Food Service Aide

Job Description

 

* Team Work * Great Benefits *
* Full Time Opporturnity * 40 Hours/Week *
* 3 - week schedule rotation - every 3rd weekend *

LifeScape is seeking a friendly individual that is passionate about food and providing great services to the children we support. If you don’t have experience in this type of work, we are willing to teach you! This position is responsible for meal services within our Children’s location in Sioux Falls. Come and join a fantastic team and enjoy helping to serve meals for those that we support!

Here are a couple of the job roles that you will be completing as a Food Service Aide:

• Serve and deliver food to individuals we support and employees
• Follow prescribed special diets, including therapeutic and dysphagia-modified diets, ensuring correct texture, portioning, and presentation
• Adhere to allergen awareness and cross-contact prevention procedures when preparing and serving food
• Assist the Cook with preparing hot food items
• Portion, label, and package hot and cold foods according to safe food handling procedures
• Provide coverage for vacations, sick leave, and vacant shifts, sometimes on short notice
• Collect and properly handle soiled dishes from all areas
• Wash and sanitize dishes, pans, and utensils using the three-compartment sink method and commercial dishwasher per health code requirements
• Unload and store clean dishes in designated areas
• Clean and sanitize work areas after each meal; complete assigned daily and weekly cleaning schedules
• Record and monitor dishwasher temperature logs to ensure regulatory compliance
• Maintain a clean and organized work area in accordance with health and safety standards
• Perform additional duties as assigned

LifeScape is a qualifying employer under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

 Why Work for Us?

We are Driven by our Mission

Empowering people to live their best life.

We Have a Vision for our Future

LifeScape will be an innovative organization, providing exceptional services and creative solutions for people with varied needs and complex care across their life span. Through collaborative partnerships, LifeScape will become a destination for research, and the development, implementation and training of technology-based solutions to improve the lives of people we support.

We Lead with Shared Values

Integrity - Compassion - Respect - Safety & Wellbeing - Fiscal Responsibility - Excellence - Accountability

Job Requirements

High school diploma or GED is preferred. Applicant must be at least 18 years of age. Experience working in a commercial kitchen setting, hospital, school, or nursing homes is preferred. ServeSafe (or similar program) certification helpful and will be provided at a later date. Driver's license is not required for this position.



All positions require a clear background check and drug screen upon conditional offer.

Note: Job postings are not exhaustive lists of all skills, responsibilities, or efforts associated with a job. They reflect principle job elements essential for performing the job and evaluating performance. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

LifeScape is an Affirmative Action & Equal Opportunity Employer of females, minorities, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, age, disability, religion, national origin, color, or any other protected class.