Per Diem -Aide Food Service

St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center; Paterson, Northern (NJ, KY); Hybrid; USD 20,664,000 - 26,174,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health & Dental plans

403b retirement plan with companymatch

Paid time off and holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program

Long Term Disability

Life Insurance

Job summary

St. Joseph’s Health in Paterson, NJ, is seeking a dedicated food service worker to maintain sanitation across kitchen and storage areas, prepare food in a safe and organized manner, and transport items to classrooms within the Child Care Center.

The role includes FIFO inventory practices and compliance with local sanitation rules. Responsibilities include storeroom management, ordering, receiving and distributing food and supplies, and leading in conjunction with the Director.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent preferred; on‑the‑job training (3–6 months) may be provided.
• Ability to read and understand written instructions; basic math skills for counting and inventory.

Responsibilities

• Maintain sanitation of all kitchen, storage and receiving areas and related food service spaces.
• Assist with storeroom activities including ordering, receiving, storing, maintaining inventory and distributing food/supplies; act as working leader with director on ordering.

Skills

Reading instructions

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Safe food handling

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

Food Handler Certification

Job description

Maintains sanitation of all assigned areas in kitchen, storage and receiving, and all other related food service areas as assigned. Maintains continuous clean working area including floors, walls, shelving, coolers, and service/preparation stations. Conducts food preparation in an organized, safe and sanitary fashion, while adhering to safe food handling skills. Transports food to classrooms within the Child Care Center. Stores and rotates food according to FIFO as required. Washes and sanitizes pots, pans, and utensils according to State sanitation regulations. Cleans and sanitizes all work areas. Discards food waste in a safe and sanitary manner. Maintains health food handler certification from Paterson Board of Health.

Responsibilities

Receiver Responsibilities: Responsible for storeroom activities of ordering, receiving, storing, maintaining inventory of, and distributing food products and supplies for the department. Acts as a working leader in ordering all supplies (in conjunction with Director) and in issuing and delivering of all food/supplies

Qualifications

Work requires the ability to read and understand written instruction and no previous experience, High School diploma or equivalent preferred plus three to six months on the job training and orientation. Certification preferred as a Food Handler from the City of Paterson or similar food safety certification. Work requires the analytical ability to read & understand instructions, add & subtract numbers, make comparisons between numbers and letters.

About Us

St. Joseph’s Health is recognized for the expertise and compassion of its highly skilled and responsive staff. The combined efforts of the organization’s outstanding physicians, superb nurses, and dedicated clinical and professional staff have made us one of the most highly respected healthcare organizations in the state, the largest employer in Passaic County, and one of the nation’s “100 Best Places to Work in Health Care”.

Benefits Eligibility

• Competitive salary*
• Robust benefits with health, dental, Rx and vision plans
• 403b retirement plan options with company match**
• Health & Wellness*
• Non-Profit Health System – eligible for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness
• PTO, and paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• LTD : Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance Options
• Onsite Day care Program

*Available for Per Diem Employees and Part-time Employees working under 20 hours per week.

**403b Company Match not applicable for Per Diem Employees and Part-time Employees working under 20 hours per week.

Pay transparency

St. Joseph’s Health provides a salary range to comply with New Jersey Law. The rate of pay for each position will be determined based on a variety of factors including the candidate's relevant experience, qualifications, skills, etc.” The salary range does not include incentives, differential pay or other forms of compensation.

Organization

St. Joseph’s University Medical Center is an academic tertiary care medical center and state designated trauma center, located on the Paterson campus, regularly accepts referrals of difficult or unusual cases from other hospitals and physicians and performs both complex and routine procedures.

The Medical Center offers a full complement of specialty and subspecialty services including ambulatory, behavioral health, cardiovascular, emergency/trauma, internal medicine, neuroscience, oncology, orthopedic/spine, rehabilitation, surgical specialty, women’s health, imaging and pediatrics.

The nursing team at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, which includes St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital, has held the Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence, the profession’s highest honor, since 1999. They are also recipients of the prestigious 2010 Magnet Prize™ - one of only 8 Magnet-designated hospitals to ever receive The Magnet Prize, and the only one worldwide to receive the 2010 award.