Youth Meals Supervisor & Community Kitchen Lead

Friends of Youth; Kirkland (WA); Sur place; USD 39 000 - 48 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Friends of Youth seeks a Full Time Food Services Supervisor to oversee the Willows Services Center kitchen in Kirkland, WA. You will plan, prepare, and coordinate meals for youth and young adults, while managing inventory, food safety, and budget compliance.

You will train staff and volunteers, develop community partnerships for food donations, and ensure adherence to USDA requirements and HACCP standards. This role emphasizes collaborative leadership and program support.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years of USDA Food Service experience.
• Valid Serve Safe Certification, or attainment within 30 days of hire.
• Valid food handler's permit required prior to hire.

Responsabilités

• Provide a safe, caring, and non-judgmental environment for all young adults and volunteers.
• Prepare and provide nutritious, well-balanced, and culturally responsive meals for dietary needs.
• Purchase necessary food items for program needs and for food preparation on the weekly menus. Maintain ample food supplies and basic staples.
• Utilize existing food supplies and stay within the allotted food services budget.
• Prepare and cook meals on days when there are not meal donations or ample kitchen volunteers.
• Train and oversee employees and clients on food safety requirements.
• Uphold food safety standards. Maintain a clean, sanitary, and organized kitchen.
• Conduct a weekly inventory and maintain cleanliness of pantry, kitchen, freezer and cooking utensils. Drive the corrective action process related to Risk and Compliance throughout the agency.
• Supervise, conduct performance management, and coach the Food Services Specialist.
• Complete the necessary paperwork to ensure accountability, compliance, and reimbursement.
• Develop and maintain community food supply sources.
• Assist with specialized functions as directed by the Director.
• Work collaboratively with Human Resources, to recruit, interview, select, onboard, train, supervise and evaluate food service employees.
• Cultivate positive relationships with volunteers and recognize their efforts
• Assist volunteers with meal preparation
• Coordinate in-kind food donation needs and deliveries for sites
• Work alongside the volunteer and in-kind team to coordinate community stakeholders’ meetings for potential donation partnerships.
• Plan and facilitate food services programming for young adults in shelter
• Manage applications for young adult culinary internships and document progress in Salesforce database
• Provide adequate supervision during culinary workshop events

Connaissances

Communication skills

Team leadership

Food safety knowledge

USDA requirements

HACCP knowledge

Diversity & inclusion awareness

MS Office

Formation

Serve Safe Certification

Outils

MS Office

Description du poste

Friends of Youth seeks a Full Time Food Services Supervisor to oversee the Willows Services Center kitchen in Kirkland, WA. You will plan, prepare, and coordinate meals for youth and young adults, while managing inventory, food safety, and budget compliance.

You will train staff and volunteers, develop community partnerships for food donations, and ensure adherence to USDA requirements and HACCP standards. This role emphasizes collaborative leadership and program support.