Job Specification
SENIOR FOOD SERVICE WORKER
DEFINITION:
Under direction of a Cook, Head Cook, Food Service Supervisor, or
other supervisory official, assists with the work involved in food
preparation and service and may take the lead in a group of Food
Service Workers, patients, or inmates engaged in storing and preparing
food for cooking and in serving food; does related work as required.
EXAMPLES OF WORK:
As assigned, acts as a general assistant in a kitchen, bakery,
cannery, dining room, cafeteria, or other food preparation or service
unit.
Serves special diets according to prescribed portions control
guide set by Dietitian.
Washes, scrubs, pares, hulls, cores, and prepares vegetables,
fruits, and berries for cooking, or for serving using manual or power
driven equipment.
As assigned, may assume the responsibility for certain phases of
food preparation and cooking.
Assists in the cutting of meat and in baking.
Assists in keeping the kitchen or other areas in a safe, clean,
and orderly condition at all times; cleans refrigerators.
Assists or takes the lead in the serving of food from the steam
tables and other cooking utensils; arranges trays.
Delivers food to dining rooms and may lead patients, inmates,
and other assigned employees in the delivery of this service.
May take the lead in the service of food within specific dining
rooms or wards.
Assists, as required, in the preparation of salads, desserts, and
beverages.
Sets tables, changes linens, counts dishes, linen, and silverware.
As a lead worker, ensures that patients, inmates, and other
assigned employees transport and deliver food to the wards assigned
in an efficient and timely manner.
When assigned to a dishwashing unit sees that dishes, trays, pots,
pans, silverware, and kitchen and other food preparation and service
equipment are properly washed and dried.
Washes kitchen, dining room, and food storage area floors and
walls; waxes floors.
Washes and polishes ranges, roasters, broilers, milk cans, and
other equipment.
Polishes silverware and metal equipment.
Receives, checks, weighs, measures, issues, and prepares
records and inventories of food supplies and equipment.
Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic
and/or manual recording and computerized information system
used by the agency, office, or related units.
REQUIREMENTS:
EXPERIENCE:
One (1) year of experience in general unskilled kitchen or
food service work.
LICENSE:
Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license
valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than
employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties
of the position.
KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:
Knowledge of the preparation of vegetables and fruits for cooking.
Knowledge of the proper methods and materials used in cleaning,
polishing, and in maintaining kitchen, storage, and food service areas
in a clean, sanitary, orderly, and safe condition.
Ability to learn, understand, and acknowledge residents rights and
privileges.
Ability to remember oral and written instructions and directions
and to learn quickly from demonstrations.
Ability to serve food from steam tables or other utensils
efficiently.
Ability to prepare trays and to set tables.
Ability to wait on tables and to deliver trays.
Ability to do and take the lead in the manual work involved in
washing dishes, pots and pans, in polishing silverware and metal
equipment, in keeping ranges, and broiler, roaster, and other equipment
clean and polished, and to scrub and wax floors, halls, and other
areas.
Ability to keep simple records.
Ability to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual
recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or
related units.
Ability to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate in
English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. American
Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable
forms of communication.
Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long
as they can perform the essential functions of the job after reasonable
accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation
cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship,
such persons may not be eligible.
This job specification is applicable to the following title code: | | Job Spec Code | Variant | State, Local or Common | Class of Service | Work Week | State Class Code | Local Class Code | Salary Range | Note | 07291 | | L | C | | N/A | 03 | | - | This job specification is for local government use only. Salary range is only applicable to state government. Local salaries are established by individual local jurisdictions.
5/10/1995 |
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