at all times.
• Sets up appropriate condiments for lunch and dinner mails for hot and cold line.
• Cleans floors, vacuums carpet in dining room and maintains dining room orderliness.
• Maintains coffee stations in lobby, waiting area and First Step area.
• Acts as food runner at meal times for hot and cold food.
• Fills and cleans condiment station and table condiments.
• Prepares all dish room duties.
• Cleans and organizes all kitchen work stations and equipment.
• Prepares deli bar for Sunday dinner service.
• Maintains the desert bar.
• Cleans and sanitizes thoroughly all pots, pans and kitchen equipment and utensils and ensures their proper storage.
• Removes trash bags, cleans trash cans and breaks down cardboard boxes for disposal.
• Keeps kitchen and serving area floors clean and dry.
• Ensures clean and orderly condition of stoves, ovens and all kitchen equipment.
• Keeps inside windows, walls and doors in kitchen and break room clean and orderly at all times.
• Washes kitchen mats nightly.
• Cleans back dock and dumpster pad and keeps dumpster doors closed at all times.
• Mops kitchen, serving areas, cooler, stockroom and bathroom each night.
• Cleans air filters in hood weekly.
• Maintains milk dispenser including cleaning and stocking.
• Complies with all local and state health requirements on sanitation, safe handling and storage of food.
• Ensures that a welcoming, safe and healing environment is maintained for each patient and family throughout the continuum of care.
• Recommends ways to improve the quality and delivery of services.
• Makes change and accepts meal payments.
• Maintains confidentiality of company and patient information.
• Reacts productively to change.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision effective 1st day of month following 28 days of employment
• Employer Contribution for Health Saving Account or Health Reimbursement Account
• 401K with Company match and eligibility after 90 days of employment
• Paid Time Off (PTO) accrual beginning day (1) one and up to 20 days of PTO the first year

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED