What are the responsibilities and job description for the Food Service Worker position at Fair Acres Geriatric Center?
Food Service Worker
When you join Fair Acres, you’ll be joining the largest skilled nursing facility in Delaware County. Owned and operated by the County of Delaware, we are proud to be named "Best Nursing homes 2023-2025" by Newsweek and offer our residents long term care, short term rehabilitation, respite care and hospice services on a beautiful 210-acre campus.
Fair Acres offers competitive compensation, great benefits including a pension, a pleasant working environment, and the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of others!
WHAT YOU WILL DO:
Under the direction of the Food & Nutrition Supervisor or Cook Supervisors. Responsible for all food preparations and service, daily sanitation duties and assignments.
- Assists in preparing food and serving of same.
- Assists in pre-setting, breakdown and cleaning all dining room tables, food carts and steam tables.
- Preparation of food items for next day’s meal as assigned, signature required upon completion. Responsible for accuracy of all items that are prepared.
- Responsible for cleaning and sanitizing as you go; all work-tables, tray line stations, equipment, carts, floors, pot, pans, etc…and all assigned special cleaning duties.
- Maintain all storerooms in neat, orderly, and clean fashion. Responsible for checking in all deliveries to kitchens off order/delivery sheets. Order/ delivery sheets will then be initialed after items are checked indicating accuracy of deliveries. Deliveries will be stocked in their respective areas.
- Responsible for sanitation of all floor areas: sweeping, mopping, and buffing of same.
- Operation of dish machine, washing/rinsing/sanitizing procedures for all kitchen utensils.
- Responsible for maintaining all dock area in a neat, orderly, and clean fashion.
- Responsible for disposing of all trash items, breaking down boxes and depositing these items into designated trash dumpsters.
- Responsible for properly soaking, washing, sanitizing, and wiping all silverware and China items
- Delivery of all Food & Nutrition Food carts individual and bulk nourishments to each resident unit and retrieving the same.
- Responsible for preparing individual resident nourishments according to the nourishment logbook.
- Responsible for Fair Acres and/or outside special function preparation, set-up, serving and clean up as assigned.
- Responsible for maintaining all Food Service areas according to policies, procedures and standards set by the Food and Nutrition Department.
- Serve residents meals in an efficient and courteous manor.
Physical Demands:
Ability to lift up to 30 pounds; stand for up to 4 hours at a time.
Requirements:
- Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
- Ability to know the operation of convection oven, steam tables, refrigerator, trash compactors and freezer units.
- Ability to communicate effectively with personnel from various departments.
As a member of the County of Delaware, Fair Acres Geriatric Center offers competitive benefits including:
- Choice between two health insurance plans
- Retirement savings options, including pension
- Low-cost life insurance plan
- Paid vacation plus 16 paid holidays
- Discount at Rocky Run YMCA
- Corporate discounts through TicketsatWork
Click APPLY to submit resume for consideration or call 610-891-8039 for more information.
Fair Acres Geriatric Center is an equal opportunity employer. We recruit, hire, train and promote without discrimination due to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, marital status, age, sexual orientation or disability.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Paid sick time
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Shift:
- 4 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
Ability to Relocate:
- Media, PA 19063: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
