SUMMARY:
This position is in the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Department of the Operations Division with the Oklahoma City-County Health Department. The employee works under the supervision of the Dietitian with general supervision by the Administrator. The employee is primarily responsible for aiding with the Summer Food Service program provided by the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma. These various job duties and responsibilities may be performed for the main and satellite clinics.
PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
This is a summary of the duties and responsibilities commonly found within this classification. It is not meant to be all-inclusive, thus, other related activities or tasks may be assigned.
This position functions at the entry-level (Tier 1) as defined by the Council on Linkages Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals. An emphasis on the following domains is important in this role:
- Communication Skills
- Health Equity Skills
- Community Partnership Skills
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Adhere to Summer Food Service Program rules and regulations (training will be provided).
- Receive and store meal deliveries.
- Maintain stock with first in, first out method.
- Check expiration dates of meals and discard expired items.
- Keep refrigeration temperature log.
- Clean and sanitize meal tables and chairs before and after each meal.
- Serve pre-packaged meals.
- Supervise children while eating and provide positive conversation including, but not limited to, the nutritional benefits of the food provided (information will be provided).
- Maintain and submit daily meal count records.
- Completes required training in support of duties and responsibilities of this position.
- Communicate any changes, needs, or questions to the supervisor and/or Summer Feeding Regional Food Bank Staff.
QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS:
-High school diploma or GED required
-Knowledge of basic principles of nutrition, sanitation and food-handling practices
-Valid Oklahoma driver license required
–No experience required
SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
-Ability and willingness to follow established policies, procedures and guidelines
-Ability and willingness to maintain confidentiality
-Ability and willingness to operate a personal computer
-Ability and willingness to communicate with persons of diverse backgrounds both orally and in writing using tact and diplomacy
-Ability and willingness to develop and maintain effective working relationships
-Ability and willingness to follow safe working practices and procedures
-Ability and willingness to assume responsibility for work product
WORKING CONDITIONS:
-Primarily indoors in climate controlled building
-No smoking or use of non-smoking tobacco products is allowed at anytime while conducting agency business or in agency vehicles
-No use of cell phones or the use of electronic wireless communications devices used to write, send or read a text-based communication while driving a motor vehicle on agency business
-May be subject to occasional standing for extended periods
-Occasional travel to off-site locations to perform job duties in varying weather
-Periodically exposed to glare from a computer monitor
-OSHA category: performs tasks that involve no exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
-Arm/hand steadiness and digital dexterity enough to use equipment such as computer keyboard, ten-key, etc.
-Vision enough to read and draft written communications such as computer printouts, instructions, hand- or machine-generated documents, etc., as well as print on a computer monitor
-Flexibility and coordination enough to operate a motor vehicle
-Speech and hearing enough to communicate with others, both via telephone and face-to-face
-Flexibility and strength enough to lift objects weighing up to 35 pounds, and move and carry equipment and supplies weighing up to 35 pounds
-Flexibility enough to bend over exam table, stoop to pick up objects from floor etc.
WORKING RELATIONSHIPS:
This position requires constant contact with other employees and with the public to give and receive information and/or to provide technical assistance. Employee may be required to occasionally deal with hostile persons.
SUPERVISION GIVEN AND RECEIVED/ACCOUNTABILITY:
This employee is under the supervision of the Dietitian and the general supervision of the Administrator. Work product is subject to both specific and general review. The employee has no supervisory responsibilities. This position has no direct accountability for any money or materials.
OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
-Must have an operating vehicle available for use when field duties are required
-May be required to take the smallpox vaccination, and other vaccinations or inoculations, as a member of the first-responder team
-May be required to work occasional evenings and weekends due to job responsibilities
-POSITION WILL BE AVAILABLE MAY 23RD THROUGH AUGUST 9TH FROM 8:00 A.M. – 4:30 P.M.
CONDITIONAL:
Employees who fall into the following categories are in conditional employment positions: a) Executive Management; b) Deputy/Assistant Directors; c) certain other OCCHD employees individually designated by position number whose salaries, benefits, and/or overhead are based on revenue generating contracts, grants, or fee-for-service revenue. In other words, this means that if the funding or the program is terminated, cancelled, or non-renewed, your employment terminates automatically. This position is conditional.
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AA/EOE