Kitchen Lead - Child & Family Center | Nutritious Meals

Brightpoint; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 23,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision insurance

3+ weeks PTO in first year

11 paid holidays

401(k) with match

Job summary

Brightpoint is hiring a Cook for the Mitzi Freidheim Englewood Child & Family Center in Chicago. You will prepare and serve nutritious meals and snacks for children and adults, while also handling dishwashing and kitchen maintenance.

You’ll help plan menus, purchase groceries within budget, supervise kitchen staff, and ensure meals meet nutritional needs. The center offers growth opportunities and a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent experience.
• One year of quantitative cooking experience.
• Completion and maintenance of Food Sanitation Certification.
• Annual physical examination and good physical health.
• Understanding the nutritional needs of children and adults.

Responsibilities

• Purchases perishable foods daily, such as bread, milk, etc., and buys fresh fruit weekly.
• Plans and posts menus in advance, in consultation with parents, assigned staff members and/or dietitian. Emphasizes nutritional needs of the group.
• Sets out dishes, serves food family style to the different program components. Supervises collection of dishes and kitchen maintenance.
• Interviews, appraises, and supervises other kitchen staff, as required by program.
• Prepares and cooks daily meals and snacks.
• Purchases and stores all groceries and kitchen supplies and keeps purchases within budgetary allowance.
• Shares pertinent information regarding the operation of the kitchen.

Skills

Reading

Writing

Budgeting

Quantitative cooking

Nutritional needs understanding

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Food Sanitation Certification

Job description

Brightpoint is hiring a Cook for the Mitzi Freidheim Englewood Child & Family Center in Chicago. You will prepare and serve nutritious meals and snacks for children and adults, while also handling dishwashing and kitchen maintenance.

You’ll help plan menus, purchase groceries within budget, supervise kitchen staff, and ensure meals meet nutritional needs. The center offers growth opportunities and a supportive team environment.