Job Summary:
The Substitute Kitchen Coordinator is responsible for
supporting the Kitchen Coordinator in ensuring adequate nutritional and dietary
standards are met for all residents, including meal preparation, ensuring the
kitchen is clean, orderly, well stocked and meeting Health Department
standards. Schedule:
Weekends, hours vary.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assist the
Kitchen Coordinator in providing balanced and complete meals for all residents,
including provisions for special needs (vegetarian, diabetic, low sodium, renal
disease, food allergies) as well as working to provide good nutrition standards
to people who may have health issues per their homeless history.
- Prepare
and serve weekend meals and provide support to staff serving weekend meals.
- Work with
the Kitchen Coordinator and site team to coordinate special resident events,
birthdays and holidays.
- With the
Kitchen Coordinator, maintain health and safety standards to ensure compliance
with License and Inspection, ServSafe regulatory requirements and adhere to
city and state requirements for distribution/cooking of food.
- Maintain
expected equipment standards including proper temperature of cooked food,
record temperature of room, freezers, and refrigerators record compliance on
daily log.
- Inspect
kitchen regularly for any needed repairs and/or required maintenance and submit
and follow-up on work orders in conjunction with Program Manager or designee.
- Communicate to the
Kitchen Coordinator/Program Manager any resident concerns or observations that
could impact program operations.
The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job. Management may, at its sole discretion, assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
Education and Experience Minimum Requirements:
- Minimum Experience:
- High
School Diploma or Equivalency, experience cooking for large groups
- ServSafe
Managerial Certification, must be secured within 90 days of hire
- Knowledge
of balanced menu planning
Preferred Experience:
- Certificate in culinary arts
- Valid Pa driver's license
Core Skills:
- Computer proficiency, good written and verbal
communication skills
- Excellent
communication skills, both verbally and in writing
- Excellent
interpersonal skills to work collaboratively with all levels of staff and residents
Physical requirements:
Work that primarily
involves standing/walking and some lifting.
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