Cook-Brookings, SD & Flandreau, SD

Fiskekroken; Flandreau (SD); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

Boys & Girls Club of the Northern Plains seeks a Cook to oversee the kitchen and café operations at our Brookings and Flandreau sites. You will handle food orders, prep, cooking, serving and post-meal cleaning, ensuring licensing and health standards are met.

You'll support inventory, deliveries, and event meal prep while upholding the Club's values and safety protocols; you may assist at alternate locations as needed and participate in monthly staff meetings.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Experience working with youth Preschool–12th grade preferred.
• Availability Monday–Friday 8am–7pm during the school year; 7am–6pm during summer.
• Experience in commercial kitchen and food service.
• Ability to understand, implement and demonstrate behavior management and safety concepts.
• Model and reinforce Boys and Girls Club values while working with youth.

Responsibilities

• Oversee kitchen and café operations including food orders, prep, cooking, serving, and post-meal cleaning.
• Assist Kitchen Manager with inventory and food deliveries.
• Unload pallets and food orders.
• Ensure Food Safe training and licensing standards are met.
• Maintain cleanliness and sanitation of kitchen and cafe.
• Assist with program development for Café and nutritious menus.
• Support events at the Club and across sites as needed.
• Participate in staff meetings and ensure team attendance.

Skills

Youth engagement

Food service experience

Kitchen operations

Safety and hygiene

Team coordination

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

TITLE

Cook

REPORTS TO

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 realize their 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 post meal and ongoing. Responsible for ensuring the kitchen meets licensing and health requirements.

JOB DUTIES

• Responsible for preparation of Traditional Club Snack and Supper, as well as assist with ECEC 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 to standard.
• Responsible for keeping the kitchen and café clean and sanitized, including dishes.
• Assist with program development for Café and creating nutritional menus.
• Will assist as needed with all special events at the Club.
• Assist in 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 to assist with meal preparation and kitchen operations at alternate locations when needed.
• Lead the implementation and successful completion of grants programs as assigned.
• Attending 100% of monthly all staff meetings, weekly one on one meeting with supervisor and weekly team meetings, as well as ensuring the entire team is receiving and attending their meetings.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

EMPLOYMENT QUALIFICATIONS

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Experience working with youth of ages 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 and other youth treatment modalities, per the Club trainings 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 to observe, interact, and communicate with youth, staff, volunteers, etc. to ensure safety of the space and others, provide guidance and reflection per the Club priority outcomes and goals.
• Ability to stand/walk for long periods of time throughout a shift.
• Ability to operate various types of general office equipment including PC, telephone, copier, etc.
• Must have the ability to lift up to 50 pounds in order to unload and stock food orders.
• This position is considered to be safety-sensitive.

The information presented indicates the general nature and level of work expected of employees in this classification. It is not designed to contain nor be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications, and objectives required of employees assigned to this job.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug-Free Workplace!

All qualified applicants are considered for positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, non-job-related disability, or any other protected class.

The Boys & Girls Club of the Northern Plains provides reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees in compliance with local, state, and federal laws and regulations. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application/hiring process should contact Human Resources to communicate their request for accommodation at 605-692-3333.