Kitchen Aide - Fortuna

Humboldt Senior Resource Center•Fortuna, CA

3d•$23 - $23•Onsite

About The Position

The Kitchen Aide supports the Fortuna center by handling and serving food and making diet modifications for participants in the Adult Day Health and Redwood Coast PACE programs. The position facilitates snacks, a mid-day hot meal, and take-home meal distribution, and performs kitchen cleanup before and after food service in accordance with food safety guidelines. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Kitchen Aide maintains a safe and sanitary food-service environment, receives food deliveries from the Central Kitchen, and follows cycle menus and special instructions when holding, preparing, portioning, and serving food. The role prepares food according to required consistency or portion modifications and dietary orders, maintains food temperature controls, documents food temperatures and portions, and tracks food and supply inventory. It also supports volunteers and employees in following food safety protocols, washes and sanitizes dishes and trays, distributes frozen take-home meals, and completes required documentation. The position works under the direction of the Therapeutic Services Coordinator, reports meal-delivery or equipment problems, and participates in requested training and meetings. It may involve travel between agency satellite sites or supporting different programs, and may include teaching, training, and mentoring student interns and volunteers. The agency may change job duties, hours, or work sites as required by the program.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED equivalent.
Experience in food handling, food service, and kitchen sanitation.
Ability to obtain a Food Service Management Certification through ServSafe.
Ability to acquire a Food Handler’s certification upon hire through ServSafe, the National Registry of Food Safety Professionals, or another approved certification.
Current CPR and First Aid certification within six months of hire.
Clearance of a DOJ and FBI criminal history background check.
Pre-employment physical and PPD skin test.
Knowledge of and ability to handle and prepare food in accordance with high-quality food preparation, sanitation, and safety standards, including public health, food-handling, and food-safety standards.
Ability to read, write, and speak English.
Ability to write and follow oral and written instructions and communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
Ability to interact effectively with others and relate to and communicate with elderly and frail people.
Strong interpersonal skills that support team building and effective work relationships.
Ability to secure the cooperation of volunteers.
Basic knowledge of computers and web-based applications such as timekeeping, training, and email programs.
Physical ability to move between staff work areas, communicate with employees and the public, operate a computer, produce reports, use the telephone, and travel to other agency worksites.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in texture modification.
COVID-19 and influenza (flu) vaccines are preferred.

Responsibilities

Maintain a safe and sanitary environment in all food-service areas according to program standards and policies.
Receive bulk food deliveries from the Central Kitchen and use proper food-handling techniques to hold, prepare, portion, and serve food according to cycle menus and special instructions.
Prepare and serve food with required consistency or portion modifications under the direction of the Registered Dietitian and/or Speech Therapist.
Prepare and serve menu substitutions in accordance with dietary orders.
Maintain food temperature controls, keeping cold foods below 41°F and hot foods above 140°F; refrigerate or heat food as necessary.
Record food and beverage temperatures and portions on appropriate charts.
Coordinate with employees and volunteers to observe food-safety and sanitation protocols during kitchen duties.
Distribute take-home frozen meals as participants leave the Day Center.
Wash, sanitize, and store meal-service dishes and trays; clean and return food-service trays and pans to the Central Kitchen.
Complete required documentation.
Maintain and track inventory of food and food-service supplies.
Perform other duties related to meal preparation, service, and cleanup as required.
Maintain the kitchen under the direction of the Therapeutic Services Coordinator.
Inform the Therapeutic Services Coordinator about problems with meal delivery, food service, equipment, or related areas.
Participate in training and other meetings as requested by the Therapeutic Services Coordinator.
Pivot between programs and/or travel between satellite sites to provide support as required.
Teach, train, and mentor student interns and volunteers working within the program area.
Act in a manner consistent with agency values.