Dietary - Food Service Worker

Dietary - Food Service Worker

Sequel Youth & Family Services

Food Handler

Department: Support Services - Job Status: Full Time

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt - Reports To: Office Manager

Grade/Level: - Amount of Travel Required: None

Job Type: Regular - Positions Supervised: None

Work Schedule: Rotating schedule in support of breakfast, lunch and dinner meals

Position Summary: The Food Handler is responsible for food preparation duties other than cooking, such as serving hot & cold foods according to schedule.

Essential Functions:

• Clean and sanitize work areas, equipment, utensils, dishes, or silverware.
• Store food in designated containers and storage areas to prevent spoilage.
• Take and record temperature of food and food storage areas, such as refrigerators and freezers.
• Wash, peel, and cut various foods, such as fruits and vegetables, to prepare for cooking or serving.
• Place food trays over food warmers for immediate service, or store them in refrigerated storage cabinets.
• Portion and wrap the food, or place it directly on plates for service to patrons.
• Weigh or measure ingredients.
• Mix ingredients for green salads, molded fruit salads, vegetable salads, and pasta salads.
• Receive and store food supplies, equipment, and utensils in refrigerators, cupboards, and other storage areas.
• Remove trash and clean kitchen garbage containers.
• Carry food supplies, equipment, and utensils to and from storage and work areas.
• Use manual or electric appliances to clean, peel, slice, and trim foods.
• Inform supervisors when equipment is not working properly and when food and supplies are getting low, and order needed items.
• Stir and strain soups and sauces.
• Keep records of the quantities of food used.
• Load dishes, glasses, and tableware into dishwashing machines.
• Deliver food trays and snacks to residential units or directly to residents.
• Vacuum dining area and sweep and mop kitchen floor.
• Adheres to the policy and practice concerning issues of creation, editing, transmission, storage and disposition of all Protected Health Information (PHI) of Sequel Youth & Family Youth Services.
• Scrape leftovers from dishes into garbage containers.

Position Qualifications:

• Customer Oriented - Ability to take care of the customers' needs while following company procedures.
• Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
• Responsible - Ability to be held accountable or answerable for one's conduct.
• Safety Awareness - Ability to identify and correct conditions that affect employee safety.
• Reliability - The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.
• Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
• Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.

Skills & Abilities:

Education: High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED): Required

Experience: Experience in institutional cooking or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Certifications & Licenses: This position requires current certification in Blood Borne Pathogens/Infection Control and Environment of Care. Additional certification and training may be required as deemed necessary by Sequel TSI to fulfill job duties and responsibilities.

Other Requirements:

• High moral and ethical values; Willingness to be open to learning and growing
• Interpersonal skills to work as an integral part of a team; Appropriate interpersonal/personal boundaries
• Maturity or behavior and judgment; Ability to remain flexible to accommodate changes in work schedule
• Adherence and participation in the safety program; Adheres to Sequel TSI policy and practice concerning issues of creation, editing, transmission, storage and disposition of all Protected Health Information (PHI)
• Adequate reading skills to utilize data from menus to prepare meals for residents. Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions and menus; Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to residents, co-workers, and supervisors of the organization; Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.