Food Service Assistant - Team Leader

NCdotGov; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 26,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team as a Team Leader in a supportive environment focused on providing quality food services to residents with intellectual disabilities. In this role, you will guide and train Food Service Assistants while ensuring safe food preparation and handling. Your responsibilities will include maintaining kitchen cleanliness, managing food storage, and interacting positively with residents and staff. This position offers a chance to make a meaningful impact in a caring community, where your contributions will be valued and appreciated. If you're passionate about food service and making a difference, this opportunity is for you!

Qualifications

• Ability to read and write, learn food preparation and cleaning procedures.
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with employees and residents.

Responsibilities

• Direct and assist training of Food Service Assistants in a satellite kitchen.
• Maintain safe temperatures of food items and follow food-handling policies.

Skills

Food Preparation

Cleaning Procedures

Effective Working Relationships

Following Instructions

Personal Cleanliness

Education

Education in Food Service

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Email

Job description

This is a Team Leader Position responsible for giving direction to and assisting with the training of other Food Service Assistants. These positions are assigned to a satellite kitchen, receiving bulk food items from the Main Kitchen, and performing some final preparation/cooking of the Main Kitchen. Responsibilities include maintaining safe temperatures of food items, plating meals to follow specifically ordered diets, following safe food-handling policies/procedures, assisting trainer staff in kitchens as needed, providing snacks and medically ordered nourishments for residents, completing proper food storage and labeling, maintaining a clean and safe kitchen environment, ordering and replenishing stock items from the Main Kitchen, and providing appropriate interaction with residents and co-workers. The Team Leader is also responsible for washing and storage of dishes, pots, pans, utensils, and appliances in the kitchen. Positions in the Main Kitchen assist in preparing and/or cooking a variety of foods using various methods such as steaming, baking, boiling, broiling, frying, and grilling to meet production schedules. This position is responsible for making mechanical modifications to prepared food accordingly and for cleaning and sanitizing workstation and equipment used. Flexibility to work in other departmental areas as needed is required. As a Team Leader, this position is responsible for orientating, training, guiding, and assisting other Food Service Assistants.

This position is designated Mandatory and must report or stay over during adverse weather events.

This posting will fill multiple vacancies.
As of June 1, 2023, the new salary range will be $26,851.00 - $46,991.00.

Salary Grade NC01: Recruitment Range $31,200.00 - $46,991.00
60048431 Nutritional Services/ Main Kitchen - Full-Time (40 hrs./week), 1st shift (5:30 am - 2:00 pm), Monday - Friday & every other weekend
60048442
Nutritional Services/ Main Kitchen - Full-Time (40 hrs./week), 1st shift (6:00 am - 2:30 pm), Monday - Friday & every other weekend

About J. Iverson Riddle Developmental Center:
The J. Iverson Riddle Developmental Center in Morganton, North Carolina is an ICF certified facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities. We provide comprehensive residential care to citizens from 37 counties in the western portion of the state. JIRDC is a caring community where professionals work with people of various ages, cognitive, & functional abilities.

Make a living. Make a difference. Make this home.

To receive credit for all of your work history and credentials, you must list the information on the application form. Any information listed under the text resume section or on an attachment will not be considered for qualifying credit. Qualified applicants must document on the application that they possess all of the following:

• The ability to read and write and the ability to learn food preparation and cleaning procedures.
• The ability to maintain effective working relationships with employees and residents.
• The ability to learn, understand, and follow oral and written instructions.
• The ability to perform moderately heavy labor for extended periods of time.
• Applicant should maintain high standards of personal cleanliness and food sanitation.

Management Preferences:

• Education and/or experience in food service with focus on medical diets that is directly related to the job and consistent with accepted practices of the trade.
• The ability to use various computer programs such as e-mail, Microsoft Word, and Excel as well as general office equipment.

Physical Requirements:

Stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, fingering (picking, pinching, typing), grasping, talking, hearing, repetitive motions, ability to exert up to 50 lbs of occasional force and/or up to 20 lbs of force frequently, and/or up to 10 lbs of force constantly to move objects. Visual Acuity Requirements: Visual acuity to determine acuity accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of assigned work.

Degrees must be from appropriately accredited colleges or universities.

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

If multiple applications are submitted to an individual position, only the most recent application received prior to the posting closing date will be accepted. Applications must be submitted by 5:00 PM on the closing date.