Job Notes:
Job Summary
This position supports both kitchen stewarding and dietary assistance. Approximately 50% of the role is dishwashing and general cleaning; the remaining responsibilities include food prep, deliveries, patient service, and café support. This is not an eight hour dishwashing role. Duties rotate throughout the day and require flexibility, reliability, and a strong work ethic.
Job Responsibilities:
Kitchen Stewarding & Cleaning
Dishwashing (majority of the stewarding portion)
Cleaning equipment, walls, ceilings, floors, and general kitchen areas
Maintaining a consistently clean, organized, and safe workspace
Pots and pans cleanup at end of day
Food Service & Prep
Putting away deliveries and food orders
Reorganizing storage areas as needed
Simple food preparation: weighing food, cookies, sandwiches, peeling potatoes, basic prep tasks
Assisting the cook during dinner service; supporting dietary aide tasks
Café & Customer-Facing Duties
Present in the café; able to assist with line service
2 PM café closing duties (dishes, cleanup)
Front facing interactions with customers, patients, and families
Providing patient service with patience and professionalism, especially with elderly populations
Patient Meal Support
Delivering and picking up trays 4x/day
Assisting patients with menu questions or simple selections
Responding to lastminute meal changes or dietary needs
Listening for phone calls and addressing issues promptly
Daily Flow
Start of shift: Check in with chef for daily tasks
Throughout day: Dishwashing, sweeping, mopping, trash, food prep, deliveries
2 PM: Café closing dishes
3 PM: Mop break
Remainder of shift: Support cook through dinner; dietary aide pushes dinner at 6 PM; cook leaves; steward handles cleanup and pots/pans
Expectations & Qualities
Team player with a positive attitude
Willing to learn; experience not required if attitude and reliability are strong
Flexible with scheduling; weekly schedule repeats but PTO coverage is shared across the team
Able to assist with weekend coverage, opening/closing as needed
Comfortable in a labor intensive, fast paced kitchen environment