Culinary Associate, FT & PT (Ideal for High School Students)

Blanchard Valley Health System; Findlay (OH); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking dedicated individuals for dietary service roles. This position is crucial for providing excellent service and quality meals to residents. Responsibilities include maintaining a clean and safe dietary department, serving meals, and ensuring resident satisfaction through adherence to dietary standards. Ideal candidates will possess strong communication skills and a commitment to service excellence. If you're passionate about making a difference in the lives of others while working in a dynamic environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

$500 Sign On Bonus

Qualifications

• Must be at least 16 years old and possess basic reading and writing skills.
• Ability to follow simple instructions and communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Provide dietary services and maintain a safe, sanitary environment.
• Serve meals and ensure compliance with therapeutic diets.

Skills

Customer Service

Communication Skills

Basic Math Skills

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Part time (minimum of 12 hours) and Full Time roles are eligible for a $500 Sign On Bonus!

PURPOSE OF THIS POSITION

This position is the designated point of contact with the residents. This position offers service excellence and quality meals.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Demonstrates the knowledge and skill necessary to provide dietary services to the needs of both internal and external customers.
2. Demonstrates leadership and personal accountability for performance to ensure quality food service is given to each and every customer.
3. Maintains the dietary department in a safe and sanitary manner.
4. Serves meals as needed to comply with therapeutic diets ensuring they are presentable in appearance and palatable.
5. Ensures that the resident's choices are served in the correct portion size.
6. Ensures that all ordered items are available and prepared.
7. Adheres to the unit standards of dress, and attends all scheduled meetings as well as mandatory competency training.
8. Displays service excellence as evidenced by practicing the mission and values of the organization to promote resident satisfaction.
9. Complies with organizational policies, procedures and practices to ensure quality job performance and regulatory compliance.
10. Maintains communications with management regarding all situations.
11. Keeps area clean to meet sanitary requirements.
12. Completes net learning in the assigned time frame and keeps email active.
13. Is aware of safety hazards and reports them promptly.
14. Monitors dining areas prior to and after meals to ensure that tables, chairs and utensils are clean. Restocks condiment receptacles every meal and prepares and serves beverages for each meal according to schedule.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum 16 years old
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to speak in sentences.
• Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form. Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables.
• Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers. Ability to count.

PREFERED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in customer service preferred.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This position requires a full range of body motions with constant walking, lifting, bending, squatting, kneeling, twisting, and standing. The associate will be required to sit for up to one hour a day, stand for four to six hours a day, and walk for one hour a day. The individual must be able to lift twenty to fifty pounds and reach work above the shoulders. The individual must have good eye-hand coordination and fine finger dexterity for simple grasping tasks. The individual must have excellent verbal communication skills to perform daily tasks. The associate must have corrected vision and hearing in the normal range.