Job Description

Job DetailsLevel: Entry

Job Location: Bethany Home Association of Lindsborg Kansas - Lindsborg, KS 67456

Position Type: Full-Time/Part-TimeEducation Level: None

Job Shift: Day

Job Category: Health CareSUMMARY:

Under supervision of dietary supervisor, or cook maintains cleanliness in kitchen and dietary area.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Clean worktables, meat block, refrigerator and grease trays.
• Mop floors.
• Obtain and distribute supplies and utensils.
• Take dirty utensils to be washed and return clean utensils to proper place.
• Wash and clean pots, kitchen utensils and other equipment.
• Dispose of garbage.
• Assist in setting up trays and dishing up food at meal time.
• Serve meals to residents, staff and guests in the dining room.
• Assist residents with tray set up by getting food on the tray ready for them to eat. (For example; cut up meat, butter bread, and pour coffee.)
• Assist cook in cutting, peeling, and washing fruits and vegetables, make toast and obtaining beverages.
• Follows all facility policies.
• Ability to work cooperatively with others.
• Maintains effective relationships with employees, residents and the general public.
• Adheres to facility infection control plan.
• Completes all assigned in-services
• Performs other related assigned duties.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Strength: Light – exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, or up to 10 pounds of force frequently. Requires walking or standing to a significant degree or requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls.
• Standing or Walking: Frequently (activity exists 1/3 to 2/3 of the time)
• Climbing or Balancing: Occasionally (activity exists up to 1/3 of the time)
• Stooping, Kneeling, Crouching or Crawling: Occasionally (activity exists up to 1/3 of the time)
• Reaching, Handling, Fingering or Feeling: Constantly (activity exists up to 2/3 or more of the time)
• Talking or Hearing: Constantly (activity exists up to 2/3 or more of the time)
• Smell/ Taste: Occasionally (activity exists up to 1/3 of the time)
• Near Acuity or Color Vision: Constantly (activity exists 2/3 or more of the time)
• Far Acuity: Frequently (activity exists 1/3-2/3 of the time)
• Field of Vision or Depth Perception: Constantly (activity exists up to 2/3 or more of the time)

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

• Extreme Cold or Heat, Wet and/or Humid: Occasionally (activity exists up to 1/3 of the time)
• Noise Intensity: Moderate
• Exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals: Occasionally (activity exists 1/3 to 2/3 or more of the time)

TEMPERAMENTS

• Performing a variety of duties.
• Dealing with people.

QualificationsEDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Some kitchen experience

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Knowledge ability to read and follow oral and written instructions; ability to follow facility procedures for infection control, knowledge of and ability to perform the essential tasks and duties of the department; ability to handle confidential information; ability to work well with people including staff, residents, families and community; ability to follow requests.