Evening Kitchen Assistant - Meal Prep & Team Impact

Phoenix House of New York; Town of Islip (NY); On-site; USD 24,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Holidays (10)

Paid vacation, sick time, personal and

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Pet insurance

Tuition reimbursement

403(b) retirement plan

Competitive wages

Job summary

Phoenix House of New York in Ronkonkoma, NY is seeking a Kitchen Assistant to support meal preparation and assist the cook in delivering three meals daily for patients. The position is full-time with an evening shift and offers comprehensive benefits including employer-paid health insurance for employees and dependents.

Qualified candidates have prior restaurant experience and NYS Serv Safe certification, plus on-the-job training in safe food handling.

Qualifications

• NYS Serv Safe certificate.
• Previous restaurant experience.
• On-the-job training in knife use and safe and sanitary food handling procedures.

Responsibilities

• Receives deliveries and stores food in refrigerators and freezers.
• Rotates stock in containers to maintain freshness.
• Cleans food preparation areas and removes garbage from the kitchen.
• Makes lists of items that need to be ordered for campus cooks and assists in keeping the kitchen organized.
• Prepares the ingredients for Campus cook to prepare the entrees and meals that are offered on the menu.
• Washes, chops, grates and slices vegetables to go in various dishes.
• Cuts and slices meats to the appropriate portion sizes.
• Complies with special food handling requirements for certain restricted diets.
• Assists in cleaning the kitchen.

Job description

Phoenix House of New York in Ronkonkoma, NY is seeking a Kitchen Assistant to support meal preparation and assist the cook in delivering three meals daily for patients. The position is full-time with an evening shift and offers comprehensive benefits including employer-paid health insurance for employees and dependents.

Qualified candidates have prior restaurant experience and NYS Serv Safe certification, plus on-the-job training in safe food handling.