Dining Site Volunteer - Clinton, Eaton, Ingham Counties

Seeking volunteers for the Tri-County Office on Aging’s Dining Sites! This opportunity is all about serving others and building positive relationships with participants of TCOA’s Dining Site program, which provides nutritious meals and social/recreational activity to eligible community members.
Do you enjoy gathering around food? Making new friends? Are you comfortable serving food, and preparing and cleaning dining areas? Sign up today to be a Dining Site Volunteer!
General Responsibilities:
Coordinates with the Community Nutrition Program Manager and the Central Kitchen to provide meals to participants at senior dining sites. Serves food and establishes positive relationships with program participants.
Essential Volunteer Functions:
(Reasonable accommodation will be provided, if necessary, for individuals with disabilities who can perform the essential job functions.)
- Helps prepare the site for delivery of food from the Central Kitchen.
-Sets up food stations, greets participants, and provides a welcoming environment.
- Ability to collect participant information and assist with National Aging Program Information Systems (NAPIS) registration forms.
- May be asked to ensure that appropriate food temperatures and presentations standards during meal service.
- Follows procedures for proper handling of food, equipment, and donations.
- Maintain, complete, and return paperwork in a timely manner.
- Follow cleanliness guidelines throughout the meal service. Cleans the eating, serving, and cooking areas at the end of each day.
- Attends Nutrition meetings when scheduled.
- Examples of job functions listed do not include tasks which may be found in this position. Duties and responsibilities may be added, deleted, or modified at any time.
Working Conditions:
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