Alternate Food Service Worker (Rose Tucker Center; Nanticoke PA)

Luzerne County Council; Nanticoke (Luzerne County); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A position is available for a Food Service Worker 1 at a Multi-Service Senior Center, responsible for managing the congregate meal program and ensuring compliance with health regulations. Duties include overseeing food quality, sanitation, and record-keeping, along with coordinating volunteer assistance. Ideal candidates will exhibit the ability to learn food service operations, maintain cleanliness standards, and work effectively in a team.

Qualifications

• Ability to learn the proper care and use of simple food service utensils and equipment.
• Ability to learn routine tasks involved in the food service operation.
• Ability to work effectively with other people.

Responsibilities

• Ensure meals are consistent with health regulations and monitor food quality.
• Coordinate cleaning and sanitizing of food service areas with volunteers.
• Maintain inventory of nutrition supplies and monitor records.

Skills

Ability to learn food service utensils

Ability to learn routine tasks

Ability to maintain cleanliness standards

Ability to work effectively with others

Ability to follow oral instructions

Job description

The Food Service Worker 1 in a Multi-Service Senior Center is under the direct supervision of the Senior Center Operator 2 and has the responsibility of ensuring that the congregate meal program functions in a manner consistent with the policy of the Area Agency on Aging and other appropriate state and local agencies.
Food Service
-responsible for insuring that the center's congregate meal program is consistent with all applicable health and sanitation regulations.
-monitors quality of the bulk food, temperature, portions (on a daily basis) and reports inadequacies to the nutrition project director (Senior Center Services Director II).
-preheats steam serving counter, prepares coffee and cold beverages, sets up serving counter with food, trays, dishes and utensils and coordinates dishing out hot food items with the use of volunteers.

Sanitation
-responsible for coordinating the washing of pots, pans and other preparatory utensils; sanitizes dining area i.e. tables and chairs, serving area and kitchen area. Also responsible for cleaning refrigerators, food carts, coffee pots and other equipment with the help of volunteers.

Record Keeping
-responsible for inventory of nutrition supplies, monitoring nutrition records; counting nutrition contributions and depositing same and processes participants request for therapeutic diets.
-performs other related work as required.

Ability to learn the proper care and use of simple food service utensils and equipment.

Ability to learn routine tasks involved in the food service operation.

Ability to learn the methods, materials, and practices used in maintaining established standards of cleanliness.

Ability to work effectively with other people.

Ability to follow simple oral instructions.