Food Service Worker/Dietary Aide - Part Time - $2 shift diff / $2 weekend premium

Walworth County; Elkhorn (WI); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team in a health care center kitchen where you will grow your culinary skills while ensuring quality food service for residents. This role involves food preparation, delivery, and customer service, with a focus on safety and sanitation. You will have the opportunity to train new staff and ensure that residents receive nutritious meals that meet their dietary needs. If you are passionate about food service and want to make a difference in the lives of others, this position is perfect for you. Experience the satisfaction of contributing to a caring environment while developing your culinary expertise.

Qualifications

• Basic knowledge of food safety required.
• Ability to learn and follow departmental policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Assist in food prep, delivery, and plating in resident dining areas.
• Train and mentor new kitchen staff on duties.

Skills

Food Safety Knowledge

Customer Service

Multi-tasking

Communication Skills

Basic Math Skills

Education

Some High School

Tools

Kitchen Equipment

Telephone

Calculator

Cash Register

Job description

Grow your culinary skills in a scratch kitchen dedicated to quality. This position is responsible for helping in the kitchen of a health care center. Work will include, but may not be limited to, food prep, delivery and plating of food in resident dining areas, and dishes.

Schedule:

Days: Varies
Work Hours: 6:30 am to 8:00 pm
Hours Per Shift: Varies
Shifts Per Pay Period: Varies
FTE: 0.35

Applications are currently being accepted from Walworth County employees and members of the public.

This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.

Responsibilities include:

1. Food storage, pulling, transporting, labeling, dating, pre-cooking preparation including equipment usage, portioning, dishing, serving, storage, and disposal of food and food associated supplies and equipment, and washing and sanitizing of dishes and equipment.
2. Receive, inspect and store food and beverage related products delivered to the kitchen.
3. Train and/or mentor new or inexperienced kitchen staff in all duties of a relief cook.
4. Follow food handling and sanitation procedures.
5. Prepare food items such as garnishes, salads, sandwiches and beverages for snack add on food items for household kitchenettes and core area.
6. Monitor food distribution during serving and plating of food, ensuring that residents are served appropriate portions, according to diet requirements and with attractive presentation.
7. Provide customer service to the residents.
8. Monitor dates, cleanliness and record temperatures of coolers, freezers, and refrigerators throughout the facility.
9. Inventory and stock resident kitchen areas with required items.
10. Wash and sanitize equipment, carts and work areas including countertop, floor and wall surfaces.
11. Transportation of unprepared and prepared food, equipment, carts, and residents as required during all department operating hours.
12. Participate and/or attend all annual in-service education, as appropriate for food service staff.
13. Demonstrate a commitment to county safety and risk management efforts.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

Some High School, and zero to six months of relevant prior experience. Basic knowledge of food safety required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

1. Knowledge of principles and processes for providing services and meeting quality standards.
2. Ability to learn, follow and explain departmental policies and procedures.
3. Ability to add, subtract, multiply and/or divide quickly and correctly.
4. Ability to make change.
5. Ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
6. Ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
7. Ability to follow, learn and remember job duties and to repeat them with limited errors.
8. Ability to multi-task and follow directions.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations and Other Special Requirements

ServSafe Food Safety & Sanitation license. If not held at time of hire, candidate will be required to obtain within 6 months of hire.

Criminal background check free of convictions of abuse of individuals or misappropriation of property while in a formal caretaking setting.

Interactions & Communication

1. Ability to give full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
2. Ability to listen to and accurately understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences and to remember what was heard.
3. Ability to communicate information and ideas verbally, so that others understand.
4. Ability to be proactive in communicating and to ask questions if not fully understanding.

Decision Making

This position has authority to make decisions that are within detailed procedures and protocols. These decisions directly impact performance in the job as the information provided to others must be accurate for their decision-making. The decisions made by the employee may also affect resident service care, nutritionally.

Thinking & Problem Solving

In relation to established procedures, protocols and policies of the County, the complexity of this job is low and challenges are relatively minimal.

Tools and Equipment Used

1. Telephone
2. Calculator
3. Cash Register
4. Kitchen Equipment

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, outside weather conditions, extreme cold, extreme heat, and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee frequently is required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 80 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

TO INCLUDE:

1. Formal Walworth County Electronic Application
2. Education & Experience Review
3. Oral Department Interview
4. Reference Check
5. Background Check
6. Post Offer Physical Exam
7. Drug Screen
8. Other job-related tests may be required.