Food Service Associate

Salary: $16.78 Hourly
Location : 4102 Woolworth Avenue, Omaha, NE, NE
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 10290
Department: Health Center
Division: PATIENT TRAY SERV
Opening Date: 08/12/2026
Closing Date: 8/26/2026 4:30 PM Central


The Position
Incumbent works under the direction of the Chef Manager or designee, performing kitchen tasks related to meal and snack service for residents/patients of the Douglas County Health Center (DCHC).

Essential Functions

• Assemble resident/patient trays with pre-made foods and beverages (e.g. salads, desserts, fruits, juices, breads) verify accuracy of trays and load trays on carts.
• Establish and maintain effective work relationships with clients, supervisors, County employees, elected officials, attorneys, law enforcement, judges, other agencies, and the public.
• Comply with Civil Service Rules, collective bargaining agreements, County policies, department policies and laws to create a cooperative, safe, respectful and quality work environment.
• Deliver tray cart to dining room(s) and retrieve following established schedule.
• Assemble and deliver late trays, special ordered food items and snacks; rotating items, discarding expired products and labeling/dating perishable food.
• Document dish machine temperatures, refrigerator temperatures, and other monitors.
• Complete assigned tasks, restock supplies and prepare work area for next meal, cleaning and sanitizing work area.
• Perform assigned cleaning duties (e.g. pots/pans, walls, light fixtures, floors).
• Store clean dishes and utensils and sweep/mop kitchen floors.
• Remain alert to and report unsafe or potentially hazardous situations to the Food Service Supervisor.
• Attend in-service training and online education.
• Comply with all safety requirements and procedures (e.g. chemical and biohazards), reporting safety concerns to supervisor.
• Respond to emergency codes, complying with department policies and procedures.
• Comply with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and other privacy requirements.
• Assist with new employee orientation and training of food service employees.
• Participate in department quality assessment activities.
• Report to work with regular, consistent attendance.
• Perform other duties as assigned and directed.

Education and Work Experience and Other Requirements

• High school diploma, equivalent, or current high school enrollment required.*
• Six (6) months of experience in food service or customer service required.*
• Age 16 years or older required.*
• Douglas County Health Department Food Handler Serve Clean Certification obtained within 30 days of hire and maintained every 2 years throughout employment required.
• Completion of a pre-employment criminal record check, physical assessment and conditional offer drug screen required.
• *Equivalent combination of education and work experience may be substituted for requirements on a year-for-year basis.

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions

• The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Work is generally performed in a kitchen setting. Noise level is usually moderate. Work hours are typically standard day-shift hours; however, schedule may vary (e.g. weekends, overtime/extra hours, holidays, emergency call-in). Work involves potential exposure to humidity, extremes of heat and cold, mechanical, chemical, and biohazards. Work may be stressful when dealing with time constraints, multiple/changing priorities, limited resources and uncooperative/irate individuals.
• Work requires considerable physical activity including constant standing, walking and balancing, frequent lifting, reaching, pushing, pulling, and bending, and occasional sitting, kneeling, and climbing. Work also requires the ability to frequently lift and/or carry objects weighing up to 10 pounds and occasionally up to 50 pounds.
• Required sensory abilities include vision, hearing, smell, taste and touch. Visual abilities, correctable to normal ranges include close, distance, color and peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Communication abilities include the ability to talk and hear within normal ranges. Incumbent must also possess the hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity necessary to operate computers and other equipment.

Douglas County is an EOE - Disability/Veterans
Douglas County offers a comprehensive benefit package including:

• Insurance including health, dental, vision, and life
• Pension
• Sick Leave
• Vacation Leave
• 13 Holidays
• Flex Spending Accounts
• Deferred Income plans (457 plan)
• EAP
• Health Savings Accounts

01


What is the highest level of education you have completed?

• Attending high school
• High school diploma/GED
• 1 year of college
• 2 years of college
• 3 or more years of college
• Bachelor's Degree

02


How many years of experience do you have in food service or customer service?

• Less than six months
• Six months
• One year
• Two years
• Three years
• Four or more years

03


This position requires you to be 16 years of age or older. Do you meet this requirement?

• Yes
• No

04


Douglas County Health Department Food Handler Serve Clean Certification must be obtained within 30 days of hire and maintained every 2 years throughout employment. Do you understand this condition of employment?

• Yes
• No

05


Are you able to successfully perform the Essential Functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation?

• Yes
• No

06


Are you able to meet the Physical Requirements and Working Conditions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation?

• Yes
• No

07


If you answer yes to claiming Veteran's Preference, you must attach to your application, before submission, a copy of your DD214 including page 4 identifying your character of service (and IF disabled, verification of disability from the VA), OR if you are a spouse of a 100% disabled veteran, you must attach a copy of your spouse's DD214, showing character of service, a copy of the veteran's disability verification from the Department of Veteran's Affairs demonstrating a 100% permanent disability rating, and proof of marriage to the veteran; OR if you are a spouse of an active service member, you must attach a copy of your spouse's active service orders and proof of marriage to the active service member.I understand this requirement that documents must be attached.

• Yes
• No
• I am not claiming Veteran's Preference

08


Are you able to work varied days and shifts?

• Yes
• No

09


Are you willing to accept this position at $16.78 per hour? (Promotional rates may apply for internal candidates)

• Yes
• No

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