OAC Meal Service Assistant

Visions; New York (NY); Sur place; USD 25 000 - 36 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

VISIONS Center on Aging, located at Selis Manor in New York, seeks a Part-Time OAC Meal Service Assistant to join our VISIONS Center on Aging team. You will assist with meal prep, service, and cleanup while adhering to NYC Department of Health standards and aging service guidelines.

The role supports seniors and participants in a nonprofit setting. The position reports to the OAC Director and requires attention to detail, reliability, and strong teamwork.

Qualifications

• Must be able to perform essential duties satisfactorily.
• Food Handlers Certificate preferred (must be obtained within 3 months of hire).

Responsabilités

• Assist in scanning members' barcodes to track meal attendance.
• Turn the warmer on by 9am daily and ensure it is off by end of service.
• Set up at least 15 tables (6 chairs per table; armchairs at ends).
• Prepare sanitizing solution (2 caps bleach per gallon water).
• Disinfect tables, chairs, trays, carts and counters.
• Fill clean water pitchers from the kitchen sink.
• Record refrigerator temps and cleaning/temperature on the tracking sheet.
• Ensure staff wear disposable aprons, gloves, and hair nets; sanitize hands before gloves.
• Provide each participant with water, a cold pack, a meal, and coffee/tea for breakfast.
• Collect and dispose of trash after meals; sweep and mop service areas.
• Wipe all surfaces with sanitizing solution; discard hot leftovers.
• Store paper goods and cleaning supplies properly; assist with inventory.
• Empty garbage cans and maintain a clean kitchen area.
• Adhere to daily/weekly cleaning schedules and log activities.
• Support supervision of staff and volunteers during meal service.

Connaissances

Attention to detail

Independent work

Interpersonal skills

Self-starter

Organizational skills

Team player

Nonprofit ethos

Record-keeping

Verbal communication

Formation

High school diploma

Description du poste

Job Title: OAC Meal Service Assistant
Department: VISIONS Center on Aging (Older Adult Center)
Employee Status: Part-Time
Reports to: OAC Director
Primary Location:VISIONS at Selis Manor, 135 West 23rd Street, New York, NY 10011
Salary Range: $22 per hour, 15 hours per week

Summary

Meal Service Assistant is responsible for meal preparations, meal service and clean-up. The Meal Service Assistant must follow the standards and guidelines of the NYC Department of Health, as well as the Department for Aging Standards of Meal Service delivery. VISIONS Older Adult Center is funded by the NYC Department of Aging (DFTA) and other sources.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Including the following-other duties may be assigned:

• Assist in scanning members barcodes to track meal attendance when needed
• Turn the warmer on by 9am daily and ensure it’s off by end of service. Refer to the warmer instructions.
• Make sure at least 15 tables are set up. Each table needs 6 chairs: 2 chairs with arms and 4 chairs without arms. The arm chairs must be placed at the ends of each table.
• Prepare the sanitizing solution: 2 caps of bleach to one gallon of cold water
• Disinfect the tables, chairs, trays, food service carts and kitchen counters with sanitizing solution.
• Fill clean water pitchers with cold, filtered water from the kitchen sink.
• Take a refrigerator temperature and check cleaning and sanitation before each meal service. Record both cleaning and temperature recordings daily on the tracking sheet provided.
• Ensure that all meal service volunteers/staff wear a disposable apron, disposable gloves and a hair net. All food handlers must wash their hands before they put on gloves. When the apron/gloves become contaminated, the staff must remove the item, wash hands and put on clean apron/gloves.
• Assure that each meal service staff/volunteer provide each participant with the following: a cup of water, one cold pack, one meal and for breakfast serve coffee and tea.
• Ensure that the staff pick up and dispose of any trash at the table, once a participant has finished his/her meal.
• Kitchen and service area should be swept and mopped after each meal service. All tables, trays, chairs, trays, food service carts and kitchen counters should be wiped down with a sanitized solution.
• All hot leftovers must be discarded. The cold packs can be kept in the refrigerator, but must be discarded after two days.
• Store all paper goods and utensils neatly in their proper location. Store all chemical and cleaning supplies in their proper location
• Assist in keeping inventory of supplies
• Empty all garbage cans.
• Wipe down refrigerator inside and out. Discard any open containers.
• Ensure that the daily and weekly kitchen cleaning schedule is performed and recorded.

Supervisory Duties

• Assist in the supervision of all staff and volunteers involved in meal service.
• Ensure that proper meal service protocol is followed by all staff and volunteers.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above 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. Food Handlers Certificate preferred (must be obtained within 3 months of hire of applicant does not have certificate).

Education & Experience

High school diploma or equivalent preferred. Must be able to speak, read and write English. Understanding of and experience with working with youth and seniors with disabilities. Must attend all trainings required for a senior center meal service assistant.

Skills & Reasoning Ability

Attention to detail, ability to work independently, ability to interact with staff and vendors, must be a self-starter, well organized, a team player and understanding of the philosophy of a nonprofit service organization and the impact it has on the culture and operation of the agency. Excellent record-keeping and verbal communication skills.

Salary Range

$22 per hour, 15 hours per week.

Location

VISIONS Center on Aging is located inside VISIONS at Selis Manor: 135 West 23rd Street, New York, NY 10011.

VISIONS is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit rehabilitation and social service agency incorporated in 1926. VISIONS provides services for blind and visually impaired people of all ages in the Greater New York Metropolitan Area.

VISIONS is an equal opportunity employer. All job candidates, consultants, volunteers, and interns 18 years of age and older must consent to a background investigation, including a criminal justice system search, reference checks, and education checks.