Workers may be assigned duties primarily at a meal site, or primarily with home delivery of meals, or may be assigned a combination of both. This list of essential job functions encompasses both assignment areas.

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  Serves congregate meals and packages Home-Delivered meals.
• Machine or hand washes dishes and maintains clean meal site.
• Maintains meal portion standard and assures sanitation safety of food, as outlined by state and federal requirements for the program.
• Checks site supplies and places order with ADRC office staff.
• Records meal reservations and meals served; keeps all records needed for reporting statistics to the ADRC office staff.
• Assists in organizing and making determinations for the delivery route.
• Ensures that special dietary meals, such as for diabetics, have the proper name on them so they are delivered to the correct person.
• Drives personal vehicle in all types of weather to recipients' homes and delivers the meal. While at the home, does a quick visual check and assesses how the meal recipient is doing. Tracks mileage for expense reimbursement, keeps records, and documents information. If meal is undelivered, reports such and explains why.
• Maintains a friendly and welcoming demeanor and encourages conversation with meal recipients.
• Maintains strict confidentiality of work-related information.
• Provides general information and referral regarding available programs and services.
• Assists with training volunteers and reports volunteer hours to the ADRC. Provides general information and referral regarding available programs and services.

• Ability to relate positively to and communicate effectively with individuals who are elderly and/or with a disability and their caregivers.
• Skills in observation and general assessment of well-being.
• Ability to recruit, organize and supervise volunteers.
• Ability to count and add numbers proficiently.

• If driving, requires access to personal vehicle, good driving record, valid driver's license and must carry insurance on vehicle to meet the County requirements.
• Availability to work mid-day hours with reliability.
• Good communication skills.
• Enjoy working with people over 60 years of age.
• Preference given to persons who are regular participants in the Elderly Nutrition Program and/or persons who have done volunteer work in the Elderly Nutrition Program.
• The following are helpful: Community volunteer experience; work experience and/or training in gerontology; training in the medical area such as CPR training or basic first aid, experience handling money, simple record keeping, food service, or volunteer coordinating.
• Must pass criminal record check as required by Wisconsin Caregiver Law.

Benefits for this position depend on the number of hours worked.

• If the position is full-time, then benefits would be available.
• If the position is part-time, then limited benefits would be available (this would not include insurances unless 30 hours per week or more).
• If the hours are less-than-half-time, then there are no benefits available.