Senior Center Kitchen Staff

Anderson County is a great place to live, work, and explore. From the historic community of Clinton to the innovation legacy of Oak Ridge
-famously known as "The Secret City" from its Manhattan Project roots-our county blends small-town warmth with big scientific impact. We're home to scenic treasures like Norris Lake, the Clinch River, Melton Hill Lake, and miles of rolling hills and wooded trails perfect for hiking, biking, paddling, and fishing. Nearby Norris Dam State Park and the off-road adventure terrain at Windrock Park add even more ways to get outside.

You'll also find a growing mix of local eats, family-friendly spots, festivals, and craft brews across our communities, making Anderson County a welcoming place to put down roots and enjoy East Tennessee life.

Anderson County Government is committed to being a top employer in the region and a great place to build a career. We're proud to offer a competitive compensation and benefits package that includes generous paid sick and vacation leave, 14 paid holidays, medical, dental, and vision coverage, flexible spending accounts, employer-paid basic life insurance, supplemental insurance options, and a variety of wellness programs and resources to support our employees' overall well-being.

This is a position that is specialized and specific to ETHRA (East Tennessee Human Resources Agency) meal delivery and serving. This is an essential position within the department which was previously funded by SCSEP (Title V) funding. Congregate lunches are served at the Senior Center 5 days a week. ETHRA delivers frozen meals and the Senior Center prepares, heats, and serves the seniors.

The Senior Center is listed as a senior congregate lunch location in Anderson County for any Anderson County senior aged 60 and over. It is a crucial function for Anderson County seniors to combat hunger and is a nutritional meal that is pre-measured specifically to meet a senior's needs. This function plays a significant role in supporting grant requirements.

• Accepts and accounts for the delivery of individual lunches
• Works with the director to determine the next week's lunches based upon Senior Center activity; obtains weekly
• Monitors the commercial freezer and refrigerator temperatures; maintains daily logs
• Maintains daily logs of those served
• Determines daily meal choices
• Follows food safety guidelines
• Takes temperature of meals and logs results
• Prepares the trays and places all meals, drinks, breads, desserts, etc. on trays
• Serves each senior individually
• Makes popcorn
• Cleans trays, collects garbage, sweeps kitchen
• Sanitizes cafeteria tables and kitchen
• Prepares additional meals via microwave if estimated meal count is short due to walk-ins
• Works the commercial warmer
• Ensures that the gas stove burners are lit at all times
• Reports any kitchen anomalies (examples are: reduced temperatures of freezer storage, spoiled food, etc.)
• Maintains pantry area and all cabinets that house kitchen paraphernalia

• High School Diploma
• Prior food handling experience

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be a person who genuinely likes to talk to seniors and understands the unique needs of this population.
• Must be able to converse with the senior clients in a pleasant and caring manner while exhibiting empathy, patience, and compassion.
• Must be able to ask questions of the clients to ensure that clients' needs are met.
• Must be able to work within a goal-oriented environment.
• Must be able to work 20 hours a week.
• Required to be organized in daily work functions and activities.
• Assumes responsibility for workspace and quality of work.
• Must be able to keep…