POSITION SUMMARY:
This is a non-exempt position that will be responsible for the handling of catered meals for food service which includes: receiving/storage; distribution; clean up and documentation for all meals received and served to clients. The site coordinator is responsible for assisting in the coordination and delivery of client activities. All duties and responsibilities must be completed in accordance with agency policy and procedures, Alliance for Aging, federal, state, and local laws, accreditation standards, and other regulatory guidelines. The incumbent in this position demonstrates sensitivity to the service population's cultural and socioeconomic characteristics.
Duties and Responsibilities
Site Coordination:
• Examines food items for freshness, quality, and temperatures.
• Refuses all items that do not meet established guidelines.
• Stores meals in food warmers, refrigerator and/or freezer at a designated temperature.
• Communicates with delivery personnel and subsequently team leader when orders are incomplete.
• Ensures food items are at allowable temperatures prior to serving, by taking the temperature of catered food and documenting same.
• Handles food following safe food handling and sanitation regulations.
• Serves appropriate menu portions.
• Completes documentation to include but not limited to; the number of meals served, activity attendance, meal delivery records, and menu substitutions.
• Maintains the inventory of kitchen supplies for appropriate replenishment of depleted items.
• Properly dispose of leftover food.
• Cleans and sanitizes all dinnerware, pots/pans, and any other utensils or equipment used in meal service according to regulatory guidelines.
• Ensures the kitchen, storage areas, and warming/refrigeration units are clean at all times.
• Performs maintenance activities related to cleaning
Risk Management and Quality Assurance
• Completes and submits timely and accurate Significant Incident Reports, and any other required documentation as per Catholic Charities guidelines, state licensing requirements, Alliance for Aging requirements and COA Standards.
• Performs PQI functions as assigned by Supervisor.
• Participates with ongoing safety inspections.
• Participates in monthly fire drills.
• Must be available to work beyond your regular schedule in crisis situations or if there is a declared agency emergency.
Additional Duties:
• Participates in all food-related trainings, in-services, and staff meetings as required by COA and funding /licensing sources.
• Incumbent will comply with all policies, procedures, and requirements necessary to perform the functions of this position.
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.
• Transfer to any program throughout the agency based on the operational needs of the organization with or without notice, such transfers may occur at any time and may be temporary or permanent.
Physical Demands:
• Work requires physical exertion as kitchens and bathrooms may need to be cleaned, and dining areas swept and mopped.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 25lbs.
• Travel required within Miami Dade County
Educational & Experiential Requirements:
• High school degree or equivalent
• Bilingual in English/Spanish preferred
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
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Catholic Charities of Buffalo is the most comprehensive human service provider in Western New York, reaching all eight counties with professionally staffed locations. Catholic Charities serves Western New Yorkers without regard to age, race or religious affiliation. Today’s Catholic Charities leads the way for an integrated human service delivery system. In 2007, the agency voluntarily sought and received its first four-year accreditation from the Council on Accreditation, attesting to its adherence to the highest national professional standards and delivery of the best quality services. Catholic Charities offers programs that strive to empower individuals, children and families. Among them are comprehensive counseling services for all ages, basic emergency assistance and referrals, child and adult mental health services, chemical dependency treatment, educational and vocational services, services to the aging, parish outreach and advocacy, marriage counseling, foster care and adoption services, child and adult day care, and a variety of programs that address prevention and treatment of a number of family issues.