Part Time Nutrition Aide

Community Action Corporation of South Texas (CACOST); Aransas Pass (TX); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Action Corporation of South Texas (CACOST) is seeking a dedicated staff member to assist in meal preparation, packaging, and delivery to designated centers. This role also helps maintain kitchen areas and ensures vehicles and records are kept up to date.

Responsibilities include delivering meals, assisting cooks, recording services, performing routine vehicle maintenance, and supporting CACOST's mission to reduce poverty through community programs.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in food preparation.
• High School Diploma or the equivalent.
• Valid Texas driver’s license and a safe driving record.

Responsibilities

• Delivers meals to designated Centers, including packaging and transporting meals.
• Records and maintains documentation on services provided.
• Performs routine vehicle maintenance and keeps records of maintenance and mileage.
• Cleans and sanitizes kitchen, dining, storage areas and equipment.
• Assists Cooks with meal preparations as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Skills

Food preparation experience

Valid driver’s license

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

General Summary

Assists in the preparation and packaging of meals and delivers food to designated centers. Assist with maintaining and cleaning the kitchen as directed. Maintains data on services provided. Performs vehicle inspections for proper maintenance and assists in keeping vehicles clean.

Primary Responsibilities

• Delivers meals to designated Centers, to include assisting in the packaging of meals, placing caddies and containers in the assigned vehicle(s), and transporting meals to designated locations.


• Records and maintains documentation on services provided.


• Performs routine vehicle maintenance and cleaning.


• Maintains vehicle records regarding maintenance, operation and mileage.


• Cleaning and sanitizes the kitchen, dining, storage and other areas, to include the floors, refrigerators, freezers, stoves, appliances, pots, pans, supplies and utensils, as directed.


• Assist Cooks with preparations on the meals as necessary or needed.


• Any other duty as assigned by the supervisor.

Work Experience

• Prior experience in food preparation.

Education/Certifications/Licensure

• High School Diploma or the equivalent.


• Valid Texas driver’s license and a safe driving record.

Physical Requirements

Medium to heavy physical duties include standing, walking, reaching, bending, hearing, talking for up to (8) hours a day. Must be able to lift forty (40) pounds. Lifting, on-premises and off-premises will primarily be of food and food containers with raw and prepared food, bulk food packages and consumable supplies. Industrial back supports will be used. Must be able to pass a pre-employment physical examination.

Welcome to Community Action Corporation of South Texas (CACOST)!

CACOST is a private non-profit organization established in 1971 and funded through federal, state and local grants. CACOST currently serves 16 counties via a wide variety of community programs and services. CACOST lives its mission each day, which is to continuously improve the lives of South Texans by providing high quality health care, education, housing and economic opportunities to reduce poverty through services and partnerships.

CACOST is looking for employees who are interested in accomplishing our mission, which can be both rewarding and challenging. We count on our employees to contribute directly to the growth and success of our agency. Because the quality of our staff is the key to our success, we carefully select our new employees.