Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Onsite or Remote
Fully On-Site
Work Schedule
Varies
Posted Date
02/18/2026
Salary Range $21.05 - 25.64 Hourly
Employment Type
2 - Staff: Career
Duration
Indefinite
Job #
28946
The Principal Food Service Worker (Tray Service Associate) supports patient meal service operations by assembling and delivering meals in accordance with prescribed diet orders and established sanitation standards. This role ensures patients receive accurate, timely meals while maintaining a clean and organized work environment. Responsibilities include assisting patients with menu selections, assembling trays, distributing meals, collecting trays after service, and delivering snacks as needed. The Tray Service Associate plays an important role in supporting patient satisfaction, food safety, and overall hospital operations.
Salary Range: 21.05-25.64/hr
Effective 06/22/2025, employees represented by the AFSCME Union will receive a minimum wage of $25.
Prior experience in food service, including tray assembly, meal service, or general food service operations.
Ability to read, write, and follow oral and written instructions in English, including identifying food items and menu selections accurately.
Ability to work effectively as part of a team in a fast-paced tray assembly environment.
Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations without the use of a calculator.
Basic knowledge and understanding of therapeutic and modified diets.
Strong interpersonal skills to interact professionally with co-workers, medical staff, patients, supervisors, and management.
Ability to comply with department dress code requirements.
Ability to stand for extended periods and perform repetitive movements, including bending, stretching, reaching, walking, pushing, and lifting.
Ability to lift and push heavy carts as required.
Willingness to attend and complete required departmental training sessions.
As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.
For more than half a century, UCLA Health has provided the best in healthcare and the latest in medical technology to the people of Los Angeles and throughout the world.
Comprised of Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica, Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA, UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital, UCLA West Valley Medical Center and the UCLA Medical Group with its wide-reaching system of primary-care and specialty-care offices throughout the region, UCLA Health is among the most comprehensive and advanced healthcare systems in the world.
Our physicians are world leaders in the diagnosis and treatment of complex illnesses, and our hospitals are among the best in the country. Consistently ranked one of the top ten hospitals in the nation and the best medical center in the western United States by U.S. News & World Report, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center is at the cutting edge of biomedical research, and our doctors and scientists are leaders in performing pioneering work across an astounding range of disciplines, from organ transplantation and cardiac surgery to neurosurgery and cancer treatment, and bringing the latest discoveries to virtually every field of medicine.
