Food Service Helper

Food Service Assistant

Southeast Missouri Mental Health Center, a 300+ bed hospital in Farmington, Missouri, is seeking energetic, caring, and enthusiastic individuals for its Sexual Offender Rehabilitation Treatment Services (SORTS) unit. This entry-level dietary position involves providing specialized services to intellectually disabled forensic clients as Food Service Helpers.

• Prepares and serves food to patients and staff in accordance with established dietary guidelines and policies.
• Operates and assures sanitation of food service equipment including steam tables, refrigerators, dish washing machines, microwaves, etc.
• Monitors and maintains temperatures within prescribed limits of stored foods, serving line foods, and sanitation equipment.
• Disassembles serving line and cleans and sanitizes serving and dining areas using mops, brooms, and buffers. Moves dining room furniture and serving equipment to facilitate cleaning.
• Transports food from preparation area to serving areas using trucks, hot carts, and food carts.
• Knows and understands procedures for use of hazardous chemicals in compliance with material safety data sheets and supervisor’s instructions.
• Attends work according to facility policies and works overtime or other shifts in order to assure adequate staff coverage.
• Successfully completes initial and continuing competency training to meet accreditation standards.

• Must be able to lift 20-30 pounds, bend at waist, and stand for extended periods.

• 0-1 year of work experience.
• Entry into maximum security areas requires applicant to be 18 years old.

• Affordable health, vision, and dental insurance
• Paid Basic Life insurance (amount equivalent to annual salary)
• Cafeteria Plan
• Deferred Compensation
• MOSERS Retirement
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 13 paid holidays per year
• 10 hours of annual leave accrued per month
• 10 hours of sick leave accrued per month

SMMHC Human Resources Department
1010 W. Columbia St
Farmington, MO 63640

An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer