Dishwasher/Prep

Sea Mar Community Health Centers, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) founded in 1978, is a community-based organization committed to providing quality, comprehensive health, human, housing, educational and cultural services to diverse communities, specializing in service to Latinos in Washington State. Sea Mar proudly serves all persons without regard to race, ethnicity, immigration status, gender, or sexual orientation, and regardless of ability to pay for services. Sea Mar's network of services includes more than 90 medical, dental, and behavioral health clinics and a wide variety of nutritional, social, and educational services. We are recruiting for the following position:

Sea Mar is a mandatory COVID-19 and flu vaccine organization

Position Summary

Provides high quality customer service while performing a variety of tasks which may include washing dishes, pot and pans; serving food; delivering meals to the dining room, clean-up, etc.

Duties and Responsibilities

As a mission-driven organization, the core values of, and the services offered at Sea Mar are based on the belief that everyone deserves to be respectfully treated in a way that preserves dignity and enhances self-worth. Sea Mar is an advocate for its clients and aims to achieve industry-leading, client-centered, culturally-aware services. 

Sea Mar employees serve as an extension of this mission and demonstrate their commitment to an excellent client experience by:

• Understanding and empathizing with client needs
• Surpassing client expectations
• Demonstrating a high level of integrity
• Exhibiting compassion and commitment
• Advocating for social justice
• Taking pride in individual work as well as that of the team
• Continually learning to stay current with industry standards, best practices and technology

As a Sea Mar employee, the individual in this position commits to adherence to these values to their utmost ability and endeavors to strengthen and embody this mission daily.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Washes, dries and stores all cooking implements, including pots and pans as well as dishes utilized by Residents. 
• Monitors for proper operation of dishwashing equipment.
• Monitors and records water temperatures daily. 
• Assists cooks as necessary in production of meals; serves food to residents in accordance with established time schedules. 
• Performs and monitors all facility kitchen procedures in conformance with facility safety and infection control policies.
• Cleans and sanitizes dining room tables and other work areas which may include oven, counter tops, shelving, walls, ceiling, etc. 
• Performs other routine cleaning tasks as necessary. 
• Works on the resident tray-line as needed. 
• Collects trash and breaks down boxes and transports them to the dumpster.   
• Performs other duties as assigned. 
• Participates in organizational activities/functions.

Qualifications

• Bilingual – English/Spanish preferred. 
• Demonstrated knowledge of moving and lifting techniques is preferred.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Bilingual – English/Spanish preferred.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS 

• Ability to make simple calculations, adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing is preferred.

REASONING ABILITY 

• Ability to take appropriate decisions during/her/his job.

Education and Experience, Certificates, Licenses, Registrations, and Medical Screening

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of 1 year kitchen experience in an institutional setting is preferred. 
• High school diploma or GED preferred. 
• Training in Food Safety and Sanitation is preferred. 

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Food Handlers Permit.
• Must complete a pre-hire and annual TB test screening.
• Annual employee health screening required
• Annual TB test required
• Annual influenza vaccine required. Only exception is for employees with a medical or religious exemption approved by Administration. Employees with an approved medical or religious exemption must wear a mask at all times during the flu season.

Work Environment

• Typical institutional food services department. 
• Hot cooking surfaces, foods; large equipment, cold areas such as walk in refrigerator and freezer. 
• Potential for wet floors.

Physical Requirements

• Walking, standing, pushing, pulling, lifting, bending, reaching, grasping throughout shift. 
• Must be able to lift 40 pounds. 
• Average hand/eye coordination and manual dexterity required.

What We Offer:

Sea Mar offers talented and motivated people the opportunity to work in a dynamic and growing community health organization. Working at Sea Mar Community Health Centers is more than just a job, it’s a fulfilling career with opportunity for advancement. The fringe benefits surpass most companies. For example, Full-time employees working 30 hours or more, receive an excellent benefit package of:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Prescription coverage
• Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
• Paid-time-off starting at 24 days per year + 10 paid Holidays.
• We also offer 401(k)/Retirement options and an exciting opportunity to work in a culturally diverse environment. 

Sea Mar is an equal opportunity employer.

Please visit our website to learn more about us at www.seamar.org. You may also apply thru our Career page at this link.