JOB
Summary:
In the absence of the Center's Food Service Worker 1, The Alternate Food Service Worker 1 is responsible for carrying out the Food Service Worker 1's duties as follows: the Alternate Food Service Worker 1, in a Multi-Service Senior Center, is under the direct supervision of the Senior Center Manager 2 and has the responsibility of ensuring that the congregate meal program functions in a manner consistent with the policy of the Area Agency on Aging and other appropriate state and local agencies. EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
Food Service
- Responsible for insuring that the center's congregate meal program is consistent with all of the applicable health and sanitation regulations
- Monitors the quality of the bulk food, temperature, and portions on a daily basis
- Reports any inadequacies to the nutrition project director; Senior Center Services Director 2
- Preheats the steam serving counter, prepares the hot and cold beverages, sets up the serving counter with the food, trays, dishes, and utensils
- Coordinates the distribution of the hot food items with the assistance of the volunteers.
Sanitation:
- Responsible for coordinating the washing of the pots and pans and other preparatory utensils.
- Sanitizes the dining, serving, and kitchen areas.
- Responsible for the cleaning of the refrigerators, food carts, coffee pots, and other equipment with the assistance of the volunteers
Record Keeping
- Responsible for the inventory of the nutrition supplies, monitoring the nutrition records, and the counting and depositing of the nutrition contributions
- Processing a participant's request for a therapeutic diet
- Performs other duties as required
