• To ensure and follow food safety guidelines.
• Assist the cook with food preparation and serving/packing of food in an efficient and pleasant manner.
• Properly handle chemicals and cleaning compounds using personal protective equipment and following proper safety guidelines
• Ensure that all work areas are maintained, keeping them clean and safe in accordance with sanitary, safety, and infection control procedures.
• Deliver meals to designated home bound participants using the Meals on Wheels vehicle.
• Deliver meals in a timely fashion to ensure safe temperature and integrity of the meal.
• Keep a daily log of meal delivery, meal temperatures, and other required reporting data.
• Unload and stock all sizes and weights of food items and supplies on shelves and in the walk-in freezers and refrigerators after deliveries (this requires the ability to safely bend and lift large, heavy boxes at shoulder height); must be able to withstand extreme temperature variations of the kitchen and walk-in freezers and refrigerators while on duty.
• Perform daily scheduled cleaning duties in accordance with sanitation, safety, and infection control policies and procedures including sweeping, mopping, and scrubbing walls and equipment while wearing personnel protective equipment as instructed by the supervisor.
• Remove and properly dispose of dietary trash several times a day in all areas; clean trash receptacles as scheduled; must be able to tolerate the use of personal protective equipment such as gloves, aprons, and eye protection and withstand sight and smell of food garbage.
• Safely utilize equipment; report any equipment needing service or repair immediately.
• Must be capable of maintaining regular attendance in accordance with Center absence policies.
• Uses tactful, appropriate communication in sensitive and emotional situations.
• Promotes positive public relations with members, guests, and staff.
• Use appropriate workplace behavior; always adhere to the dress code.

• ALL STAFF MEMBERS are expected to be flexible in case of emergency and in cases of short or over-staffing. Cross-training will be ongoing. All staff members are responsible for keeping the facility and equipment neat, clean, and orderly.

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Any combination of experience and education that would likely produce the required knowledge and abilities.

• Maintain dietary storage areas neat and orderly according to established standards.
• Perform minimal maintenance on the Meals on Wheels vehicle, including filling it with gasoline, checking oil, and adding fluids when necessary, checking tire pressure.
• Keep inside and outside of Meals on Wheels vehicle clean.
• Successful completion of ADSD ServSafe mini certification

• Communicating effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Understanding and carrying out written and oral communications.
• Shifting priorities to meet the needs of the Senior Center.
• Managing time effectively.

• Advise the office when the vehicle has any maintenance problems.
• Required to attend department and center in-service training as scheduled.
• Ability to work responsibly and respectfully with others.
• Ability to understand, remember and carry out verbal and written instructions in English.
• Ability to demonstrate aptitude for successful performance of the assigned tasks.
• Must possess a valid Nevada Driver’s License. Must have and maintain a good driving record.
• Must have and maintain a clean record with good citizenship. The Terrace will obtain Records of Criminal History.

• Regularly lift up to 50 pounds with assistance as needed.
• Stand for extended periods of time.
• Climb a step stool.
• Perform tasks that require frequent bending, reaching, and lifting.
• Generally clean work environment with cleaning chemicals, odors, and noise exposure.
• Regular exposure to cold temperatures, heat, and moisture.
• Frequent interruptions of planned work activities requiring a response to unplanned events.

Elko County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer