Culinary Aide

Full-time

Pay Rate: $14-15 hourly

Non-exempt

Schedule: Sunday through Wednesday 7am-6pm with a one hour lunch break

Make a difference by providing great care and love for our treasured residents!

At MorningStar Senior Living, we talk a lot about culture. In fact, we rather obsess about it. For without a transformative culture, we cannot begin to elevate and celebrate the lives of our resident-heroes and be ourselves changed for the good in the process. So, we seek great hearts, other people like us, who care and want to do work that matters. We select people like us who believe that the most satisfying life is one that is outward-bound and rooted in servant-leadership.

JOB SUMMARY

Provide service of high-quality meals and facilitation of a gracious environment. This entails; accurate communication and order taking, properly relaying meal orders to back of the house staff. Offer exceptional customer service, as part of all interactions with our cherished residents.

BENEFITS

• Health Insurance offerings such as medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Other Insurance offerings such as life, disability, accident, and critical illness insurance
• 401k plan with matching
• HSA options
• Employee assistance programs
• Paid sick, vacation and birthday!
• Career development programs and opportunity for advancement
• Charitable and philanthropic opportunities
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Free shift meal!

POSITION OVERVIEW

• Responsible for helping to prepare meals for transport and preparing snacks throughout the day.
• Supervise food service and assist as necessary. Be present in dining rooms for full meal services.
• Assist/Coordinate special functions and corporate meeting food service
• Maintain high sanitation standards
• Assemble and prepare dishes for service.
• Oversight of bistro areas - food presentation, cleanliness, Keeping snacks stocked and hydration area is available throughout the day.
• Ensure that supplies that are needed are ordered, such as tablecloths, napkins, silverware, and other necessary items for the dining rooms
• Ensure maintenance of beverage equipment in Reflections. Report any maintenance issues to be recorded in TELS.
• Clean the service area completely after each meal period and reset for the next meal.
• Visit residents and assist in gathering information on food preferences
• Maintain records, such as meal census, diets served, and weekly staffing patterns
• Ensure that care staff know what the specials of the day are and how they are prepared
• Review resident diet information and care plans and discuss with supervisor and staff as necessary to make appropriate
• Supervise cleaning procedures to ensure safe and sanitary conditions are maintained within the food service area.
• Establish practice of serving hot food hot and cold food cold
• Instruct new residents concerning when meals and snacks are to be served.
• Participate in the safety meeting which also includes infection control and safety committee functions
• Cover shifts as necessary when short of staff or employees call in
• Perform other duties as specified by the Executive Chef or Executive Director
• Be present in the Reflections neighborhood throughout the shift.
• Make fresh prepared snacks and serve on glassware
• Incorporate Culinary with Life Enrichment by having residents help make made from scratch breads and cookies and any other appropriate pastry items.
• Always promote a Radiant Culture.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Demonstration of our Core Values: Love, Kindness, Honesty, Goodness, Fairness, Respect.
• Experience: Previous experience in the dietary department of a health care facility or restaurant preferred, but not required.
• Job Knowledge: Ability to read, write, speak and understand English.
• Standards: Knowledge of and ability to meet regulations of ADA, state, infection and control, health department, and OSHA.

*Team members who are scheduled to work 24 or more hours per week are eligible for benefits, families of said team members will also be eligible.

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