Full-Time Food Service Lead (Tuesday - Saturday)

About the Role

Ensure that all food-related operations and storage are safe and clean according to TN Health Department guidelines. Assist the Food Service Manager with all kitchen operations, including purchasing, inventory, daily meal plans, food preparation, cooking, serving, and cleaning.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook meals in large quantities to feed 40-100 clients.
• Complete cleaning of kitchen and dining room after meal service.
• Receive and put away food deliveries according to FIFO best practices.
• Assist with monthly inventory of all food and kitchen supplies.
• Ensure that kitchen and dining room are clean and sanitized at all times, and that Health Code Standards are followed.
• Enforce kitchen safety and cleanliness guidelines with all residents that utilize or assist in the kitchen.
• Work closely with other departments to coordinate resident attendance for kitchen orientation and kitchen chores as assigned.
• Work closely with volunteers to show appreciation and enhance their experience with TNDR and clients.
• Provide day-to-day supervision of kitchen staff, including delegating tasks and supporting team members to ensure efficient food service operations.
• Place food and supply orders in the absence of the Food Service Manager and review delivery invoices against menus to verify receipt of all necessary items.
• Maintain a visible presence during meal service to answer dietary questions and assist clients and other departments with meal-related requests.
• Assist with inventory management and ensure adequate stock levels to support menu requirements.
• Maintain flexibility to support operations by covering shifts as needed, being trained to prepare and serve all menu items, reporting incidents to management, and remaining responsive to communications in the Food Service Teams channel.
• Additional responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

• 1-year minimum comparable experience preferred.
• Valid Driver’s License.
• Self-motivated and able to make quality, ethical decisions independent of supervision when necessary.

Professional Standards

• Honor the agency mission: Provide a continuum of evidence-based substance abuse and mental health services for women in an environment of faith and healing to restore hope and a lifetime of recovery.
• Consistently treat residents and co-workers with the utmost respect.
• Keep ALL information regarding staff, residents, diagnosis, group information, etc. confidential at all times.
• Work as a necessary part of the team effort.
• Model ethical and professional behavior at all times.
• Participate in ongoing meetings and trainings as required by leadership.
• Be creative and assist leadership with ideas for improving the overall quality of services and environment for residents.
• Encourage and live the core values of The Next Door Recovery, Inc., at all times:
  • Love – Demonstrate what love looks like, so our women learn to love others in healthy ways and love themselves.
  • Faith – Welcome all people, and care for them with Christ-centered principles.
  • Hope – Believe hope is within reach for all women.
  • Wholeness – God has a plan and purpose for a woman’s life that is abundantly good. She does not have to be defined by her past decisions.
  • Community – Build a healthy community in which our women are contributing members of society. We need one another and care for one another.
  • Respect – Believe each woman deserves respect from us and from each other, and that each woman can learn to respect herself and others.
  • Encouragement – Believe that our words and actions should build one another up and inspire one another with love and good deeds.

Schedule

Day shift – must be able to work weekends.