Kitchen Aide

Center for Elders' Independence; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

The Center for Elders’ Independence operates as a PACE organization delivering high-quality, integrated health care to older adults. The Kitchen Aide role supports daily food service operations, from basic prep to sanitation, ensuring meals meet dietary needs and cultural preferences.

Compensation ranges from $25.00 to $35.00 per hour, with placement based on experience and market data. This on-site position emphasizes teamwork with the Nutrition team and adherence to safety standards.

Qualifications

• Healthcare food service experience in a clinical or pace setting is preferred.
• Knowledge of dietary restrictions and modified diets is beneficial.
• Understanding of food safety and sanitation practices is essential.
• Experience working with older adults or in a PACE program is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Assist with basic food preparation tasks and serving meals and snacks to participants.
• Portion, plate, and serve meals according to prescribed diets and menu plans.
• Deliver meals to participants in the day center and/or package meals for home delivery.
• Observe and report changes in participant appetite, behavior, or meal intake to the nutrition team.
• Ensure all meals meet dietary and cultural preferences as directed by the Registered Dietitian.

Skills

Healthcare food service experience

Dietary restrictions knowledge

Food safety & sanitation

Older adults experience

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Food Handlers Certificate (or ability to obtain upon hire)

Job description

The Center for Elders’ Independence is a PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the elderly) organization that uses an interdisciplinary team approach to care planning and care implementation for the purpose of providing high quality, affordable, integrated health care services to the elderly, including an Adult Day Health Center, and promoting autonomy, quality of life and the ability of individuals to live in their communities.

The Position : Under the direction of the Day Center Supervisor , the Kitchen Aide supports the daily operations of the PACE center’s food service program by assisting with food preparation, meal service, dishwashing and sanitation duties in accordance with regulatory s tandards and participant needs. The Kitchen Aide ensures a clean, safe and efficient kitchen environment while helping provide nutritious meals to participants.

The hourly pay range for the Kitchen Aide position at Center for Elders’ Independence is $25.00 to $35.00. Placement within the range is determined based on job-related factors such as relevant experience, skills, abilities, internal equity, and market data, consistent with CEI’s annual compensation review and established compensation practices

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist with basic food preparation tasks and serving meals and snacks to participants .
• Portion, plate, and serve meals according to prescribed diets and menu plans.
• Deliver meals to participants in the day center and/or package meals for home delivery.
• Observe and report any changes in participant appetite, behavior, or meal intake to nutrition team
• Ensure all meals meet the dietary and cultural preferences of participants as directed by the Registered Dietitian .
• Support special events or dietary requests as needed.
• Set up and clean dining areas before and after meals.
• Follow food safety and sanitation guidelines to ensure a clean and safe kitchen and dining environment.
• Wash dishes, utensils, and cooking equipment, and maintain kitchen cleanliness.
• Clean and sanitize food preparation areas, refrigerators, freezers, and storage spaces.
• Maintain accurate kitchen logs such as food temperature and cleaning logs as required.
• Assist in receiving, labeling and storing food deliveries and supplies.
• Check for expired food items and discard according to food storage guidelines.
• Follow procedures for operating a variety of kitchen equipment.
• Adhere to personal hygiene practices in accordance with food safety guidelines.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Nutrition team .

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Food Handlers Certificate (or ability to obtain upon hire) required.
• Previous experience in a healthcare food service environment preferred.
• Basic u nderstanding of dietary restrictions and modified diets , preferred .
• Knowledge of food safety and sanitation practices.
• Experience working with older adults or in a PACE program.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS :

• Frequent standing, walking, bending, and lifting.
• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs and carry trays or food items.
• Ability to work in a hot, fast-paced kitchen environment.

The above job description is intended to communicate the general function of the above- mentioned position and by no means shall be considered an exhaustive or complete outline of the specific tasks and functions that will be required. CEI reserves the right to change job descriptions, site assignments, and or work hours as required by the needs of the program. All employees are expected to perform their duties within their ability as required by the job and/or as requested by management.

Placement within the compensation range listed here is determined by job-related qualifications, experience, internal equity, and market factors, consistent with CEI compensation practices.

Salary Range

$25 - $35 USD

U.S. Standard Demographic Questions

We invite applicants to share their demographic background. If you choose to complete this survey, your responses may be used to identify areas of improvement in our hiring process.

Voluntary Self-Identification

For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey.Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiringprocess or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in aconfidential file.

As set forth in Center for Elders' Independence’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection.As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measurethe effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Classification of protected categoriesis as follows:

A "disabled veteran" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.

A "recently separated veteran" means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.

An "active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran" means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.

An "Armed forces service medal veteran" means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.