Kitchen Assistant - Tues-Sat 12p-8:00p

About Twin Lakes Twin Lakes Community is a leader in senior services, offering Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care, and Skilled Nursing on one campus. We also provide a primary care clinic, on-site therapy, EMT responders, home care, and adult day services. Serving 850 residents and supported by 450 employees, TLC is recognized among the nation's most successful nonprofit Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRC). Our team delivers person-centered care in a supportive, engaging environment where connection, dignity, and wellness matter. Every role contributes to vibrant living, engaging experiences for residents across campus. TLC offers continuing education, career growth, and flexible scheduling to support work-life balance. Full time employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package. Be a part of something meaningful - join our team.

POSITION SUMMARY

Responsible for preforming a variety of duties in the Dietary Department to insure the area is kept clean and all services are accomplished in a customer friendly environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. To ensure adequate supply of clean utensils and dishes and pots and pans for use. Scrap trays, soak dishes, utensils, and assemble dish machine. Operate an industrial dishwasher. Set up and wash pots and pans. Removal of trash from kitchen. Operate an industrial dishwasher. To ensure proper safety and sanitation guidelines are used. Perform opening and closing side work. Clean up spills or broken glassware immediately. To provide quality food to residents, visitors, employees and guests in a timely manner. Making tea and coffee, cleaning coffee machines in health care. Working on tray line, setting up the trays with utensils, napkins, condiments, read and call out the diet cards, some bending over for tray and lifting up to 10 pounds. Putting plates, desserts, and drink on tray then put on cart, some bending is required as well Cleaning area and putting away milk and juice. Empty and clean tea urns and coffee pots. Pick up trays and trash from floor Assist with sweeping and mopping the floor. Must be able to lift trash cans. Reports all unusual conditions, behaviors, and/or resident reactions to the appropriate Licensed personnel in a timely manner. Responds and reacts in a kind, polite, and professional manner to residents, families, visitors, coworkers, and supervision. Responsible for protecting any confidential information concerning residents, family, and/or the organization. Must demonstrate knowledge of and adhere to all Safety procedures and facility Fire, Disaster, and Bomb Threat procedures. Adheres to all organizational, departmental, and nursing procedures in the performance of position responsibilities. Must attend organizational or departmental conferences and/or in-services as scheduled. Report any sanitation or janitorial issues to the appropriate party. May be required to perform other duties in keeping with the nature of this position which will not significantly alter the job requirements Specific Requirements Possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant it. Able to read, write and speak English in an understandable manner. Able to manage time, multiple tasks, and projects. Education and/or Experience High School Diploma/GED preferred. One or more years of experience in food service preferred. Twin Lakes Community is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to administering all employment activities without discrimination and to considering qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion (including pregnancy and related conditions), sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran or military status, political affiliation, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law; we provide reasonable accommodations for religious practices and for individuals with disabilities and foster a collaborative, inclusive environment where diverse perspectives are respected and all individuals feel secure, welcome, and heard.