Catering Assistant
Teresian House
Albany, NY
Thank you for considering Teresian House in your choice for employment!
Join a team committed to enhancing the lives of our residents by providing optimal service in a homelike atmosphere!
Our mission is evident in the daily interactions our staff have with residents and their families.
At Teresian House, we are truly "Where the spirit of love and dedication lives..."
The Teresian House is currently hiring for Catering Assistants!
- Day shifts 7a-2p (32.5 hours/wk)
- Evenings Shifts 3p-7p (20 hrs/wk)
- All opportunities require every other weekend shifts
The Catering Assistant will have a passion for food and the desire to deliver an excellent service at each meal to make our residents feel at home with a pleasant dining experience and:
- Act as a link between the main kitchen and our residents
- Take patient menu selections prior to meals
- Maintain the highest standard of cleanliness and organizes all work areas, equipment and utensils
- Communicate with nursing department, clinical dieticians and other personnel to provide excellent resident services
- Set-up and breakdown of kitchen and dining room for each meal period
- Assure compliance with all safety and sanitation requirements
Qualified candidates for a Catering Assistant position will have:
- Ability to read, write legibly, and understand written and verbal instructions
- Basic math skills
- Ability to learn the operation and use of various household appliances such as clothes washer and dryer, dishwasher, garbage disposal and more
- Strong organizational skills and interpersonal skills
- Experience working in a long term care environment or with the elderly population preferred
- Prior food service or housekeeping service experience preferred.
Our valued employees will receive the following benefits:
- Flexible scheduling
- Generous paid time off with cash-in options
- Weekend Shift Differential
- Cost-shared health, dental, and optical insurance with a significant employer paid share
- Opportunity for career pathways
- Retirement plan with employer match
- Free lunch or dinner during shift
- Fully paid group life insurance
- Employee Assistance Plan including individual counseling and referral to community services
- Tuition assistance and scholarships!
About the Company
Teresian House
Providing the elderly with the highest quality continuum of services to enhance their physical, spiritual and emotional well being is the mission of Teresian House. Our modern facility is one of the finest in the area we serve, but it is the love that each of our staff members brings to our residents and their families that gives life to our mission. You can see it in the faces of the residents as they interact with their care givers. First-time visitors remark on the warmth they feel on entering the lobby, the inviting home-like atmosphere in resident rooms and in the neighborhood dining rooms on each floor.