About this role
Under the direction of the Food and Nutrition Services team, the Food Service Worker supports patient meal service by preparing and maintaining assigned tray assembly stations, assembling and distributing patient meals, and providing courteous service to patients. Responsibilities include ensuring proper food handling and sanitation practices, maintaining clean and organized work areas, assisting patients with menu selections, and delivering meals and snacks according to established dietary guidelines.
The Food Service Worker may also collect and transport meal trays and food carts, maintain food service areas, and assist in the dishroom, potroom, and housekeeping duties as needed. The ability to work across all assigned tray assembly stations and adapt to various Food and Nutrition Services duties is required. Other duties may be assigned as needed.
- Experience in food service, including tray assembly and meal delivery.
- Ability to read and write and follow oral and written instructions in English sufficient to identify food items and menu selections.
- 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 various diets.
- Strong interpersonal skills to interact effectively with co-workers, medical staff, patients, supervisors, and management.
- Ability to adhere to department dress code requirements.
- Ability to stand for extended periods and perform repetitive activities, including stretching, bending, pushing, walking, lifting, and reaching.
- Ability to lift and push heavy carts.
- Ability to attend and participate in required departmental training classes.
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.
Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.