Cook (Relief)

About the role

Join DISMAS and work for one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit providers specializing in community-based adult re-entry programs. Dismas Charities provides quality, cost-effective community-based residential and non-residential supervision and treatment services. Enjoy meaningful work, an indoor work environment, competitive pay, and benefits. Do work that positively impacts your community by assisting individuals to heal so they can once again be productive and responsible citizens.

Pay

This entry-level residential re-entry position earns a competitive wage of $22.84 per hour. Relief employees also receive dental and vision benefits.

Schedule

Relief position with 16 hours per week (variable as needed). Split/flex shifts include:

• Saturday: 4 a–8 a / 4 p–8 p
• Sunday: 4 a–8 a / 4 p–8 p

Responsibilities

• Meal Preparation: Prepares meals and ensures all aspects of the food service operation comply with applicable regulations, requirements, and standards and follow the approved menu schedule provided by a licensed dietitian.
• Meal Planning: Prepares meals in compliance with dietitian-approved menus that comply with all applicable regulations, requirements, and standards. Provides and posts advanced notification to the Director and Residents of all menu substitutions.
• Food and Kitchen Management: Manages inventory and ordering of food and food prep equipment to ensure adequate supply and timely preparation of meals.
• Health and Safety: Maintains sanitary and safety standards and cleanliness of the kitchen, serving and prep areas, dishes and utensils, and related equipment.
• Record Keeping: Maintains required written records regarding the food service operation.
• Maintains Working Knowledge of all Procedures and Policies: Statement of Work, Physical Plant, Operations Manuals, including but not limited to Emergency Drills, Life Safety, Facility Sanitation, and Escape and Unusual Occurrence Procedures.

Requirements

• Experience: At least two years of paid food service experience with at least one year requiring administrative duties such as food ordering, budget management, inspection planning and compliance, and equipment operations and repair. Demonstrated ability to cook, organize, and manage a food service operation within budgetary guidelines. Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure and direction manuals. Ability to write reports and correspondence.
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions and percentages. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide all units of measure.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Certifications and Licenses: Obtain CPR and First Aid Certification and Defensive Driving Certification during initial orientation; retain throughout employment. Possess and maintain a valid driver’s license with no restrictions that would prevent performing job duties. Must possess and retain current Food Certificates and Health Examination information as required by local and state Food Service Codes (e.g., Food Handler’s Card and Annual Physical Exam).
• Computer Skills/Office Equipment: Proficient knowledge of current Windows or XP operating systems, Microsoft Office, Word, and Excel. Understanding basic PC concepts (files, file paths, copying, pasting, deleting, moving files) is preferred.
• Other Requirements: Ability to pass criminal background checks. Ability to travel overnight when required. Reliable transportation required; use of personal vehicle may include travel to and from meetings and businesses.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. Frequently required to reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; taste or smell. Occasionally required to sit, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. May be required to drive a company and/or personal vehicle.

Work Environment

Frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions. Occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, outside weather conditions, and risk of electrical shock. Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.