Culinary Assistant / Server - Full Time - Days - Tabitha Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

Tabitha Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Lincoln, NE is seeking a Culinary Assistant / Server to work 6a - 2:30p. This schedule includes a weekend and holiday rotation.

The Culinary Assistant is responsible for assisting in food preparation, upholding cleaning and sanitary standards, and managing kitchen inventory and supplies.

Essential Functions

1. Prepares food to order in the dining room as requested by Senior/client. Assists with serving meals to residents following diet orders and requests while providing outstanding customer service during guest interactions.
2. Assists cook in preparing food items for meal service in large quantities. Follows recipes according to appropriate safe food handling procedures, using food service equipment.
3. Ensures accurate and timely documentation related to food production, quality, and food safety. Ensures food and products are properly acquired, stored, dated and rotated.
4. Responsible for operating dish machine to ensure dishes and silverware are cleaned and sanitized, dried and put away in a timely manner.
5. Handle trash and sweep and mop kitchen floor.
6. Assists with maintaining a clean and orderly kitchen, storeroom, cold storage areas, hallways, and dock areas, completing cleaning checklists, as directed.
7. Assists with unloading, receiving, and stocking food/supply delivers from the food delivery trucks when needed.
8. Performs work duties within the assigned work environment related to the position, as assigned by Tabitha, regardless of TEAMember preference. Performs tasks according to established time measures and standards.

Ideal Candidate

• COMMUNICATION: Must be able to speak, read, write, and understand the English language including medical terminology related to the job.
  PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Ability to gain access to the work area and then safely perform the duties of the job. Vision and hearing within normal limits (with or without correction). Must have unrestricted lift/push/pull ability of 32 - pounds, demonstrating strength and agility at Tabitha's discretion.
• AGE REQUIREMENT: At least age 16.
• EDUCATION: High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• EXPERIENCE: Six months of experience in sanitation work in health care or food preparation facility preferred.
• CREDENTIALS: Prep/Cook Level Food Handler Permit required for Tabitha campuses in Lancaster County. Must meet Tabitha's vaccination requirements.