Residential Food Service Coordinator/Res Tech

Fairview Housing•Marion, VA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a Residential Food Service Coordinator at Marion Lifestyle Recovery @ ACH. The role involves planning, preparing, serving, and cleaning up meals for residents, while maintaining nutritional needs, budgeting, ordering, and adhering to health and safety standards. The coordinator must also track dietary restrictions and provide alternatives. Additionally, the role includes training in Res Tech core competencies and assisting Res Techs outside the kitchen as needed. Ensuring the safety and security of residents, staff, and the facility is paramount, requiring the use of nonviolent crisis intervention techniques and knowledge of emergency response services. Compliance with program, state, and federal regulations regarding resident privacy and confidentiality is essential.

Requirements

Minimum education: High School diploma
Currently certified or will be trained to obtain food service certification (ServSafe and/or equivalent) to meet Health Department, state, and federal requirements
All training by VA Licensing to work in a residential behavioral health setting
Effective meal planning and production of meals and food services for residential setting with 40-60 residents
Effective problem-solving skills
Effective written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work effectively with others
Ability to work independently
Ability to participate in and to effectively utilize supervision
Ability to operate kitchen equipment and all systems related to food service and delivery
Currently certified, or through training, will obtain certification in CPR and first aid
Training in behavioral intervention according to State of Virginia standards upon hire and retraining at least on an annual basis
Successfully complete background checks prior to employment
Successfully complete drug screening prior to employment and random drug screenings while employed at Fairview
Knowledgeable about confidentiality HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2) regulations

Nice To Haves

Experience with planning & preparing meals for 40-75 individuals required

Responsibilities

Provides oversight and coordination of nutritional food service for Fairview residents, including planning, preparation, serving and clean-up of meals.
Maintains balance of nutritional needs and budgeting, ordering and all health and safety standards.
Tracks dietary restrictions of residents and provides appropriate alternatives.
Trains in Res Tech core competencies and aids Res Techs outside the kitchen as needed.
Ensures the safety and security of program residents, staff, facility, and its physical property.
Employs nonviolent crisis intervention techniques per Therapeutic Options certification in situations requiring intervention and reflecting training and competent assessment of the situation/circumstances.
Knowledgeable about the community's emergency response agencies/services and how to access these agencies/services.
Completes required documentation when either verbal or physical intervention is used.
Reports immediately any concerns about the safety and/or security of residents, staff, and/or facility to the on-site supervisor.
Complies with program, state, and federal regulations governing resident privacy and confidentiality of protected health information.
Complies with program's established policies and procedures and with VA's Licensure and Human Rights regulations.