CareLink Mission:
To connect older people and their families with resources to meet the opportunities and challenges of aging.
Minimum Qualifications
- One year certificate from college or technical school;
- Or three to six months related experience and/or training;
- Or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Current and valid Arkansas driver’s license
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
- Knowledge of specialized work to be supervised
- Knowledge of food production and sanitation
- Knowledge of food safety regulations
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
- Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
- Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
- Ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner.
- Ability to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl and taste or smell.
- Ability to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds; and occasionally up to 50 pounds.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Plans and executes standards and procedures of food storage, preparation, and service; equipment and overall sanitation; and employee safety.
- Tastes, smells, and observes food to ensure conformance with recipes and appearance standards.
- Assign tasks as needed to prepare food and maintain a clean kitchen.
- Prepare and oversee meal production
- Oversee food rotation (FIFO) and maintenance of storage spaces (cold and dry)
- Ensure that safety regulations are followed.
- Check temperature of food; monitor and record.
- Check temperatures of freezers and refrigerators daily; monitor and record.
- Thaw meats and other frozen foods in advance. Check preparations for next two days’ meals.
- Perform job duties in an ethical manner.
- Maintain confidentiality.
- Implement applicable policies, procedures, and goals.
- Attend required staff meetings, training, and conferences.
- Keep up to date and knowledgeable about applicable policies, procedures and regulations of specific programs, as assigned
- Ensures entry and placement of volunteers is efficient and timely
- Follow required menus and recipes in compliance with food sanitation regulations and portion guides
- Obtain and maintain ServSafe certification
- Provide input during menu development and food productions to ensure compliance and efficiency in production.
- Report equipment malfunctions or kitchen hazards to supervisor.
- Manages change by positive and timely communication
- Defines standards and methods for monitoring performance
- Participates in the identification of program objectives and coordinates work group’s activities for meeting objectives
- Identifies processes and systems for improvement
- Takes action to monitor and improve processes and systems
- Maintain food and food service supply inventory. Order, receive, and check in food and supplies.
- Maintain required records. Track daily food usage and weekly food service.
- Prepare and submit accurate reports in a timely manner.
Additional Information
Location: Benton, AR Senior Center
Salary Range: $26,391-$32,317
Hours: Full-Time, Monday-Friday
CareLink does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations.
