Culinary Assistant - FT / PT / On-Call (FOH/BOH)

ACC Senior Services; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

ACC Senior Services is seeking a Culinary Assistant to support cooks, plate meals, and maintain dining room operations. The role includes cleaning, restocking, and assisting the Culinary Services Manager with daily tasks outside meal times.

Must obtain a food handler card within 30 days, have good English communication, basic kitchen sanitation knowledge, and a high school diploma; 1–2 years of related experience preferred. This position may require evenings, weekends, and some holidays.

Qualifications

• Must obtain a food handler card within 30 days of hire date.
• Must possess good English communication skills (oral and written).
• Must know basic kitchen sanitation.
• High school graduation or equivalent GED required.
• 1 to 2 years of related experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensures resident satisfaction regarding meals through quality, quantity, and presentation.
• Observes and practices all department safety and sanitation standards.
• Attends all allergy and foodborne illness in‑service training.
• Sets up and breaks down the resident dining rooms for breakfast, lunch, and dinner meals.
• Uses the dishwasher to clean breakfast, lunch, and dinner dishes, utensils, pots and pans.
• Will assist with dining service as needed including food delivery, plating with garnish, etc.
• Works the food tray-line.
• Completes tray delivery.
• Makes appropriate meal and beverage suggestions and answers questions regarding food preparation.
• Assists care staff and residents with drinks, salads and desserts according to diet order.
• Sorts the food tray carts and places them in the correct sequence.
• Assists with putting away food deliveries and stocking the pantry, ensuring proper rotation of items.
• Completes cleaning assignments in the dietary services areas using proper chemicals, mops, and brooms.
• Works as a team member to foster and ensure excellent communication and cooperation within the department.
• Performs other duties as directed.

Skills

Good English communication

Food safety basics

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Job Summary

The Culinary Assistant is responsible for providing a high standard of service. Plating food prepared by the cooks to the standard established by the Culinary Services Manager. Dining room maintenance, dining room breakdown, and set‑up. This role also includes cleaning, re‑stocking, and assisting the Culinary Services Manager with daily tasks when working outside of meal service times. A positive attitude, a willingness to work in a team‑oriented work environment, and a clean, professional appearance are required.

Essential Job Functions

• Ensures resident satisfaction regarding meals through quality, quantity, and presentation.
• Observes and practices all department safety and sanitation standards.
• Attends all allergy and foodborne illness in‑service training.
• Sets up and breaks down the resident dining rooms for breakfast, lunch, and dinner meals.
• Uses the dishwasher to clean breakfast, lunch, and dinner dishes, utensils, pots and pans.
• Will assist with dining service as needed including food delivery, plating with garnish, etc.
• Works the food tray‑line.
• Completes tray delivery.
• Makes appropriate meal and beverage suggestions and answers questions regarding food preparation.
• Assists care staff and residents with drinks, salads and desserts according to diet order.
• Sorts the food tray carts and places them in the correct sequence.
• Assists with putting away food deliveries and stocking the pantry, ensuring proper rotation of items.
• Completes cleaning assignments in the dietary services areas using proper chemicals, mops, and brooms.
• Works as a team member to foster and ensure excellent communication and cooperation within the department.
• Performs other duties as directed.

Physical Demands And Working Conditions

Must be able to properly lift 30 pounds. Physical demands vary from sedentary activities to hands‑on resident assistance, which includes lifting, bending from the waist, stooping, and twisting as conditions warrant. May include infrequent maximum assists of residents over 100 lbs. Objects or residents weighing more than 50 pounds should not be moved without the assistance of another worker and/or appropriate equipment. Must be able to work standing for prolonged periods. Hours of duty may be long and irregular, including evenings, weekends and some holidays.

Qualifications

• Must obtain a food handler card within 30 days of hire date.
• Must possess good English communication skills (oral and written).
• Must know basic kitchen sanitation.
• High school graduation or equivalent GED required.
• 1 to 2 years of related experience preferred.