FS Intern

About the Role

The Food Service Intern supports the Food Service Director and team directly with Food Service Operations.

Responsibilities

• Support Food Service Director with administrative work, including inventory, monthly food reconciliation, and meal claims.
• Assist the Food Service Director in writing and standardizing recipes, as well as creating menus.
• Support the Food Service Team in ensuring all food items are properly stored, rotated, and easily accessible.
• Support the Food Service Team in plating and portioning meals for programs, retail café, and special functions.
• Support the Food Service Director in maintaining temperature logs, SOPs, and cleaning schedules.
• Complete related ad-hoc tasks as needed.

Requirements

• Sensitivity to cultural diversity is required.
• Ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• Food Handler’s Certification preferred.
• Enrolled in a 2-year or 4-year college/university or culinary program.
• Bilingual in Spanish preferred.
• Computer literate and proficient in Microsoft Office and Outlook 365.
• Working knowledge of social media.
• Ability to work with Office 365 and Microsoft Teams.
• Intermediate to advanced skills with Word and Excel.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and with a team.
• Understanding of basic math for adding, subtracting, percentages, ratios, etc.

Skills

• Well-developed administrative skills.
• Ability to express oneself clearly and effectively.
• Superior interpersonal abilities.
• Ability to get along with diverse persons and personalities.
• Tactful, mature, and flexible.
• Good reasoning abilities and sound judgment.
• Exercises discretion and independent judgment in executing tasks.

Working Environment

• Works collaboratively and routinely with management staff and Agency employees.
• Not eligible for remote work; a personal mobile phone is not required and therefore not eligible for mobile phone reimbursement.
• While performing duties, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, and hear, and frequently use hands.
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 25 lbs.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.