Kitchen Assistant Queens Senior Center
Job description
Salary Range: $17.58/hr to $19.23/hr; commensurate with experience
Position Summary: Assists in food preparation, service, packaging, cleanup and other kitchen activities.
Job Responsibilities:
Work closely with Cook, following Cook's daily instruction, adhering to priorities, and notifying Cook of problems.
Clean dining room and kitchen including cupboards, shelves, racks, work surfaces, cooking equipment, large and small appliances, dishes and utensils. Keep refrigerators and freezers clean.
Assist Cook in food preparation and service of lunch meal.
Move, unpack and store supplies.
Assist in taking food inventory, maintaining orders of food and household supplies, and organizing storage area.
Assist in setting up of chairs and tables for center programs as needed.
Cook and serve meals, in absence of the Cook
Clean dishes manually, load and operate dish washing machine, air dry dishes, and store them in a clean sanitary and orderly manner.
Dispose garbage in accordance with Department of Sanitation regulations
Perform other duties as requested or assigned
Principal Responsibilities:
- Work closely with Cook, following Cook’s daily instruction, adhering to priorities, and notifying Cook of problems.
- Clean dining room and kitchen including cupboards, shelves, racks, work surfaces, cooking equipment, large and small appliances, dishes and utensils. Keep refrigerators and freezers clean.
- Assist cook in food preparation and service of lunch meal
- Move, unpack and stores supplies.
- Assist in taking food inventory, maintaining orders of food and household supplies, and organizing storage area.
- Cook and serve meals, in absence of cook.
- Clean dishes manually, load and operate dish washing machine, air dry dishes, and store them in a clean, sanitary and orderly manner.
- Ensure wash temperature is at least 140 degrees and rinse temperature is 180 degrees.
- Clean and maintain dish washing machine, dish racks, dish storage area, walls and floors.
- Dispose garbage in accordance with Department of Sanitation regulations.
- May deliver homebound meals, in some instances, to homebound clients.
- Perform other duties as required or assigned.
- Adhere to organization’s standards by completing annual mandatory trainings in a timely manner on topics including – but not limited to – Sexual Harassment Prevention Training, IT Security Awareness, Compliance, OSHA, HIPAA and any other training the organization may deem necessary in regards to regulatory compliance or good business practices.
- Supports organization’s mission by striving for excellence in all aspects of their job with a focus on positive interpersonal relationship with co-workers.
- Adheres to the organization’s policy in regards to absenteeism and appearance
Job Competencies & Minimum Qualifications:
- High School diploma or General Education Degree (GED); or or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Must hold a valid Food Protection Certificate or be willing to take course under DFTA auspices.
- Problem solving abilities while multi-tasking; ability to exercise sound judgment
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent customer service and organizational skills
Working Conditions/Physical Demand:
- Occasionally required to sit, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
- Must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
- Occasional exposure to moving mechanical parts, high, precarious places, toxic or caustic chemicals, fumes and airborne particles, and occasional risk of electrical shock.
Education
Required- High School or better
Licenses & Certifications
Required- Protection
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
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