CULINARY ASSISTANT

Description

General Summary

The Culinary Assistant is responsible for providing a high standard of service. Plating food prepared by the cooks to the standard established by the Culinary Services Manager. Dining room maintenance, dining room breakdown and set-up. This role also includes cleaning, re-stocking, and assisting the Culinary Service Manager with daily tasks when working outside of meal service times. A positive attitude, a willingness to work in a team oriented work environment, a cleanly and professional appearance

Essential Job Functions

• Ensures resident satisfaction regarding meals through quality, quantity, and presentation.
• Observes and practices all department safety and sanitation standards.
• Attends all allergy and foodborne illness in-service training.
• Sets up and breaks down the resident dining rooms for breakfast, lunch, and dinner meals.
• Uses the dishwasher to clean breakfast, lunch, and dinner dishes, utensils, pots and pans.
• Will assist with dining service as needed including food delivery, plating with garnish, etc.
• Works the food tray-line.
• Completes tray delivery
• Makes appropriate meal and beverage suggestions and answers questions regarding food preparation.
• Assists care staff and residents with drinks, salads and desserts according to diet order.
• Sorts the food tray carts and places in cart in proper sequence.
• Assists with putting away food deliveries and stocking of pantry, ensuring proper rotation of items.
• Completes cleaning assignments in the dietary services areas using proper chemicals, mops, and brooms.
• Works as a team member to foster and ensure excellent communication and cooperation within the department.
• Performs other duties as directed.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

Must be able to properly lift 30 pounds. Physical demands vary from sedentary activities to hands-on resident assistance which includes lifting, bending from the waist, stooping, and twisting as conditions warrant. May include infrequent maximum assists of residents over 100 lbs. Objects or residents weighing more than 50 pounds should not be moved without the assistance of another worker and/or appropriate equipment. Must be able to work standing for prolonged periods. Hours of duty may be long and irregular, including evenings, weekends and some holidays.

Qualifications

• Must obtain a food handler card within 30 days of hire date.
• Must possess good English communication skills (oral and written).
• Must know basic kitchen sanitation.
• High school graduation or equivalent G.E.D.
• 1 to 2 year related experience preferred

Salary : $16 - $18