Cafeteria Assistant

Brown-University-Health-1; Providence (RI); On-site; USD 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Brown University Health is seeking a dedicated Food Service Worker to setup and serve a variety of items in the cafeteria. You will manage cash, assist with catering, and ensure cleanliness and proper food handling in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires English literacy, basic math, and strong customer service. Location is Rhode Island Hospital, with variable shifts and weekends; Brown Health emphasizes compassionate, respectful care and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Ability to read, write, understand, and speak English and to perform arithmetic calculations.
• Interpersonal skills to effectively interact with customers and represent the Food Service Department when serving food or collecting monies.
• Grammatical and mathematical abilities to read and interpret recipes, prepare products according to standards, prepare menu boards and count money in order to make change.

Responsibilities

• Set up cafeteria menu boards daily to identify availability and cost.
• Program and operate computerized cash register for that day's menus and prices.
• Receive cash and make change; close out register and reconcile tapes.
• Receive and set up food items from main kitchen; stock displays and maintain freshness.
• Prepare cold sandwiches, desserts, salads and vegetables per recipes.
• Serve food to staff and visitors using portion control and sanitation.
• Assist in catering setup and serving to patients, personnel and visitors.
• Rotate to perform cash handling, deli, salads, pizza, dish room, supplies, grill and catering tasks.
• Clean and maintain equipment and work areas; ensure sanitation.
• Check serving dishes for cracks; monitor supplies and report to supervisors.

Skills

English language

Customer service

Cash handling

Arithmetic

Tools

Cash register

Job description

SUMMARY

Under direct supervision, and according to established policies and procedures, receives, sets up, prepares and serves a variety of food products to Cafeteria customers.Assures adequate supply of food and non-food items are available to meet anticipated needs; ensures freshness of items by checking date codes, temperature of holding areas, etc. Maintains cleanliness and sanitation standards for assigned work areas. Provides general support and assistance to all areas in the Cafeteria, including but not limited to cashiering, cash control, serving, handling food products, dish washing, simple cooking, catering, etc.Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another.In addition to our values, all employees are expected to demonstrate the core Success Factors which tell us how we work together and how we get things done. The core Success Factors include:Instill Trust and Value DifferencesPatient and Community Focus and Collaborate

RESPONSIBILITIES

Sets up cafeteria menu boards daily to identify availability and cost for cafeteria customers.Programs and operates computerized cash register for that days menus and prices.Receives cash and makes change according to food items purchased by visitors and employees. Closes out cash register following an established sequence and places register tapes in cash banks for reconciliation.Receives pre-made and prepared food items from main kitchen in order to set up and maintain food displays and stations, including stocking salads, deli bars, and dairy/donut cases with appropriate products ensuring freshness of items and visual appeal. Turns on appliances such as pizza oven, warmers and coffee urns. Ensures necessary utensils, plates, condiments and related items are available. Prepares cold sandwiches, desserts, salads and vegetables according to established policies, procedures and recipes.Serves food to Hospital employees and visitors according to established portion control procedures using food handling sanitation techniques.Assists in executing the catering program by setting up area, preparing relish trays, deli platters and sandwiches, serving patients, personnel and visitors and handling equipment returns such as chafin dishes, carts, coffee urns, trays and utensils plus handling all charges according to change policy.Rotates to and performs the functions of the following in accordance with established task sheets: cash handling and control, deli, salads, pizza, dish room, supplies, grill and catering.Cleans and maintains equipment, work and serving area ensuring an orderly and sanitary fashion by washing, wiping down and straightening equipment, utensils and counters.Removes unused food from area ensuring product to be saved is stored in accordance with strict guidelines. Assists in setting up for next day menu selections.Checks serving dishes for cracks, etc., checks supplies and general condition of assigned area and makes appropriate recommendations to supervisors prior to meal times.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

BASIC KNOWLEDGE

Ability to read, write, understand, and speak English and to perform arithmetic calculations.Interpersonal skills to effectively interact with customer and represent the Food Service Department when serving food or collecting monies.Grammatical and mathematical abilities to read and interpret recipes, prepare products according to standards, prepare menu boards and count money in order to make change.

EXPERIENCE

Up to one month on-the-job training and experience to become familiar with job routine.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Physical ability to lift, carry and place moderately heavy supplies, along with ability to stand for long periods of time.Exposure to cuts, burns when preparing food items.Hazards are minimized with adherence to established safety procedures.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY

None

Pay Range

$19.75-$20.15

Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.

Location

Rhode Island Hospital - 593 Eddy Street Providence, Rhode Island 02903

Work Type

Variable, includes every other weekends and rotating Holiday

Work Shift

Variable

Driving Required

No

Union

International Brotherhood Teamsters