SUPPORT SERVICE AIDE - 60010337

Support Service Aide - 60010337

This is a highly responsible and professional position that will serve as a Support Service Aide at the Northeast Florida State Hospital. This position will collaborate with each section within the state facilities and be required to use independent judgement, take initiative in carrying out duties and responsibilities and should be extraordinarily detail oriented. Specific duties and responsibilities include:

• Sets up serving lines with food items according to menu.
• Ensures hot and cold food is maintained at correct temperature levels.
• Ensures all food on trays to residents is in accordance with doctor's orders to ensure optimum customer satisfaction.
• Tags all out going trays with residents' name, diet etc.
• Transports food carts to wards and returns them to the kitchen.
• Cleans serving lines, including placing leftover food in containers and placing them in the refrigerator.
• Prepares and bags snacks and nourishment's daily.
• Prepares appropriate amount of juice for nighttime snacks.
• Bags bread for the tray line for each meal.
• The ability to stand for long periods of time.
• The ability to push pulls bends or stoop.
• Reports to work in appropriate uniform.
• Performs general cleaning duties to maintain area in a sanitary condition to ensure optimum satisfaction.
• Cleans food carts, ice cream cabinet and defrosts ice maker, refrigerator and cleans gaskets on refrigerator floor and ice cream freezer, walls, floors, windows, ceiling, counters, tables, chairs, stoves, garbage, trash rooms, back dock, washes pots and pans.
• Scrapes, de-stains and washes dishes, glasses, silverware, etc.
• Takes out garbage and trash to appropriate area.
• The ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds.
• Assembles, disassembles and operates dish washing machine, pot washer, vegetable peeler, food chopper and meat grinder etc. and cleans machine following manufacturer's instructions.
• Reports ant malfunctions to supervisor to ensure a safe and secure environment.
• Assists cooks by cleaning and preparing raw food following cook's directions.
• Prepares salads and salad dressing.
• Dishes up salads and desserts into containers.
• Places rolls and breads in bread bags.
• Wraps silverware.
• Attends in service training and performs related duties as assigned by the supervisor.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Knowledge, skills and abilities required for the position: ACT, CPR, First Aide training required. Ability to use all dietary equipment. May be required to lift up to 50 pounds. Must wear safety belt at all times. Pushing, pulling, bending and stooping as required to push or pull up to 100 pounds. Environment conditions: hot in summer, cold in winter. Prolonged standing on hard surfaces.

Minimum qualifications: Must be 18 years old at the time of application.

Benefits of working for the State of Florida include health insurance, life insurance, dental, vision and supplemental insurance, retirement plan options, nine paid holidays and one personal holiday each year, flexible spending accounts, opportunities for career advancement, and a tuition waiver for public college courses.

Location: Macclenny, FL, US, 32063