Part-Time On Call Dishwasher/Food Service Worker
Job Description
This is a great opportunity to get your foot in the door with Multnomah County! We are looking for ambitious, humble and sharp associates to join and grow in our diverse organization.
Help us create a better future as you grow your food service skills in a fast-paced, institutional setting. You’ll assist in running a large commercial kitchen that prepares meals for teens in our detention facility.
As part of our nutrition team, you’ll provide the valuable contribution in the following areas:
- Washing utensils, pots and pans, food carts, trays and food preparation/serving/storage areas by machine or by hand, in accordance with sanitation guidelines
- Various daily cleaning duties
- Receiving food, equipment and supplies, and rotating inventory to meet federal, state and county standards
- Delivering food throughout the facility and serving meals.
- Operating commercial kitchen equipment including dishwashers and food mixing/preparation equipment
- Performing other duties as required to run a large institutional kitchen and a café and catering company.
The ability to lift 50-75 pounds is highly desired in this position. You will be serving youth directly in a custody setting.
Schedule: variable days and variable hours, On Call Position
Workforce Equity: At Multnomah County we are committed to maintaining an effective, respectful and inclusive workplace. We value collaborative problem solving and strive for continuous improvement. We strongly believe in workforce equity, diversity and inclusion. Visit our Workforce Equity Strategies Plan (WESP) to see where Multnomah County is headed with these values.
THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY JUSTICE
Vision: Community Safety through Positive Change
The Department of Community Justice (DCJ) is recognized as a national leader in both adult and juvenile community justice. DCJ routinely consults and makes use of evidence-based practices in their program and policy development. DCJ’s commitment to data-informed decision-making has led them to make smart investments of taxpayer dollars in supervision, sanctions, and services for the county’s highest risk and highest need for justice involved youth. DCJ makes long-term investments in its employees through the provision of education and training. The Department believes that in order to enhance public safety we must work collaboratively with the judiciary, law enforcement, schools, treatment agencies, and the community.
More general information about the Department of Community Justice including our mission, vision, and strategies can be found at www.multco.us/dcj.
About the Team
The Department of Community Justice Juvenile Services Division supervises juveniles on probation and operates the county’s juvenile detention facility. Our Nutrition Services Unit provides breakfast, lunch, dinner and two snacks every day of the year for youth in the detention facility. In addition, we operate the Courtyard Café, which is open Monday-Friday with seating for 30. Our average production for detainee youth, the café and other programs is 200 meals per day. Our detention facility operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
TO QUALIFY:
We will consider any combination of relevant work experience, volunteering, education, and transferable skills as qualifying unless an item or section is labeled required. Please be clear and specific about how your background is relevant. For details about how we typically screen applications, review our overview of the selection process page.
Minimum Qualifications/Transferable Skills*:
- Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade.
- One (1) year of relevant dishwashing, school lunch, catering, or institutional school lunch, restaurant, café/deli, catering, or institutional food service experience
- Possess a valid Oregon Food Handler’s Card. (Please note: ServSafe is not accepted in lieu of the Oregon Food Handler’s Card).
- Must pass a thorough background investigation, which includes being fingerprinted on the first day of employment.
How to Apply
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