Dining Services Team Member

Challenge. Transform. Empower.

“Challenge people through transformative educational and retreat experiences to realize their attitudes and actions have a lasting impact on their lives, communities, and the environment.”

Founded in 2005 on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay, NorthBay is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that creates transformative experiences that help people grow and lead with purpose. Each year, we serve over 20,000 middle school students through overnight and in-school environmental education and character development programs and have reached more than 300,000 students across the Mid-Atlantic. Through our rentals program, we also welcome thousands of organizations annually, expanding our impact through retreats and community-building.

Position Summary: The Food Service Worker is responsible for assisting with meal preparation, dining room set up, dish pits and kitchen clean up. This position reports directly to the Dining Manager, Executive Chef and Sous Chef, who will assign the daily production schedule and give direction.

General Purpose: To assist in all aspects of dining services at the direction of the Dining Manager, Executive Chef and Sous Chef.

Role Qualifications:

• Food service experience preferred but not required

Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities:

• Assist the Dining Manager, Executive Chef and Sous Chef in hot and cold food preparation.
• Assist in dining room set up; which may include but is not limited to cleaning tables and chairs, setting up place settings, vacuuming, carpet cleaning, trash, maintaining coffee stations and detail cleaning
• Assist in the dish pits, ensuring that all dining items are thoroughly cleaned, sanitized and properly stored. This may involve the set up and take down of the dishwashing machine and handwashing items in the triple sink. Depending on work experience, this may be the primary duty of a Food Service Worker
• Communicates and listens effectively with all food services staff and supervisors.
• All other duties as assigned.

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Display strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to make decisions and problem solve
• Teachable and able to take instruction
• Able to learn quickly and begin to take initiative
• Able to be a role model; presenting a strong work ethic, maintaining a professional appearance and using respectful language and conduct
• Able to work, communicate and cooperate with kitchen and dining staff, and with other departments in a way that demonstrates integrity and respect
• Engages staff and guests to create a positive, welcoming environment in the kitchen and in the dining area

Reporting to this position: N/A

Physical demands of work environment: 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 function of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

■ Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, sit, use hands, climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, talk, see or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and handle hot/cold and sharp items

■ Work environment: The noise level in the work environment ranges from minimal to very loud. Room temperature can fluctuate dramatically and floors can become slippery.