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Housekeeping Assistant

Job Summary:

The Housekeeping Assistant is responsible for ensuring the cleanliness throughout the Billings Heights and Avenue D facilities and parking lot areas.  The Housekeeping Assistant is considerate of staff, participants, and building tenants.  General hours of work will be 2 – 3 hours per day, between 7:00 am – 10:00 am, Monday through Friday.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Creates and maintains a cleaning schedule.

Daily:

• Sweep and damp mop all tiled / linoleum flooring in common areas; Sweep dining room floor daily and damp mop 2 – 3 times a week or as needed.
• Sweep internal stairs at building main entrance.
• Clean and sanitize bathrooms – sinks, toilets, counter tops, mirrors, door handles (bathroom doors and stalls).
• Vacuums carpeted hallways and entrances with industrial / commercial grade vacuum and power head.
• Remove trash from bathrooms and common areas.
• Re-stock supplies:  toilet tissue, towels, soap, trash liners etc. in restrooms as appropriate.
• Picks up all visible trash in the parking lot and surrounding areas.

Weekly:

• Vacuum all areas of carpeting, including offices.
• Wipe off / Wash entrance area rugs in an appropriate manner based upon material.
• Clean interior glass at each main entrance.
• Clean interior glass windows along all main hallways.
• Dust all baseboards, glass window rims, light fixtures in common space and hallways.
• Mop interior stairs.
• Remove trash from individual office spaces.
• Based upon tenant consent, dusts individual office spaces.
• Properly uses “Wet Floor” caution signs or other safety warning materials to notify others of the hazard.
• Identifies, reports and/or corrects obvious safety hazards.
• Attends monthly all staff meetings.  Participates in safety meetings as requested.

OUTSIDE (as needed):

• During winter months:  Shovel / clean off sidewalks, building entrance as needed, daily; distribute ice melt (or similar product) as needed.
• During spring, summer and fall:  Remove and spray weeds along the building, fence line and sidewalks.
• Other duties as assigned.

Food Service Assistant – Huntley, Shepherd, Worden

Job Summary:

Assist the Worden, Huntley and Shepherd Centers with the set-up, prep as needed, meal service and clean-up of their Senior Lunch Program in conjunction with volunteers at those locations. Schedule would be 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. every Wednesday and Friday plus every third Thursday of the month.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Cultivate and maintain positive working relationships with Worden, Huntley, and Shepard center Boards and center members.
• Will help with the set-up at each site for Senior Lunch Program.
• Accepts food from caterer and follows acceptable procedures of proper food storage and handling; documents food temperatures for each meal service at each site.
• Assist with setting up beverages.
• Along with volunteers, will serve meals using ServeSafe standards.
• Will oversee and assist with clean-up of dishes, pans, tables and chairs.
• As time allows, assist with activities lead by the site; only after all assigned duties are complete.
• Assists and/or is back-up for checking in participants and receiving fees for Senior Lunch Program, as needed.
• Communicates clearly with participants, site volunteers and public.
• Must work well under pressure and meet multiple and sometimes competing deadlines. At all times demonstrate cooperative behavior with participants, colleagues and supervisors.
• Attends mandatory staff meetings.
• Maintains confidentiality of participant information.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Experience in food preparation and service preferred.
• Experience working with seniors preferred.

Kitchen and Meal Site Assistant

Job Summary:

Coordinate between Adult Resource Alliance of Yellowstone County (ARAYC) and site to receive, prepare meals, and serve seniors at a Senior Meal Program location. Coordinate with kitchen staff in preparing food for senior citizens.  Serving noon meal at a Senior Meal Program location and / or assisting Specialty Cook, Entrée Cook, and Meals on Wheels staff in preparing and serving food for senior citizens. Position is Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., primarily at Billings location; there will be some travel to Laurel.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Site Coordinator

• Preparing and organizing kitchen to receive food including the serving lines, ovens, trays and containers for meals to-go.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
• Direct the volunteers and meet and maintain contact with clients to assess their needs.
• Determining amount of food required for each meal and make necessary food orders for following day. Make up frozen Meals on Wheels and store other leftovers.
• Receive and heat steam table food and set up fruits and desserts.
• Set up and take down tables, chairs as necessary.
• Clean kitchen and dining areas, including dishes, utensils, pans, counters, stove tops, ovens, tables and other items used, leaving the area sanitary for next usage.
• Will follow acceptable procedures of proper food storage and handling, and document food temperatures.
• Facilitating activities for seniors.
• Record donations and make deposits per Nutrition Program procedures.
• Prepare required site reports.
• Attend and participate in monthly networking and all-staff meetings.
• Must work well under pressure and meet multiple and sometimes competing deadlines. At all times, demonstrate cooperative behavior with colleagues, supervisors, participants, and volunteers.
• Maintain confidentiality of participant information.
• Other duties as assigned.

Kitchen Assistant / Cook

• Assist Entrée and / or Specialty cook with preparing / cooking assigned items for the meal per menu.
• Will assist with the serving of Meals on Wheels, as needed.
• Will assist with getting food into the steam table, etc. and serving the meals at the 1505 Ave D meal site from 11:00 am – 12:30 pm.
• Will assist in getting the bulk food ready to go to meal sites in Billings.
• Will follow acceptable procedures of proper food storage and handling and document food temperatures.
• Assist with closing down of kitchen and completing checklist
• Responsible for counting containers, filling the cold coolers, dishing up the MOWs hot foods.
• Will assist with bagging bread, filling, sealing and rotating frozen meals.
• Washing coolers and baskets when they are returned.
• Will clean up steam table area and wash pans from the steam table, keep up with dishes, pots and pans in wash area; sweep and mop the kitchen floors at the end of each day; assist with cleaning in the kitchen and storage areas.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
• Back up for Entrée or Specialty Cook, as assigned.
• Must work well under pressure and meet multiple and sometimes competing deadlines. At all times demonstrate cooperative behavior with colleagues and supervisors.
• Maintain confidentiality of participant information.
• Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities, but does serve as a coach and mentor for volunteers.

Minimum Qualifications (Experience/Education):

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Two years food service experience
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills that ensures a positive working relationship with coworkers, volunteers and outside agencies
• Interest and desire in working with elderly
• Must possess a Montana driver’s license, car, and insurance
• Must clear a national background check