Cook - La Entrada (Part- Time)

Amityfdn; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading community organization as a Cook, where you will prepare meals for students in a therapeutic environment. This role emphasizes culinary skills, teamwork, and adherence to health standards while contributing to community rehabilitation efforts.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision

Paid Vacation

401K

Life insurance programs

Qualifications

• One year related culinary experience required.
• Must maintain high-performance standards.

Responsibilities

• Prepare three balanced meals a day for the program.
• Assist in ordering and storing food per health standards.
• Train students in food service skills.

Skills

Culinary

Food Preparation

Teamwork

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

ServeSafe Certification

Job description

Amity Foundation, internationally acclaimed teaching, and therapeutic community is seeking compassionate and enthusiastic individuals with a desire to teach, learn and join. Join us as a Cookin our Amistad project. With this groundbreaking opportunity not only will you be working with our prison program students, but you will also be enhancing your training and experience in the field by supplying nourishment to the student population.

About Amity:

Amity Foundation is a safe place where people can change in an environment that fosters trust; where new values can be formed; responsibility developed and lasting relationships built. Amity is dedicated to the inclusion and habilitation of people marginalized by addiction, homelessness, trauma, criminality, incarceration, poverty, racism, sexism, and violence. Amity is committed to research, development implementation, and dissemination of information regarding community building.

Remembrance, Resolution, Reconciliation, Restoration, Renewal

About the Position:

The Cook is responsible for the preparation of all meals, assuring that the meals are prepared on time, assuring that sanitation, nutrition, and safety are priorities at all times, and assuming responsibility for following all recipes in order to maintain quality and cost control.

What You Will Do:

• Works directly with the Food Service Manager in the daily planning, preparation, and presentation of three (3) balanced meals a day for the entire program.
• Assists in the ordering and storing of food that meets all CDPH, and LA County Health Department food preparation standards.
• Follows the monthly rotation menu.
• Helps maintain a high standard of physical excellence in the foodservice dining room and kitchen.
• Assists in the training and development of students learning the vocation of food service which includes cooking, food preparation, and presentation of the meal, dining room. esthetics, food storage procedures, and daily hygiene.
• Attends Community Building day activities.
• Follows the Community schedule and presents all meals on time.
• Additional duties as assigned

What You Will Bring:

• High School diploma or equivalent (GED) or actively working toward HS Diploma or GED.
• One year related culinary experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Current state driver's license
• ServeSafe Certification
• Must be able to lift and/or move up to 50lbs.
• Maintain social, ethical, and organizational values and norms; build trust and confidence with the staff and with the students; respect confidentiality.
• Applies high-performance standards to all work-related activities.

What we Offer:

• Medical, Dental, Vision.
• Paid Vacation, Sick time, & Holidays.
• 401K, HSA, & Life insurance programs
• An organization committed to community action
• Community-oriented workplace

$18 - $20 semi monthly