Alternate Senior Center Operator I - Freeland

Senior Center Operator 1

As the alternate Senior Center Operator 1, you will be responsible for ensuring the center functions in a manner that promotes the well-being of each participant. Work involves maintaining inventory of nutrition supplies, overseeing health and sanitation regulations, as well as monitoring the quality of food. Additional responsibilities include:

• Coordinating the distribution of food items
• Processing special requests for therapeutic diets
• Sanitizing dining, serving, and kitchen areas
• Coordinating the washing of kitchen equipment and utensils
• Planning and implementing various programs
• Overseeing the counting and depositing of nutrition contributions
• Encouraging volunteer participation

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This position is responsible for maintaining nutrition records, inventory of nutrition supplies, volunteer hours, attendance records information, the scheduling of center transportation, overseeing the counting of nutrition contributions and depositing same. They shall encourage volunteer participation in center programs. Also, this individual is expected to attend monthly nutrition meetings and various trainings.

Food Service:

• Overseeing of the nutrition component of the active adult center program including applicable health and sanitation regulations.
• Monitoring the quality of the bulk food, temperature and portions (on a daily basis) and reporting inadequacies to the Nutrition Project Director (Senior Center Services Director 2).
• Preheating steam serving counter, preparing coffee, and cold beverages. Setting up serving counter with food, trays, dishes, utensils, and coordinating handing out hot food items with the use of volunteers

Food Sanitation:

• The individual in this position is responsible for coordinating the washing of pots, pans, and other preparatory utensils. They shall sanitize the dining area i.e., tables and chairs, as well as the serving and kitchen areas.
• They are also responsible for coordinating the cleaning of the refrigerators, food carts, coffee pots, and other equipment with the help of volunteers.
• They will be responsible for planning, implementing various programming and encouraging program clients to participate in recreational and instructional activities in the center.

Programs:

• The individual acts as an agency representative in all center related programs involving consumers. This includes responding to questions for information via email, in person, or over the telephone. It also includes making referrals for consumers to appropriate human service agencies or programs to obtain benefits and services to which they are eligible to receive.
• Responsible for the planning and implementing of various programs for the Active Adult Center
• Oversee the counting and depositing of the nutrition contributions
• Encourage the volunteers to participate within the center? Maintain a record of attendance and the volunteer hours for the center
• Schedule the transportation for the center
• Encourage program clients to participate in the recreational and instructional activities in the center
• Attend the monthly nutrition meetings and various trainings
• Performs other duties as required

Knowledge of the principles of individual and group behavior

Ability to communicate effectively orally

Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Ability to perform basic arithmetical operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division).

Ability to organize and lead the activities of people, individually and in groups

Ability to record information on standardized forms, such as the names and addresses of consumers, the number of consumers in attendance, the receipt and expenditures of funds and related data, either manually or through the use of computer software programs.

Ability to establish effective working relationships with consumers, co-workers and personnel from various public and private agencies.

ELIGIBILITY: ALL CANDIDATE(S): 1.) Must meet the minimum experience and training (METS) required for the job. The METs for this position are:

• Three months of experience in providing direct services in a human services, education or a community based setting to the aging population or to individuals with various cultures and socioeconomic backgrounds or to individuals who have physical, intellectual or emotional disabilities' or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training.

2.) Be a resident of Pennsylvania. 3.) Be eligible for selection in accordance with the merit system employment regulations

SELECTION CRITERIA: 1.) Meet the minimum experience and training required for the job. 2.) Meritorious Service - defined as:

• The absence of any discipline above the level of written reprimand during the 12 months preceding the closing date on the posting,
• The last due overall regular or probationary performance evaluation was higher than unsatisfactory

3.) Seniority - a minimum of one year in the next lower class(es) by the closing date of this posting 07/29/2026.