HIGH School Intern, FOOD Service Associate

High School Intern, Food Service Associate

Performs a variety of duties to provide food to patients, visitors and staff in a safe and courteous manner. Position will have limited use of specialized equipment in kitchen including slicers and commercial mixers and operating the garbage compactor.

Essential Job Functions:

• Patient and Retail Services
• Regulatory/Sanitation
• Safety
• Service Excellence
• Other duties as assigned.

Competency and Experience:

Required Qualifications/Experience:

• Current enrollment in a high school or GED program.
• Must be at least 16 years of age.
• Strong ability to communicate complex and/or controversial topics and concepts to a wide and diverse audience.
• Customer service skills.

Preferred Qualifications/Experience:

• Servsafe certification.
• Food Service experience.
• Cash handling experience.

License, Certification & Clearances:

• Worker's permit issued by local high school district.
• Act 34-PA Criminal Record Check from the PA State Police system.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

• Incumbent will be scheduled based on operational need (rotate shifts, standby, on-call, etc.).
• Travel may be expected locally between System locations.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Independence Health and its affiliated companies are Equal Opportunity Employers. It is their policy to prohibit discrimination of any type and to afford equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, or genetic information, or any other classification protected by law. Independence Health and its affiliated companies will comply with all applicable laws and regulations.

Disclaimer:

This job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive listing of all activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Moreover, duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Work Environment:

Effective March 2020 or during pandemic: goggles, face shield and mask are required according to CDC guidelines.

When lift requirement is in excess of 50#, lift assistance (2 person) and/or transfer device is required.

Physical Demands:

• Physical Condition
• Bending (Stooping)
• Sitting
• Walking
• Climbing Stairs
• Climbing Ladders
• Standing
• Kneeling
• Squatting (Crouching)
• Twisting/Turning
• Keyboard/Computer Operation
• Gross Grasp
• Fine Finger Manipulation
• Hand/Arm Coordination
• Pushing/Pulling(lbs. of force)
• Carry
• Transfer/Push/Pull Patients
• Seeing Near w/Acuity
• Feeling (Sensation)
• Color Vision
• Hearing Clearly
• Pulling/Pushing Objects Overhead
• Reaching Above Shoulder Level
• Reaching Forward
• Lifting Floor to Knuckle
• Lifting Seat Pan to Knuckle
• Lifting Knuckle to Shoulder
• Lifting Shoulder to Overhead

When lift requirement is in excess of 50#, lift assistance (2 person) and/or transfer device is required.