Alternate Senior Center Operator I Dallas
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Job Location:
Wilkes Barre, PA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
13 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Description
As the alternate Senior Center Operator 1 you will be responsible for ensuring the center functions in a manner that promotes the well-being of each participant.Work involves maintaining inventory of nutrition supplies overseeing health and sanitation regulations as well as monitoring the quality of food. Additional responsibilities include:
- Coordinating the distribution of food items
- Processing special requests for therapeutic diets
- Sanitizing dining serving and kitchen areas
- Coordinating the washing of kitchen equipment and utensils
- Planning and implementing various programs
- Overseeing the counting and depositing of nutrition contributions
- Encouraging volunteer participation
Start a new and exciting chapter in your career with theArea Agency on Aging!
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
This position is responsible for maintaining nutrition records inventory of nutrition supplies volunteer hours attendance records information the scheduling of center transportation overseeing the counting of nutrition contributions and depositing same. They shall encourage volunteer participation in center programs. Also this individual is expected to attend monthly nutrition meetings and various trainings.
Food Service:
- Overseeing of the nutrition component of the active adult center program including applicable health and sanitation regulations.
- Monitoring the quality of the bulk food temperature and portions (on a daily basis) and reporting inadequacies to the Nutrition Project Director (Senior Center Services Director 2).
- Preheating steam serving counter preparing coffee and cold beverages. Setting up serving counter with food trays dishes utensils and coordinating handing out hot food items with the use of volunteers
Food Sanitation:
- The individual in this position is responsible for coordinating the washing of pots pans and other preparatory utensils. They shall sanitize the dining area i.e. tables and chairs as well as the serving and kitchen areas.
- They are also responsible for coordinating the cleaning of the refrigerators food carts coffee pots and otherequipment with the help of volunteers.
- They will be responsible for planning implementing various programming and encouraging program clients to participate in recreational and instructional activities in the center.
Programs:
- The individual acts as an agency representative in all center related programs involving consumers. This includesresponding to questions for information via email in person or over the telephone. It also includes making referralsfor consumers to appropriate human service agencies or programs to obtain benefits and services to which they areeligible to receive.
- Responsible for the planning and implementing of various programs for the Active Adult Center
- Oversee the counting and depositing of the nutrition contributions
- Encourage the volunteers to participate within the center Maintain a record of attendance and the volunteer hours for the center
- Schedule the transportation for the center
- Encourage program clients to participate in the recreational and instructional activities in the center
- Attend the monthly nutrition meetings and various trainings
- Performs other duties as required
Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities
- Knowledge of the principles of individual and group behavior
- Ability to communicate effectively orally
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
- Ability to perform basic arithmetical operations (addition subtraction multiplication division).
- Ability to organize and lead the activities of people individually and in groups
- Ability to record information on standardized forms such as the names and addresses of consumers the number of consumers in attendance the receipt and expenditures of funds and related data either manually or through the use of computer software programs.
- Ability to establish effective working relationships with consumers co-workers and personnel from various public and private agencies.
Minimum Qualifications
- RECRUITMENT METHODS:
Applicants must meet one (or more) of the following method(s) to be considered for this vacancy:
- Seniority Promotion: Bidding employees within the designated seniority unit when collective bargaining unit obligation(s) have been met then the following recruitment methods may be used:
- Promotion Without Examination
- Transfer
- Reassignment
- Voluntary Demotion
- Reinstatement
- Civil Service Lists
ELIGIBILITY: ALL CANDIDATE(S):
1.) Must meet the minimum experience and training (METS) required for the job. The
METs for this position are:
- Three months of experience in providing direct services in a human services education or a community based setting to the aging population or to individuals with various cultures and socioeconomic backgrounds or to individuals who have physical intellectual or emotional disabilities or
- Any equivalent combination of experience and training.
2.) Be a resident of Pennsylvania.
3.) State Civil Service Commission Approved Additional Special Requirements: None
4.) Must be eligible for selection in accordance with Civil Service rules5.) Be eligible for selection in accordance with the merit system employment regulations
ELIGIBILITY - COMPETITIVE PROMOTION WITHOUT EXAMINATION ONLY:
CLASS RESTRICTIONS: None
SELECTION CRITERIA:
1.) Meet the minimum experience and training required for the job.
2.) Meritorious Service - defined as:- The absence of any discipline above the level of written reprimand during the 12 months preceding the closing date on the posting
- The last due overall regular or probationary performance evaluation was higher than unsatisfactory
3.) Seniority- a minimum of one year in the next lower class(es) by the closing date of
this posting MM/DD/YYYY.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:
1.) Interested qualified applicants must submit all the requested materials as specified
in the How to Apply. Failure to comply with the above application requirements will eliminate you from consideration for this position.
2.) Additional information may be obtained by contacting:
Megan Stone
Human Services Division Head
POSITION DETAILS:
Part-time
Civil Service
Permanent
Non-exempt
Class Code: L0801
Hours: 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM
Ray Rate: 33HOW TO APPLY:
** YOU MUST HOLD CIVIL SERVICE STATUS IN ORDER TO APPLY FOR THIS POSTING **All INTERNAL CANDIDATES must apply and submit an application via:If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations for the interview due to a disability please advise the interviewer of the accommodations you require well in advance of the scheduled date.LUZERNE COUNTY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY & AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
EMPLOYER.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
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