Residential Food Service Technician/Trainer
Company: Comhar Inc.
Location: Walnutport
Posted on: April 17, 2024
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Job Description:
Description:COMHAR's Long Term Structured Residences (LTSR) has
an immediate opening for a Food Service Technician/Trainer. LTSR's
are therapeutic programs are designed to provide 24/7 residential
and intensive treatment supports for adults with a variety of
psychiatric and health related needs.Responsibilities:The Food
Technician/trainer works from a recovery framework within the team
providing assistance in building cooking skills, nutritional meal
plan education, cultural competence and trauma informed care to
help individuals obtain their recovery goals.Preparation of
residents' meals, ensuring that each resident is served a balanced
and nutritional diet. Partnering with nursing staff and individuals
to ensure that nutritious meals are prepared and planned and those
individual dietary guidelines are considered and followed.
Maintaining proper documentation of special diets.Preparation of
weekly menus at least one week in advance for review by Nurse
Manager. Posting of menu within the LTSR. Maintenance of menu
file.Training individuals in: nutrition; menu planning; food
preparation; appropriate storage of food and supplies; safety
standards throughout all food preparation and storage areas; food
shopping; inventory of food and supplies and orders food and
supplies in sufficient quantities for weekly meals, etc. Such
training will occur in both group and individual settings. Such
skills will be necessary as individuals move on to less restrictive
settings.Maintenance of a clean and safe kitchen, kitchen
appliances, and storage areas. Wet mopping kitchen floor at the end
of each shift worked.Ordering and shopping of food supplies in
partnership with individuals. Dating all incoming food supplies,
maintenance of food inventories.Ensuring that all food purchasing
is in compliance with budgetary provisions. Providing Director and
Nurse a list of all goods intended for purchase for
approval.Partnering with individuals to serve meals, set tables,
dismantle tables, and clean up after meals.Preparing tray service
for residents who are unable to be served in the dining room for
any reason.Ensuring that all kitchen knives and other potentially
dangerous appliances are secured at all times when not in
use.Requirements:Requirement:High School Diploma Plus Safe Serve
CertificateMust have excellent verbal/written communication skills
and work well with people; good, creative problem solving skills;
knowledge of behavioral health systems, community resources;
ability to work independently, and be flexible/adaptive in handling
changing priorities in a fast paced work environment; computer
skills required.We are proud to be an EEO employer M/F/D/V. We
maintain a drug-free workplace. COMHAR, Inc. is a not-for-profit
community based health and human service organization founded in
1975. We do not discriminate in services or employment on the basis
of race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, age, disability, past or present
receipt of disability-related services or supports, marital status,
veteran status, or any other class of persons protected by federal,
state or local law.PI56a2806dfc52-25660-32314151
Keywords: Comhar Inc., Union , Residential Food Service Technician/Trainer, Human Resources , Walnutport, New Jersey
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