Food Handler / Housekeeper

**Description**

**Position Summary

Full-time, Year Round**

Under direct supervision, cleans rooms, apartments, and hallways in Residence Hall; prepares and serves food; and cleans cafeteria. **This is a Safety Sensitive Position. All Observatory staff are required to be fully vaccinated for COVID 19**

**ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**

* Cleans lobby, lounge, rest rooms, corridors, stairways, rooms, and apartments in Residence Hall. Typical cleaning duties include but are not limited to:

* Sweeps, scrubs, waxes, and polishes floor.

* Cleans rugs, carpets, upholstered furniture, and draperies.

* Dusts furniture.

* Washes walls, ceiling, and woodwork.

* Washes windows, door panels, and sills.

* Makes beds.

* Empties wastebaskets.

* Transports trash and waste to disposal area.

* Replenishes bathroom supplies and linens

* Replaces light bulbs.

* Does laundry for Residence Hall rooms and cafeteria, including sorting, counting, folding, and carrying linens.

* Prepares food in quantities according to menu and anticipated number of persons to be served. May cut meat.

* Takes food orders from customers, prepares and serves food items, as requested.

* Operates cash register to ring up customer purchases; accepts customer charges to room or division, or accepts cash payment and makes change.

* Cleans all areas of kitchen and cafeteria, including dishes, tables, chairs, serving line, counters, refrigerators/freezers, grill, oven, deep fryer, stove, steam table, dishwasher, storage room, food shelves, windows, blinds, and walls as required.

* Proactive compliance with GBO and government safety policies and procedures in own work area is expected.

* Other duties may be assigned.

**Position Requirements:**

**Minimum Education:** High school diploma or GED; or six months related experience and/or training preferred. **Prostart Certification** required if no prior experience.

State Health Department Food Handlers Card is required for food service workers.

**Competencies:**

The ability to verify contents of shipments against bills of lading or invoices

Follow written and verbal directions.

Customer services skills.

**Additional Requirements** : State Health Department Food Handlers Card

**Work Environment and Physical Requirements**

**Work Environment** : Work is performed in both kitchen and hotel/resident hall environments. The employee is required to work a rotating schedule, which includes weekdays, weekday evenings, and weekend days

**Physical Demands:** While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee frequently is required to walk, climb stairs, talk, hear, taste, and smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. The employee will work with power tools, such as a vacuum cleaner, carpet cleaner, and meat slicer. The employee will be exposed to dust; chemicals and solvents, such as those used in cleaning; fumes; and pesticides. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color and depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

**Safety Sensitive**

The selected candidate must successfully pass a post-offer, pre-employment/pre-placement drug screen. Failure to pass the Screen will disqualify the candidate from employment consideration for a period of six months from the date of the results.

**Application Instructions:**

Apply online at the Associated University Inc. / NRAO / GBO Careers page; upload CV/Resume and letter of interest.

**AUI is an equal opportunity employer (M/F/D/V)**

Safety sensitive position requires pre-employment drug screen. All Observatory staff are required to be fully vaccinated for COVID 19