Cook

Boys & Girls Club of the Northern Plains, Inc.; Brookings (SD); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

Boys & Girls Club of the Northern Plains, Inc. in Brookings, SD (and Flandreau) seeks a part-time Cook to oversee the kitchen and cafe, including food orders, prep, cooking, serving, and cleaning, while ensuring licensing and health compliance.

This role supports program meals, helps with inventory, and assists at special events, with a focus on safety and youth-friendly service.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Experience working with youth Preschool through 12th Grade is preferred.
• Must be available Monday–Friday from 8:00am to 7:00pm during the school year and from 7:00am to 6:00pm during the summer.
• Experience working in commercial kitchen.
• Experience working in food service.
• Must be able to understand, implement, and demonstrate principles of behavior management per Club trainings and values.
• Must model Boys and Girls Club values while working with youth.

Responsibilities

• Oversee preparation of Club snacks and Supper, and assist with ECEC as needed.
• Assist Kitchen Manager with weekly inventory and food deliveries.
• Unload pallets and food orders.
• Maintain Food Safe standards and keep the kitchen up to health standards.
• Keep the kitchen and cafe clean and sanitized, including dishes.
• Assist with program development for Café and creating nutritious menus.
• Help with special events at the Club as needed.
• Support the primary location, with help to other Club locations as needed.
• Assist with meal preparation and kitchen operations at alternate locations when required.
• Lead the implementation and completion of grants programs as assigned.
• Attend 100% of monthly all-staff meetings and weekly team meetings; ensure team participation.

Skills

Food service

Kitchen operations

Youth program support

Time management

Team collaboration

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Food Safe training

Job description

TITLE: Cook
REPORTSTO: Full-Time Staff
CLASSIFIED:Part-Time,Non-Exempt
LOCATION : Brookings, SD AND/OR Flandreau, SD
MISSION: To inspire and enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to realizetheir full potential as productive,responsible,and caring citizens.
JOB SUMMARY: Responsible for overseeing the kitchen and café including food orders, food preparation, cooking,serving,and ensuring cleanliness postmealand ongoing.Responsible for ensuring the kitchen meets licensing and health requirements.

JOB DUTIES:

• Responsible forpreparationof Traditional Club Snack and Supper, as well asassist withECEC as needed.
• Assist Kitchen Manager with weekly inventory and food deliveries.
• Responsible for unloading pallets and food orders.
• Must complete Food Safe training and ensure kitchen is up tostandard.
• Responsible for keeping the kitchen and cafécleanand sanitized, including dishes.
• Assistwith program development for Caféand creating nutritional menus.
• Willassistas needed with allspecial eventsat the Club.
• Assistin Primary location, with support provided to other Club locations as needed.
• May support food transportation and food service across sites as necessary, using a Club owned vehicle.
• Be prepared toassistwith meal preparation and kitchen operations at alternate locations when needed.
• Lead the implementation and successful completion of grants programs asassigned.
• Attending 100% of monthlyall staffmeetings, weeklyone on onemeetingwithsupervisorand weekly team meetings, as wellasensuring the entire team is receiving and attending theirmeetings.
• Performadditionalduties as assigned.

EMPLOYMENT QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Experience working with youth of ages Preschool through 12thGradeis preferred.
• Must be available Monday- Friday from8:00am to 7:00pm during the school year and from7:00am to 6:00pm during the summer.
• Experience working incommercialkitchen.
• Experience working in food service.
• Must be able to understand, implement, anddemonstrateprinciplesof behavior management and other youth treatment modalities, per theClubtrainings and values of fun, supportive relationships, recognition, opportunities and expectations, and safety.
• Must be able to model and reinforce the Boys and Girls Club values while working with youth.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be of the mental and physical capacity toobserve, interact, and communicate with youth, staff, volunteers, etc. at the Club to ensure safety of the space and others, provide guidance and reflection per theClubpriority outcomes andgoals.
• Ability to stand/walkforlong periodsof time throughoutashift.
• Ability tooperatevarious typesof general office equipment including PC, telephone, copier, etc.
• Must have the ability toliftup to50pounds in order to unload and stock food orders.
• This positionis considered to besafety-sensitive.