Food Service Aide

$29,120 - $29,120/Yr

Townsend Park Health & Rehab - Cartersville, GA

Full-time - Entry Level

Onsite - Cartersville, GA

About the position

The Food Service Aide at Townsend Park Health & Rehab plays a crucial role in supporting the kitchen staff and ensuring that patients receive nutritious meals and snacks. This position involves assisting in meal preparation, serving food, and maintaining cleanliness in the dining and kitchen areas. The aide will work closely with the cook and other staff to provide high-quality service in a mission-driven, non-profit environment.

Responsibilities

• Assists cook in preparing desserts or snacks for patients.
• Carries trays to patients on halls.
• Cleans tables in the dining area after each meal.
• Helps with salads and desserts and other dishes.
• Assists with the pouring of juice, milk, water, and tea.
• Serves patients beverages, etc.
• Takes meals out to patients in dining area.
• Prepares between-meal nourishments (make sandwiches, etc.).
• Cleans work area at the end of shift and after meals, including sweeping and mopping.
• Removes garbage from kitchen areas and hoses out garbage containers.
• Complies with infection control policies in the work area.
• Scrapes dishes, washes dishes, pots and pans.
• Records freezer and walk-in refrigerator temperatures in accordance with established procedures.
• Checks stock as needed and puts up stock in appropriate manner.
• Stores cleaning materials appropriately.
• Sets up tray line and performs tray line service.
• Follows diet orders and NPO diet orders.
• Offers menu substitutions and records them in accordance with procedural guidelines.
• Properly stores leftovers/opened food.
• Makes coffee/tea as requested.
• Cleans kitchen equipment such as carts, tables, counters, and appliances.
• Operates the dish machine, garbage disposal, mixer, blender, meat slicer, and steamer.
• Follows standardized recipes and uses serving equipment.
• Checks and records water temperature and dishwasher sanitizer strips.
• Promotes the image and reputation of the System by exhibiting servant leadership.

Requirements

• A high school diploma or its equivalent preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or associates.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions.

Nice-to-haves

• Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word.

Benefits

• Paid time off with ability to cash out
• 7 paid Holidays
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Company Paid Life and Disability
• 401(k) with match
• Referral Bonus Program