Food Service Associate

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Job Title:

Food Service Associate

Agency:

Pathways Center

Job Requisition ID:

JR0000006387

Shift:

Day (United States of America)

Compensation Details:

Job Description:

Full Time, 4 10-hour shifts, plus one weekend (Sat/Sun) per month.

Pathways Center provides mental health, addictive disease/substance abuse, and intellectual & developmental disability services in the west central Georgia region. Our team consists of a number of qualified professionals including Psychiatrists, Nurses, Licensed Clinicians, and experienced direct care providers that work together to provide high-quality care. Pathways Center offers services ranging from crisis stabilization and residential programs to outpatient and community-based care. More information can be found on the company’s website at .

Pathways Center's administrative team provides operational support and service company-wide, which enables direct care team members to focus on each client/patient. The individual in this role is a part of the company's administrative team focused on food service preparation for patients/clients in a 24/7 clinical program based in Newnan, GA.

Responsibilities for the Food Service Operations Associate include but are not limited to the following:

□ Inspects food during preparation, cooking, serving, and storage to ensure recipes and established guidelines are being followed

□ May train team members in the proper handling, cooking, storage, and serving of food, and in the proper utilization and maintenance of food preparation equipment

□ Assembles, prepares, and cooks food according to daily menus

□ Stores food according to proper temperature guidelines and in appropriate area

□ Reports equipment maintenance needs immediately to supervisor

□ Accounts for expendable and non-expendable supplies used during food preparation and other shift operations

□ Demonstrates cost awareness in the use of property and supplies

□ Performs user preventive maintenance on food service equipment

□ Ensures food is served quickly and effectively, and in a pleasant, courteous and attractive manner

□ Follows safe food handling procedures and emphasizes the importance of doing so to other team members

□ Oversees the replenishing of food supplies and the breakdown of the service area at the end of the shift

□ Ensures chairs and tables in dining area are safe, clean, and presentable fashion

□ Ensures the kitchen area to include serving tables are sanitized and clean on a daily basis

Minimum Qualifications:

High school diploma/GED and one (1) year of experience in the area of assignment; or one (1) year of experience at the lower level Food Svc Worker 2 (FFS011) or position equivalent.--Note: An equivalent combination of knowledge, education, job or intern experience, training, or certifications that provides the necessary knowledge and skills to successfully perform the job at the level listed may be substituted year-over-year.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

The State of Georgia does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, or other protected categories in employment or the provision of services.
Qualified applicants may request reasonable accommodation when needed during the application and/or screening process by contacting the appropriate agency Human Resources department.