Food Service Worker - Cook @KCK

KrocQuincy; Kansas City (KS); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Vision, Dental Insurance

Life Insurance

Retirement Plans

PTO

Job summary

The Salvation Army seeks a kitchen assistant to plan, prepare, and serve nutritious meals in an institutional setting. The role involves using standard kitchen tools, inspecting areas for sanitation and licensing compliance, and maintaining food inventories.

Ideal candidates have at least one year of institutional cooking experience and ServeSafe certification within 90 days. First Aid/CPR are preferred but not required; weekend work is expected.

Qualifications

• Education: High school academic diploma or equivalent.
• Experience: Minimum one year cooking experience in an institutional setting; ability to prepare meals independently.
• Certifications/Licenses: ServeSafe Certification within 90 days; First Aid and CPR preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Plans, prepares and serves nutritious meals and snacks in an institutional setting.
• Uses basic cooking utensils and equipment.
• Inspects kitchen and dining areas to maintain sanitary standards and licensing requirements.
• Maintains food inventories and prepares items for storage.
• Operates dishwashing equipment and keeps work areas clean.
• Maintains high sanitary standards and adheres to licensing regulations.
• Maintains security for work area and inventories.
• May train other kitchen staff.

Skills

Reading nutrition information

Follow recipes accurately

Math/number literacy

HIPAA confidentiality

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Job Objective:Plans, prepares and serves nutritious meals and snacks in an institutional setting.

Essential Functions:

• Prepares and serves meals
• Use of basic cooking utensils and equipment
• Inspects kitchen and dining areas, kitchen utensils and equipment to ensure sanitary standards are met and licensing requirements are met
• Assists in maintaining food inventories
• Prepares and places food items for storage in designated areas
• Operates dishwashing equipment
• Clean work areas, equipment and utensils, maintain high sanitary standards and meeting licensing regulations
• Maintain security for work area and food inventories
• May train other kitchen staff

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: High school academic diploma or equivalent

Experience: Minimum one year cooking experience in an institutional setting; sufficient experience in food preparation to be able to prepare meals independently

Certifications/Licenses: ServeSafe Certification (obtained within 90 days of employment); First Aid and CPR certification preferred, but not required

Skills/Abilities:

• Supportive of Salvation Army mission statement, policies and procedures
• Willingness and ability to work irregular or extended hours
• Ability to work in warm and cold environments
• Ability to read, interpret and follow nutritional communications, recipes, product labels
• Ability to work with math figures and keep financial and utilization records
• Must be quality control conscious
• Ability to maintain professionalism in conduct while establishing positive relationship with diverse population
• Ability to maintain appropriate confidentiality, including HIPPA standards and procedures

Supervisory Responsibility: None

Physical Requirements:Include speaking, hearing and vision; manual dexterity; bending, squatting and walking; lifting, pulling, pushing materials up to 80 pounds; standing for extended periods of time. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions of this job.

Travel: None

Driving: None

Working Conditions: Work is performed in a variety of settings, including around warm kitchen areas, refrigerators, and freezers. Work is performed indoors with occasional outdoor events. Will be required to work on weekends.

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

The Salvation Army Mission:The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.

The Salvation Army is an equal opportunity employer. Candidates who are back-to-work, US Veterans, people with disabilities, people who have been impacted by the justice system, and/or people without a college degree are encouraged to apply.

Additional Information

Full Time Position-40 Hours

• Medical, Vision, Dental Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Supplemental Insurance
• Retirement Plans
• PTO

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