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The Salvation Army USA Southern Territory; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

AFLAC

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Retirement Plans

Job summary

The Salvation Army USA Southern Territory is seeking a cook for the Knoxville Area Command to plan, prepare, and serve nutritious meals for large groups. You will ensure safety, cleanliness, and timely service while supervising volunteers and maintaining inventory.

A Safe Food Certification is required and prior kitchen supervision is preferred. Join a mission-driven team that supports the community and operates under established health and accreditation standards, with opportunities for

Qualifications

• Three years’ experience cooking food for large groups or equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Experience coordinating the work of kitchen staff preferred.
• Safe Food Certification is required.

Responsibilities

• Plan, prepare, cook and serve meals; ensure meals are safe and presentable.
• Maintain kitchen cleanliness and inventory; monitor volunteers.
• Supervise Kitchen Assistant and ensure meals are prepared as planned.
• Adhere to health regulations and accreditation standards.

Skills

Cooking for large groups

Team supervision

Safe Food Handling

Job description

Location: Knoxville Area Command-Knoxville, TN

Plans, prepares, cooks and serves nutritional meals and snacks in accordance with established guidelines and schedules; ensures all meals are prepared and served in a safe and presentable manner; cleans kitchen facilities, equipment, and appliances; maintains inventory of kitchen supplies and food in a neat and orderly manner; assigns, instructs and monitors work of any volunteers.

Key responsibilities:

• Must follow all Site and Food Service Accreditation Standards.

• Preparation of food.

• Ensures that enough food is prepared based on the number of people to be served and that food is prepared in a timely manner as scheduled.

• Prepares and cooks food as the menu indicates utilizing frying, boiling, broiling, steaming, roasting of meat, poultry, seafood, fish, vegetables, salads, soups and gravies.

• Cleans, cooks, and prepares a variety of foods and beverages utilizing kitchen equipment, utensils, and supplies in accordance with acceptable and economical cooking methods.

• Prepares foods including washing and peeling.

• Bakes breads, pastries, muffins, etc.

• Serves food and beverages in a presentable manner.

• Prepares snacks and prepares plates of food for people eating after normal serving hours.

• Assigns, instructs, and monitors work of Kitchen Assistant; ensures meals are prepared as planned.

• Maintains a high degree of cleanliness in the kitchen and dining room; ensures that all meals are prepared in a safe manner; ensures all kitchen personnel practice proper personal hygiene; ensures compliance with health regulations.

• Assists in routine sanitation of the kitchen and related equipment such as clean and maintain all food-preparation and storage areas.

• Supervises the cleaning of serving and dining room dishes.

• Kitchen must be kept clean and orderly including cleaning of stoves, oven and grill after each meal.

• Works with Kitchen Manager to maintain proper inventory.

• Maintains proper supply and orderliness of kitchen stock inventory in order to meet the needs of the kitchen; orders, receives, and processes food purchases; verifies that invoices are accurate and submits for further processing.

• Stores, refrigerates, and freezes foods in a safe and economical manner; monitors expiration dates on all foods ensuring proper disposal of food with expired dates.

• Stores food and leftovers at proper temperature.

• Gives the Kitchen Manager list of items and amounts used for each meal (date each paper).

• Supervises volunteers assisting in preparing and serving meals and cleaning of kitchen equipment.

What we are looking for in you:

Education and Experience:

Three years’ experience cooking food for large groups with some experience coordinating the work of other kitchen staff preferred,

or

any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Certifications:

Safe Food Certification

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

Some physical requirements of the Cook position could be endurance including climbing, standing, some bending, stooping, and stretching. Eye-hand coordination and manual dexterity to manipulate cooking equipment and activities are required. Requires normal range of hearing and eyesight to record, prepare, and communicate appropriate and the ability to lift up to 50 lbs. or more.

Employee Benefits

• AFLAC

• Paid Time Off (PTO)

• Retirement Plans and more!

Why work for us?

The Salvation Army offers a broad range of career opportunities, particularly targeted toward those motivated by our mission, to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.

The Salvation Army strives to do the “Most Good” for its employees by offering a greater sense of purpose in the work performed, by training and mentoring employees and by offering competitive compensation and benefit plans. Whether employed as a truck driver, administrative support team member or the director of a program, our employees understand at the core of their work is the opportunity to be an integral part of an organization that is Doing the Most Good.

Five values at the heart of everything we do…We are…

• Passionate

• Compassionate

• Uplifting

• Brave

• Trustworthy

Additional Information:

All employees recognize The Salvation Army is a church and agree they will do nothing as an employee of The Salvation Army to undermine its religious mission.

Application Submittal Period: June 5, 2025 – June 11, 2025. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled.