Temporary Cook

Community Servings; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Paid Time Off

Flexible Spending Account

403(b) Retirement Plan

Dental Insurance

Free Lunch

Free Parking

Job summary

Community Servings in Jamaica Plain, MA is seeking a Temporary Cook to support a fast-paced on-site kitchen that prepares medically tailored meals.

You will work with volunteers, prepare ingredients, monitor temps, and keep the work area clean while collaborating with a dedicated team.

Ideal candidates have a high school diploma, culinary training is a plus, and 1–3 years in a kitchen; ServSafe certification preferred.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Culinary training or coursework in food preparation, nutrition, or a related field is a plus.
• ServSafe Food Handler certification preferred or must be obtained within a specified period after hire.

Responsibilities

• Prepare ingredients for recipes.
• Engage with and direct volunteers in a task.
• Actively communicate progress and needs to supervisor and team members.
• Take responsibility for assigned tasks and ensure timely completion.
• Maintain organization and cleanliness of equipment and work and storage areas.
• Champion teamwork through words and actions and seek ways to support teammates.
• Other tasks as assigned.

Skills

Ingredient knowledge

Kitchen equipment

Food safety

Temperature monitoring

Menu literacy

Teamwork

Dish room

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Culinary training/courses

ServSafe certification

Tools

Commercial kitchen equipment

Job description

If you are unable to complete this application due to a disability, contact this employer to ask for an accommodation or an alternative application process.

Temporary Cook

Manual Labor Jamaica Plain, MA, US

Community Servings' mission is to actively engage the community to provide medically tailored, nutritious, scratch-made meals and medically tailored groceries to chronically and critically ill individuals and their families. In addition, we are committed to prioritizing racial and economic justice and health equity in all our programs and business practices.

We are a dynamic and fast-growing agency at the forefront of the "Food is Medicine" field, providing over 1M medically tailored meals annually to clients and their families experiencing illness and food insecurity in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. In addition, our work strongly focuses on supporting the regional local food system, delivering high-quality nutrition education to the community, and hosting an on-site food-service workforce development program. Over the past 35 years, the agency has provided 15M+ free, scratch-made meals.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Prepare ingredients for recipes.
• Engage with and direct volunteers in a task.
• Actively communicate progress and needs to supervisor and team members.
• Take responsibility for assigned tasks and ensure timely completion.
• Maintain organization and cleanliness of equipment and work and storage areas.
• Champion teamwork through words and actions and seek ways to support teammates.
• Other tasks as assigned.

Qualifications

• Ingredient identification and processing knowledge
• Knowledge of commercial kitchen equipment use and cleaning.
• Daily maintenance of work and storage areas
• Monitor temperatures and timing of prepared foods.
• Able to understand menu and recipes.
• Able to work independently and in teams.
• Able to work in the dish room as needed.

Education/Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Culinary training or coursework in food preparation, nutrition, or a related field is a plus.
• One to three years of experience in a commercial kitchen, institutional food service, restaurant, healthcare, or nonprofit food production environment preferred.
• ServSafe Food Handler certification preferred or must be obtained within a specified period after hire.

Supervision

None

We offer a complete benefits program including:

• Medical and Vision Insurance
• Life-, Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Paid Vacation, Holidays, Sick Time, and Personal Time off
• Flexible Spending account (Medical and Daycare)
• 403(b) Retirement Plan
• Free Dental Insurance
• Free daily community lunch
• Free parking

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to cold, hot, wet or humid conditions (non-weather) and works near moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position requires an individual to have the ability to lift to a maximum of 50 lbs. and includes bending and standing for long periods of time. The incumbent must maintain skills necessary to safely and efficiently operate the following equipment and machines used in the performance of this job: kitchen equipment (i.e., oven, kettle, skillet, stove, dishwasher, slicer, coffee machine, steamer, mixer, and chef knives) .

Community Servings knows that diversity drives excellence. We are a place where everyone is welcome. We celebrate, promote, and derive strength from a diversity of lived experiences. We actively seek and encourage an inclusive workforce.

Community Servings participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. Please refer to the E-Verification Poster (English/Spanish) and Right to Work Poster (English/Spanish) for additional information. If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, Community Servings is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before any action is taken against you, including terminating your employment. Community Servings can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed Form I-9.