Hope Kitchen Coordinator & Cook

About the role

The Salvation Army’s Waltham Corps is hiring a Hope Kitchen Coordinator & Cook. They offer a generous benefit package to part-time employees, including:

• Generous paid time off every year that includes: holidays, vacation time and sick time
• Employer-funded Pension Plan (company contributions begin after 1 year of employment and consistently works 20+ hours/week)
• Eligibility for supplemental insurance plans including: Voluntary Term Life & AD&D benefits, AFLAC Insurance

Qualifications

• Education Requirements: High School Graduate or Equivalence, some practical training in social work area preferable
• Work Experience: Minimum of 2 years experience working with a similar program

Other Qualifications

• Certification for Food Produce Safety Certification in Safe Serve approved by Department of Health
• Training in maintenance of environment for good preparation

Duties & Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook meals for programs
• Clean and maintain Hope Kitchen facilities neat
• Keep Sign-in book for meals served current
• Keep a record / sign-up of all baked good given to Food Pantry clients
• Work with CO to develop and implement a Monthly Menu
• Keep ongoing list of needed items for the food program and give it to the Office Manager so the items can be purchased
• Work closely Pantry Worker in keeping cupboard stocked and notify Office Manager in a timely manner of shortage or insufficiency to run HOPE Kitchen
• Train, instruct and maintain volunteers that serve at the Hope Kitchen
• Keep up to date record of volunteer sign-in sheet and hours volunteered
• Work with volunteers/custodian to be sure that ail garbage receptacles are empty and clean at the end of the day
• Represent The Salvation Army’s spiritual ministry and social mission in the community at large
• Engage in Christian spiritual conversation with members of the public and in the corps facility if opportunity or need present themselves
• Pray with individuals when the opportunity or need arises
• Recognize spiritual need of persons which may require referral to the Corps Officers

I have read and understand the above requirements for this position.

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