Food Services Worker-Part-time

Brown County; Green Bay (WI); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

Brown County in Green Bay, Wisconsin, is seeking a Part-time Food Service Aide to support diet card adherence, food preparation, serving, and related kitchen tasks. The shift generally runs from 9:30 am to 8:00 pm, with a .75 FTE commitment.

You will assist with portioning, dishwashing, sanitizing, stocking, and following therapeutic diets under the Dietitian's direction, while maintaining confidentiality and delivering compassionate care to clients and residents.

Qualifications

• Experience in food service and dietary service preferred.
• Knowledge of hygiene and sanitary regulations governing food handling.
• Familiarity with safety hazards when using kitchen equipment and chemicals.
• Ability to follow policies and procedures and to work with staff.

Responsibilities

• Maintains and follows client and resident diet cards.
• Performs food preparation, cleaning, dishwashing, serving and related tasks.
• Maintains proper temperature and handling of hot and cold foods.
• Records and reports maintenance or repair needs to supervisor.
• Ensures confidentiality of client and business information.

Skills

Food service equipment

Hygiene regulations

Safety hazards

Measurements

Therapeutic communication

Organization

Policy compliance

Instruction following

Relationship building

Effective communication

Confidentiality

Time management

Hours flexibility

Tools

Dishwashing equipment

Food service equipment

Job description

Job Requirements

A food and nutrition services position with responsibility for maintaining and following client and resident diet cards, food preparation cleaning, dishwashing, food serving, storeroom and other related food service tasks. Part-time, .75 position Hours generally between 9:30am and 8:00pm.

Essential Duties

• Assists in the portioning of meat, fish, poultry, vegetables, fruits, salads, desserts, bakery, juices and nourishments.
• Dishes up food for client tray line and resident households and serves food adhering to standardized portions and menu.
• Maintains proper temperature and handling of both hot and cold foods.
• Tests food by tasting, smelling and obtaining temperature to determine completeness, while portioning food for individual servings and preparing or directing distribution of food to tray line.
• Follows established menus and therapeutic diets, making and documenting changes with the Dietitian's direction.
• Scrapes, rinses racks and washes dishes, utensils, pots and pans, mechanically and manually.
• Cleans and sanitizes food service equipment, dining room tables and chairs.
• Removes garbage from the department.
• Sweeps and mops dining rooms and department floors.
• Maintains safety, sanitation, care and order of work areas and equipment, including the storeroom, coolers and freezers.
• Reports repair and maintenance needs to supervisor.
• Maintains designated quality assurance monitoring for work area.
• Receives deliveries by checking food and material goods against specification, purchase order and invoices.
• Stocks shelves and floor stock.
• Maintains the confidential nature of client and business information.
• Relates to patients and residents when appropriate in a therapeutic manner.
• Assists with training of new staff.
• Completes and maintains necessary departmental documentation according to applicable requirements, codes and policies.
• Performs related functions as assigned.

Physical Demands

Lifting 50 pounds with the assistance of another person, with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 30 pounds. Extended periods of standing; intermittent sitting and walking. Using hand(s)/feet for single grasping, fine manipulation, pushing, pulling and operating controls. Frequent bending, twisting, squatting, reaching and pushing; occasional climbing. Communicating orally in a clear manner. Distinguishing sounds at various frequencies and volumes. Distinguishing people, objects or injuries at varied distances under a variety of light conditions. Tolerating exposure to cold, heat, noise, vibrations and hazards in the work environment, especially relating to equipment, water temperature and potential client contact. Must be free from communicable disease.

Brown County is an E-Verify employer.

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Other Experience and Qualifications

• Knowledge of working with food service equipment and food preparation tasks.
• Knowledge of hygiene and sanitary regulations governing the handling, preparation and serving of food.
• Knowledge of safety hazards while working with kitchen equipment and chemicals in the work environment.
• Knowledge of standard measurements.
• Ability to interact with clients and residents in a therapeutic manner.
• Ability to organize and plan activities.
• Ability to understand and carry out policies and procedures.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients, residents, the public and staff.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.Ability to maintain the confidential nature of patient/resident and business information.
• Ability to meet time schedules.
• Ability to work the required hours of the position.