Kitchen Assistant (Part-time) - Innovative Senior Center
Selfhelp
New York, NY, USA
USD 18-20 / hour
Posted on Nov 25, 2025
Position Summary: Assists in food preparation, service, packaging, cleanup and other kitchen activities.
Principal Responsibilities:
- Work closely with Cook, following Cook’s daily instruction, adhering to priorities, and notifying Cook of problems.
- Clean dining room and kitchen including cupboards, shelves, racks, work surfaces, cooking equipment, large and small appliances, dishes and utensils. Keep refrigerators and freezers clean.
- Assist cook in food preparation and service of lunch meal
- Move, unpack and stores supplies.
- Assist in taking food inventory, maintaining orders of food and household supplies, and organizing storage area.
- Cook and serve meals, in absence of cook.
- Clean dishes manually, load and operate dish washing machine, air dry dishes, and store them in a clean, sanitary and orderly manner.
- Ensure wash temperature is at least 140 degrees and rinse temperature is 180 degrees.
- Clean and maintain dish washing machine, dish racks, dish storage area, walls and floors.
- Dispose garbage in accordance with Department of Sanitation regulations.
- May deliver homebound meals, in some instances, to homebound clients.
- Perform other duties as required or assigned.
- Adhere to organization’s standards by completing annual mandatory trainings in a timely manner on topics including – but not limited to – Sexual Harassment Prevention Training, IT Security Awareness, Compliance, OSHA, HIPAA and any other training the organization may deem necessary in regards to regulatory compliance or good business practices.
- Supports organization’s mission by striving for excellence in all aspects of their job with a focus on positive interpersonal relationship with co-workers.
- Adheres to the organization’s policy in regards to absenteeism and appearance
Salary Ranges: $18 - $20 per hour commensurate with experience.
Job Competencies & Minimum Qualifications:
- High School diploma or General Education Degree (GED); or or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Must hold a valid Food Protection Certificate or be willing to take course under DFTA
- Problem solving abilities while multi-tasking; ability to exercise sound judgment
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent customer service and organizational skills
- Profeciency in English/Mandarin preferred.
Working Conditions/Physical Demand:
- Occasionally required to sit, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
- Must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
- Part-time position (25 hours per week) (Tuesday - Saturday, 5 hours per week).
- Occasional exposure to moving mechanical parts, high, precarious places, toxic or caustic chemicals, fumes and airborne particles, and occasional risk of electrical shock.