Food Service Assistant
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Job Location:
Hartford, CT - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
12-09-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Employment Type:
Part timeShift:
Description:
Come join the Food & Nutrition team at Saint Francis Hospital part of Trinity Health Of New England! We are a member of the nationwide Trinity Health family bringing compassionate care to our communities.
Position Purpose:
Reports to Food Service Supervisor with primary responsibility to be assigned based upon daily need (i.e. dishroom hot food dipper runner beverage position).
Performs a variety of food service duties including cleaning and sanitizing soiled serviceware and equipment in both the kitchen and cafeteria setting up hot food workstation assembling patient food trays delivering floor stock and other related duties. Maintains all work areas and related storage areas in a safe sanitary condition.
What you will do:
Assumes a variety of tray assembly positions on patient tray line including caller dairy toast hot food soup salad/dessert and beverage position.
Works in dish room stripping trays returned from patients and loading onto and unloading from dish machine.
Assembles and delivers food supplies to patient food pantries on floors.
Delivers meal trays to patient rooms and retrieves trays after meals.
Delivers special nourishment items to floors.
Delivers celebration meals as assigned.
Maintains all work areas in a safe sanitary manner by performing a number of cleaning duties.
Assures that all products prepared meet department quality standards.
Maintains productivity to assure food service needs are met.
Follows safe food handling procedures to assure food wholesomeness at all times
Working Conditions:
Moderate amount of stooping bending pushing and pulling in preparation and serving of patient and cafeteria meals and operation of kitchen equipment. Extended periods of standing or walking are required.
Ability to lift items weighing up to 35 food production lifting sheet trays and washing dishes pots and pans and going in and out of walk-in refrigerators frequently.
Must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment such as gloves hair nets/masks slip resistant shoes eye protection etc.
Must possess the ability to comply with Trinity Health policies and procedures.
Minimum Qualifications:
High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
A minimum of six (6) months experience in the food service industry preferred.
Ability to read write and speak English and to understand written and oral instructions is required.
Position Highlights and Benefits
Per Diem- Rotating Shift
Our Mission and Core Values
Career growth and advancement potential
Award-winning Patient Access Department
Ministry/Facility Information
Trinity Health Of New England is an integrated health care delivery system that is comprised of world-class providers and facilities dedicated to full spectrum preventative acute and post-acute care. We aim to deliver top level care to increase our communitys overall health at lower costs. While we serve nearly 3 million people we are proud to be a part of a national system that focuses on putting our patients first and having the best colleagues to do so.
Our Commitment
Rooted in our Mission and Core Values we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives experiences and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran status or any other status protected by federal state or local law.
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About Company
Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic health care systems in the nation. It is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 25 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, the Trinity ... View more
