Caring Kitchen & Dining Assistant

Cumberland Heights Foundation, Inc.; Oregon; On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision

HSA/HRA

401K with company match

PTO

Job summary

Cumberland Heights invites applications for a Food Services Assistant to support the Director and Chef in daily meal prep, kitchen cleanliness, and safe dining experiences for patients and families. The role emphasizes adherence to health requirements, teamwork in a fast-paced environment, and meticulous attention to sanitation, with opportunities to contribute to a welcoming, healing setting.

Candidates should have a high school diploma or GED, experience with kitchen equipment, and the ability

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED or 1 year related experience preferred.
• Experience with cutlery and commercial kitchen equipment.
• Metro health department food handler safety and sanitation course preferred.
• Ability to communicate in English (written and spoken).

Responsibilities

• Assist Director and Chef with daily meal preparation.
• Prepares the salad bar daily ensuring freshness and appealing appearance.
• Ensures dishes, silver and serving pieces are clean at all times and in the proper places at meal times.
• Maintains and ensure cleanliness of beverage bar and machines with juice, coffee and tea at all times.
• Sets up appropriate condiments for lunch and dinner meals for hot and cold line.
• Cleans floors, vacuums carpet in dining room and maintains dining room orderliness.
• Maintains coffee stations in lobby, waiting area and First Step area.
• Acts as food runner at meal times for hot and cold food.
• Fills and cleans condiment station and table condiments.
• Prepares all dish room duties.
• Cleans and organizes all kitchen work stations and equipment.
• Prepares deli bar for Sunday dinner service.
• Maintains the desert bar.
• Cleans and sanitizes thoroughly all pots, pans and kitchen equipment and utensils and ensures their proper storage.
• Removes trash bags, cleans trash cans and breaks down cardboard boxes for disposal.
• Keeps kitchen and serving area floors clean and dry.
• Ensures clean and orderly condition of stoves, ovens and all kitchen equipment.
• Keeps inside windows, walls and doors in kitchen and break room clean and orderly at all times.
• Washes kitchen mats nightly.
• Cleans back dock and dumpster pad and keeps dumpster doors closed at all times.
• Mops kitchen, serving areas, cooler, stockroom and bathroom each night.
• Cleans air filters in hood weekly.
• Maintains milk dispenser including cleaning and stocking.
• Complies with all local and state health requirements on sanitation, safe handling and storage of food.
• Ensures that a welcoming, safe and healing environment is maintained for each patient and family throughout the continuum of care.
• Recommends ways to improve the quality and delivery of services.
• Makes change and accepts meal payments.
• Maintains confidentiality of company and patient information.
• Reacts productively to change.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Food handling

English communication

Teamwork

Problem-solving

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Cumberland Heights invites applications for a Food Services Assistant to support the Director and Chef in daily meal prep, kitchen cleanliness, and safe dining experiences for patients and families. The role emphasizes adherence to health requirements, teamwork in a fast-paced environment, and meticulous attention to sanitation, with opportunities to contribute to a welcoming, healing setting.

Candidates should have a high school diploma or GED, experience with kitchen equipment, and the ability