Join a workforce where innovation and teamwork provide support to the community and citizens of Monroe County.
Compensation:
$40,763.07 - $63,182.75
Job Description:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in this job description.
Job Title: Nutrition Program Site Assistant
Department: Social Services
Pay Grade: 302
FLSA Status: Non-exempt
Hours: 20 hours per week
Pay: $19.60 per hour
JOB SUMMARY
The primary function of this position is to be responsible for assisting the Site Manager in the daily routine of the Meal Site and Home Delivered Services (at sites where there is a Site Manager). At smaller sites, where there is no Site Manager, the Nutrition Program Site Assistant handles the preparation of meals, may oversee some social events, and coordinate community and health programs as needed. Assists and directs AARP staff and visitors, as needed and as time allows.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
Receives and tracks all deliveries and ensures they are correct as ordered.
Ensures correct food storage and stock rotation regularly according to FIFO.
Maintains accurate inventory of delivered food, frozen meals, supplies, and informs Site Manager and/or Sr. Administrator or Director of the need to order meals and or supplies.
Helps Site Manager and/or Sr. Administrator with daily logs and or other paperwork or reports as necessary.
Heats and serves prepared meals.
Prepares dining room for lunch and cleans up after lunch. Maintains cleanliness of kitchen at all times.
Helps participants to and from the transportation vehicle, if necessary.
Assists staff with delivery of Home Delivered meals, if necessary.
Substitutes for Site Manager when needed and/or if applicable.
Maintains confidentiality of participants at all times.
Counts money and/or makes deposits of voluntary contributions, makes bank deposits for same.
Performs other job duties as assigned.
In the event of special, emergency, or disaster situations, employee may be required to work schedules other than those for which they are regularly scheduled in any capacity deemed appropriate.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience:
High School Diploma or GED. 1 year prior related work experience.
Special Qualifications:
Food Safety Certification to be obtained within first 4 months of employment.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Ability to have procedures to follow for work and have supervisor check work often.
Ability to perform specific clerical or manual tasks. Some of the typical responsibilities may include copying, maintaining files, or entering data OR utilizing light mechanical equipment such as an oven, coffee pot, vehicle, copy machine, fax machine OR clean and maintain a facility.
Ability to follow specific procedures that may result in interaction with co-workers, citizens, or other individuals.
Ability to make some decisions regarding activities and priorities.
Ability to work primarily alone.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The work is light and requires exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 15 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required:
Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature, or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discrimination in sound.
Manual Dexterity: Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
Mental Acuity: Ability to make rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes.
Speaking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including the ability to convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers or members of the public accurately, professionally, and concisely.
Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for short distances or moving from one work site to another.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Work is performed in a safe environment that requires attention to detail, sensitivity, and responsiveness to changes that include goals, priorities, and needs of the organization and position.
Monroe County has the right to revise this job description at any time. This description does not represent in any way a contract of employment.
Equal Opportunity Employer: Monroe County does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, or military service in employment or the provision of services.
Empleador de Igualdad de Oportunidades: El Condado de Monroe no discrimina por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, género, religión, edad, discapacidad o servicio militar en el empleo o la prestación de servicios.
Veterans Preference according to Florida State Statute 295.07: Certain service members and veterans, and the spouses and family members of the servicemembers and veterans, receive preference and priority in employment by the state and are encouraged to apply for the positions being filled.
Preferencia de Veteranos de acuerdo con el Estatuto del Estado de Florida 295.07: Ciertos miembros del servicio y veteranos, y los cónyuges y familiares de los miembros del servicio y veteranos, reciben preferencia y prioridad en el empleo por parte del estado y se les alienta a solicitar los puestos que se están llenando.