Kitchen Assistant

Evolve Treatment Centers; Worcester (MA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision insurance

401k with company match

Accrued Paid Time Off (PTO)

Education reimbursement

Career Advancement Opportunities

Career advancement opportunities

Job summary

A healthcare facility in Worcester is seeking a full-time Kitchen Assistant. Responsibilities include assisting cooks with food preparation, ensuring kitchen cleanliness, and safely using kitchen equipment. Ideal candidates should have a High School Diploma or GED, ServSafe certification, and experience in a kitchen environment. Competitive hourly rate offered with benefits including medical, dental, and retirement plans.

Qualifications

• Experience with various food preparation equipment.
• Able to work effectively in a kitchen environment.
• Must have ServSafe certification.

Responsibilities

• Assist cooks with kitchen cleanliness and organization.
• Utilize cleaning agents safely in food prep areas.
• Operate kitchen equipment and assist in food prep.
• Distribute clean utensils and serve patients politely.
• Assist with prep work including peeling potatoes.
• Handle heavy trash bags and take garbage outside.
• Wash and sanitize garbage cans daily.
• Operate dish machine and manage soap/sanitizer levels.
• Store clean dishes and cutlery after meals and shifts.
• Help cleaning crew mop spills and clean dishes.
• Clean mats and floors daily; wash mats outside as needed.
• Load dish racks to optimize water usage and washing.

Skills

Food preparation equipment experience

Ability to lift heavy items

Cleaning and sanitation skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED

ServSafe certification

Tools

Experience with various kitchen equipment

Job description

Position: Kitchen Assistant

Sunrise Detox is a premiere center for drug and alcohol detox. Sunrise promises to give you one of the most comfortable medical det ox processes available. We believe in creating a different experience where our road to recovery is dignified. Our clients reside in comfortable modern, elegantly furnished rooms where good nutrition is also an essential part of the det oxification process. We offer individual and group counseling to clients and bring in 12 Step meetings to show clients they are not alone once they leave treatment.

Job Description

The Kitchen Assistant assists the cooks with the orderly storage and cleanliness of all areas and items within the kitchen, dining room, and other food storage, meal service, and disposal areas. Correctly and appropriately utilizes approved cleaning agents within all food preparation, storage and disposal areas. Remove trash and refuse from kitchen, dining room and food storage areas.

Responsibilities

• Assists the cooks with the orderly storage and cleanliness of all areas and items within the kitchen, dining room, and other food storage, meal service, and refuse disposal areas.
• Correctly and appropriately utilizes approved cleaning agents within all food preparation, storage and refuse disposal areas.
• Utilizes appropriate care and safety of all kitchen equipment.
• Helps to distribute clean utensils, plates, bowls, & cups to patients in a polite and respectful manner.
• Able to operate a vegetable peeler to peel potatoes & assist cooks with all prep work.
• Able to lift heavy bags of trash (weighing up to 50 pounds) and take garbage outside to garbage bin.
• Wash & sanitize garbage cans daily.
• Able to operate dish machine equipment and correctly change and install soap and sanitize when necessary.
• Puts clean dishes, cups, mugs, bowls, and all silverware away in proper areas before each meal period starts, periodically through the day, and at the end of each shift.
• Helps cleaning crew to mop up spills and clean broken dishes in kitchen area or dining room.
• Removes mats in dish room once per shift and cleans floor. Must wash mats daily outside using a hose.
• Able to load dish racks to full capacity to not waste water usage, but also not OVERLOAD racks so dishes are not properly washed and sanitized.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• ServSafe certification required
• Experience with various food preparation equipment

Schedule

• Full Time
• Sunday - Tuesday 7:00AM - 7:00PM
• Wednesday 7:00AM - 12:00PM

Compensation

• Hourly rate competitive with experience and location

Benefits for Full-Time Employees

• Insurance: Medical, Dental, Vision, and STD options
• Medical FSA and Dependent Care Account
• 401k with company match up to 5%
• Accrued Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Education reimbursement
• Career Advancement Opportunities

This job does NOT sponsor visas and we are unable to consider out of country applicants.

If you are interested in this opportunity or know someone that you respect who would be a good fit for this position, please email: Ray Davis - [e-mail], Talent Acquisition Manager.