Driver - Kitchen Aide

catholiccharitiesdiocese; El Centro (CA); On-site; USD 23,419 - 24,796; Full time

Job summary

Catholic Charities Diocese in El Centro, California, is hiring a Driver – Kitchen Aid to deliver meals to homebound seniors. The role involves meal preparation, delivery, and compliance with health codes.

Applicants should have a valid California Driver’s License, a high school diploma or GED, and be bilingual in English and Spanish.

Qualifications

• Training in truck driving preferred.
• Experience driving a vehicle other than one’s own.
• Must maintain safe food handling procedures.

Responsibilities

• Deliver meals to homebound participants and sites.
• Report changes in health of seniors served.
• Perform daily vehicle safety inspections.

Skills

Bilingual in English and Spanish

Ability to follow directions

Ability to interact well with others

Ability in English to comprehend instructions

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Valid California Driver’s License

Job description

POSITION TITLE

Driver – Kitchen Aid

DEPARTMENT

Community Services / Senior Nutrition Program

REPORTS TO

Program Manager

FLSA STATUS

Non-Exempt

TIME COMMITMENT

Full-time (30-40 hours/ week) M-F 5:00 AM – 1:45 PM

SALARY

$17.00 - $18.00 per hour, DOE

POSITION SUMMARY

The Meal Delivery Driver provides a range of activities associated with meal service to seniors who are home-bound, including meal preparation, delivery and clean-up.

AGENCY CULTURE

A commitment to the agency’s mission, vision, and values (“We Do the Right Thing”)

A commitment to excellence in everything we do (“We Do Things Right”)

A commitment to achieving desired outcomes and measured results (Everything Matters”)

A commitment to innovation and to what is possible (“Creativity and Generativity”)

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Deliver meals to homebound participants and congregate sites in a timely manner.
• Report any observed changes in or concerns about the health or well-being of seniors being served to the Quality Assurance Manager for follow-up.
• For each delivery; accept donation from senior, issue receipt for donation and record and turn in all donations according to agency procedures.
• Complete all paperwork, records, reports, schedules, etc. with accuracy
• Perform daily vehicle safety inspections (tires, fluids), refuel vehicle as needed, report mechanical problems to Program Manager and County garage.
• Clean vehicle inside on a daily basis and outside at frequency indicated by conditions.
• Assist other program staff with daily cleanup of equipment, kitchen and dining room areas.
• Assist in packaging meals for home delivery, including placing proper portions of meal items in 3-compartment trays, sealing trays, bagging bread and milk.
• Assist in preparing menu items, including slicing, chopping and steaming vegetables, preparing rice/potatoes/pasta, mixing salad, etc.
• Comply fully with all required and recommended health, safety and sanitation codes and practices.
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Training truck driving (preferred).
• High school diploma or GED.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish.
• Prior work experience (at least three months) driving a vehicle other than one’s own and handling food in a restaurant or commercial kitchen.
• Must be in compliance and maintain safe food handling procedures at all times.
• Ability to interact well with other staff and seniors in a friendly, courteous manner.
• Ability to follow directions and work independently.
• Ability in English to read and comprehend simple instructions, labels and memos.
• Ability in English to listen and follow verbal directives by Cook and/or Program Manager.
• Ability in English to express verbally what is needed and what has been done.
• Able to recognize, understand and utilize dry and liquid measures (ozs, cups, tsps.) and portions.
• Ability to understand and utilize portions.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide numbers up to three digits.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• Valid California Driver’s License
• Safe driving record as demonstrated by a DMV report that shows no violations or restrictions
• Must successfully complete Food Handlers Certification

• Must successfully complete a background check
• Tuberculin Skin Test
• Pass a drug test
• CPR/ First Aid Certification (desired)
• Proof of Hepatitis A immunization or immunity

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to stand, to sit and to get in and out of a vehicle. The employee frequently is required to walk; climb stairs. The employee must frequently lift and/ or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/ or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to hot surfaces and items, freezers, moving mechanical parts, electrical equipment, wet floors, sharp knives. The employee, when delivering meals off-site, will travel throughout Imperial County and will be exposed to the weather, especially the heat of the day and the hazards associated with road travel. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Catholic Charities Diocese of San Diego is a diverse, all-inclusive service organization and employer. We do not discriminate against any candidates on the basis of: race, color, creed, national origin, religion, sex, gender and/or gender reassignment status, age, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and/or maternity, marriage and/or civil union status, or any other legally protected characteristics.