What are the responsibilities and job description for the Culinary Services Aide position at Forefront?
Company Description
Forefront Healthcare isunique, experienced, and specialized in serving the continuum of care. With finely tailored, high-quality culinary and support services, Forefront helps its partners elevate the patient and resident experience.
Job Description
Now Hiring: Full-Time, Part-Time, and PRN (As Needed) Culinary Services Aides
Forefront is looking for dedicated and compassionate individuals to join our culinary team supporting a critical access hospital in the heart of Big Timber, Montana.Whether you're just starting out or looking to continue your career in culinary services, we'd love to hear from you!
What We Offer:
The Culinary Services Aide performs designated work and cleaning routines forthe culinary department in accordance with current applicable federal, state, and localstandards, guidelines, and regulations, with established policies and procedures andassuring resident safety.
Essential Functions:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities toperform the essential functions.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensivelisting of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Qualifications
Competencies:
Work Environment:
Requires repetitive wrist motion. This position requires lifting, up to seventy-fivepounds (75lbs).
Physical Demands:
The Culinary Services Aide stands and walks intermittently throughout theworking day, as well as reaches, stoops, bends, lifts, carries, and manipulates variousfood products, dietary supplies and equipment. The Dietary Aidemusthave an ability to work with chemicals and cleaning agents. Must be able to lift and/orcarry 50 to 75 pounds and withstand exposure to temperature and humidity changes asin entering refrigerated storage areas, working at ovens, ranges, dish-washing machines,and at steam tables.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:
This is an hourly position, with expected hours to include: days, evenings, someweekends, and some holidays.
Travel:N/A
Required Education and Experience:
Ability to read, understand diet orders, tray cards, and work assignments. This position will show a willingness to perform routine, repetitive tasks with frequent interruptions.Numerical ability is necessary for recipe preparation and proper measuring of cleaningagents and chemicals, as well as good motor coordination and manual dexterity are required for various work routines such as preparing food items, serving trays, handlingsoiled dishes, operating dietary equipment and cleaning work area. The Dietary Aide will be able and willing to work flexible hours, such as during anemergency situation and must be patient and tolerant toward staff, residents, and family members.
Work Authorization/Security Clearance (if applicable):
None at this time (Subject to change)
Additional Information
AAP/EEO Statement:
Forefront Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Forefront Healthcare isunique, experienced, and specialized in serving the continuum of care. With finely tailored, high-quality culinary and support services, Forefront helps its partners elevate the patient and resident experience.
Job Description
Now Hiring: Full-Time, Part-Time, and PRN (As Needed) Culinary Services Aides
Forefront is looking for dedicated and compassionate individuals to join our culinary team supporting a critical access hospital in the heart of Big Timber, Montana.Whether you're just starting out or looking to continue your career in culinary services, we'd love to hear from you!
What We Offer:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance (Full-Time)
- 1Week Paid Vacation & 1 Week Paid Sick Leave (Full-Time)
- 6 Paid Holidays (Full-Time)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Flexible Scheduling
- Referral Bonus Program
The Culinary Services Aide performs designated work and cleaning routines forthe culinary department in accordance with current applicable federal, state, and localstandards, guidelines, and regulations, with established policies and procedures andassuring resident safety.
Essential Functions:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities toperform the essential functions.
- Perform defined work routines, using various dietary utensils, supplies and equipment as assigned by the Chef Manager/Culinary Director.
- Provide assistance to the cook in the preparation and service of meals.
- Follow Federal and State regulations and Culinary Services Department policies and procedures.
- Follow cleaning schedules and perform cleaning duties as scheduled.
- Assist in arranging trays, loading food carts, and serving meals.
- Setting up the dining room and serving residents.
- Wash and store dishes.
- Follow established reporting procedures for all supply and equipment needs.
- Assist in receiving and storing food and supplies.
- Attend in-service educational programs.
- Follow defined safety codes while performing all duties.
- Follow defined Infection Control procedures.
- Understand the facility's fire and disaster plans; follow established procedures during drills and actual emergencies.
- Be knowledgeable of Federal, State, and Facility’s rules, regulations, policies and procedures applicable to job.
- Perform other department duties or special assignments as directed by the Chef Manager/Culinary Directoror designee.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensivelisting of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Qualifications
Competencies:
- Customer Service Oriented.
- Basic Food Preparation Knowledge.
- Sanitation and Safety Practices.
- Thoroughness.
- Time Management.
Work Environment:
Requires repetitive wrist motion. This position requires lifting, up to seventy-fivepounds (75lbs).
Physical Demands:
The Culinary Services Aide stands and walks intermittently throughout theworking day, as well as reaches, stoops, bends, lifts, carries, and manipulates variousfood products, dietary supplies and equipment. The Dietary Aidemusthave an ability to work with chemicals and cleaning agents. Must be able to lift and/orcarry 50 to 75 pounds and withstand exposure to temperature and humidity changes asin entering refrigerated storage areas, working at ovens, ranges, dish-washing machines,and at steam tables.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:
This is an hourly position, with expected hours to include: days, evenings, someweekends, and some holidays.
Travel:N/A
Required Education and Experience:
- Ability to read, write and speak English.
- Previous institutional dietary service experience is preferred.
Ability to read, understand diet orders, tray cards, and work assignments. This position will show a willingness to perform routine, repetitive tasks with frequent interruptions.Numerical ability is necessary for recipe preparation and proper measuring of cleaningagents and chemicals, as well as good motor coordination and manual dexterity are required for various work routines such as preparing food items, serving trays, handlingsoiled dishes, operating dietary equipment and cleaning work area. The Dietary Aide will be able and willing to work flexible hours, such as during anemergency situation and must be patient and tolerant toward staff, residents, and family members.
Work Authorization/Security Clearance (if applicable):
None at this time (Subject to change)
Additional Information
AAP/EEO Statement:
Forefront Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
