Dining Services Assistant - Part-Time 1st Shift

Apostolic Christian Restmor in Morton, IL is looking for a part-time Dining Services Assistant!

Summary:

Performs food service tasks such as setting tables and portioning/serving food for resident meal service.  Prepares and delivers resident snacks.  Restocks resident refrigerators and pantries.  Prepares, cooks, and serves cold sandwiches, salads, and desserts. Washes pots, pans, dishes, and other typical cleaning tasks.

Essential Duties:

• Supports resident and staff meal service.  Ensures familiarization of most frequently used modified diets such as carbohydrate controlled, mechanical soft, and puree diets.
• Prepares/assembles items for resident and staff meal service and assembly (i.e., salads, sandwiches, desserts, beverages, condiments, silverware, etc.).
• Assembles resident meals according to established menu and resident meal tickets.
• Sets up, serves, clears, and cleans resident dining rooms.
• Prepares/delivers resident snacks.  Replenishes nursing/resident refrigerators with approved beverages and snack items.
• Supports catering operations.  Prepares and assembles requested items.  Sets up catering location with requested items.
• Documents refrigeration/freezer temperatures.  Documents food temperatures and takes corrective action as needed.
• Accomplishes cleaning of service ware and cooking utensils.  Sets up, operates, and cleans dishwashing machine and three-compartment sinks.  Scrapes, soaks, scours, and scrubs heavy cooking utensils.  Scrapes and cleans plates, bowls, saucers, glasses, and silverware.
• Maintains department sanitation. Clears, breaks down, and cleans assigned work area. Cleans floors, walls, ceilings, and exhaust fans.  Cleans large cooking equipment and food preparation equipment.  Cleans walk-in refrigerators and storage areas.  Performs special cleaning duties as assigned by supervisor.
• Complies with department, facility, and government policies and procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Prior food service experience preferred.
• Ability to understand and follow directions, written and oral.
• Capable of communicating with staff and residents, written and oral.
• Positive attitude and caring approach required.
• Must be available to work 5:30am-2:00pm 2-3 weekdays as well as every other weekend and a holiday rotation.

Physical Demands:

Walking and standing most of the work shift.  Frequent stooping, stretching, bending, climbing, and reaching.  Lifting up to 50lbs. Pushing/pulling up to 100lbs.  Some exposure to potentially hazardous equipment and chemicals.  Exposure to hot environment and extreme temperatures in walk-in refrigerators and freezers.

Benefits:

• PTO earned with every paycheck
• Retirement plan with annual employer contribution
• All employees are eligible for benefits, which vary by status (full, part-time, etc.).  A full summary of benefits offered can be found by clicking on the "Benefits Summary" link at the bottom of this page: https://www.acrestmor.org/work-here