Ancillary Specialist Cook & Housekeeping

Hope House Inc.

Ancillary Specialist - Cook & Housekeeping

Role
The role of the Ancillary Specialist is to provide kitchen cleaning and other services as needed that support the provision of a client care in the residential facility or facilities.
This position can be either full time or part time depending on the availability of the candidate.

Responsibilities

• Ensure a clean and sanitary workplace.
• Ensure a safe workplace.
• Prepares and provides meals for the clients and business functions of the agency.
• Assistance in cleaning or meal preparation during any disaster or emergency situation.

Tasks

Kitchen

• Prepares and cooks meals for 15 clients.
• Occasionally prepare meals for business functions.
• Washes and sanitizes dishes after every use and every meal.
• Clean the range oven and other appliance used for preparation of meals.
• Clean countertops and areas where food is prepared.
• Clean refrigerators and freezers as needed following a weekly schedule.
• Clean and organize food pantry as needed following a weekly schedule.
• Stores and put all vegetables and groceries in their respective places immediately upon arrival.
• Mop and sweep floors and kitchen mats.
• Makes a list of groceries and vegetables needed for every week.
• Date and label all food stored in refrigerators freezers and other storage inside the kitchen.
• Empty and remove trash from containers and install liners every day.

Daily

• Clean bedroom and bathroom floors.
• Clean and sanitize all bathrooms.
• Replenish paper goods including toilet seat covers toilet paper and paper towels.
• Empty all wastebaskets and replace liners in bedrooms group rooms and bathrooms.
• Cleans all group rooms and their bathrooms.
• Cleans the all furniture in the group rooms including couches tables and chairs.
• Cleans and sanitize the facility rooms.
• Wash all the mops used for cleaning.
• Run the sweeper machine throughout the entire building using care and posting signs for CAUTION WET FLOOR.

• Clean Administrative offices.
• Clean and/ or vacuum and wax floors.
• Dust furniture and fixtures.
• Clean and sanitize attached bathrooms.
• Replenish paper goods in the bathrooms.
• Empty wastebaskets and replace liners.
• Clean and sanitize all 3 shower and tub rooms.
• Scrub floors and walls.
• Refill bath soap and shampoo dispensers.

What We Need From You

• You need to be at least 18 years of age.
• Valid ID Passport Social Security Card or work permit
• Ability to pass a physical exam (push pull lift up to 50 lbs stand for extended periods).
• Ability to sit or stand for extended periods
• Physical condition sufficient to engage in frequent to continuous standing walking lifting carrying objects assisting with transfers pushing pulling bending kneeling squatting reaching running.
• Ability to clear a criminal background check with DOJ/FBI.
• Speak read and write in English or Spanish

*** Incomplete applications will not be considered***