Entry-Level Patient Food Service Assistant

State-of-Missour; Farmington (MO); On-site; USD 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

The Southeast Missouri Mental Health Center in Farmington, MO is seeking an entry-level Food Service Assistant to prepare and serve meals to patients and staff in accordance with dietary guidelines.

You will operate and sanitize equipment, monitor temperatures, transport food, and maintain clean dining areas, with optional overtime to ensure adequate staff coverage and accreditation readiness.

Qualifications

• 0-1 year of work experience.
• Lack of post-secondary education will not be used as the sole basis denying consideration to any applicant.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and serves food to patients and staff in accordance with established dietary guidelines and policies.
• Operates and sanitizes food service equipment including steam tables, refrigerators, dish washing machines, microwaves, mile machines, etc.
• Monitors and maintains temperatures within prescribed limits of stored foods, serving line foods, and sanitation equipment.
• Disassembles serving line and cleans and sanitizes serving and dining areas using mops, brooms, and buffers. Moves dining room furniture and serving equipment to facilitate through cleaning.
• Transports food from preparation area to serving areas using trucks, hot carts, and food carts.
• Knows and understands procedures for use of hazardous chemicals in compliance with material safety data sheets and supervisor's instructions.
• Attends work according to facility policies and works overtime or other shifts in order to assure adequate staff coverage.
• Successfully completes initial and continuing competency training in order that the facility can meet accreditation standards.

Job description

The Southeast Missouri Mental Health Center in Farmington, MO is seeking an entry-level Food Service Assistant to prepare and serve meals to patients and staff in accordance with dietary guidelines.

You will operate and sanitize equipment, monitor temperatures, transport food, and maintain clean dining areas, with optional overtime to ensure adequate staff coverage and accreditation readiness.