Kitchen Assistant- After School Program

The Cook Assistant is responsible to serve students, participants and their families with attractive and nutritious meals in an atmosphere of efficiency, cleanliness, and warmth. Responsibilities include assisting in preparing attractive, USDA-approved meals; keeping the kitchen clean and sanitary according to Health Department ordinances; and maintaining adequate food stocks, kitchen supplies, and food service records.

*ESSENTIAL TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES*

1. Prepare food for cooking or serving.

2. Clean food preparation areas, facilities or equipment.

3.Understands and uses child nutritional needs and age-specific portion sizes to prepare meals in accordance with USDA guidelines.

4. Inspect and clean food preparation areas, such as equipment and work surfaces, or service areas to ensure safe and hygienic food handling practices.

5. Ensure that food is stored at the correct temperatures, as well as the temperatures of the equipment is regulated, such as ovens, grills, etc.

6. Distribute and serve food to residents, employees or sponsors of the facilities.

7. Maintain inventories of food and equipment as well as their corresponding records.

8. Perform assembly, installation and repair of equipment that does not require that they be carried out by certified professionals.

9. Cooking foods according to menus, dietary or special nutritional restrictions, or the number of servings that will be served.
10. Estimate the supplies, ingredients or personnel requirements for food preparation activities.

11. Clean kitchen equipment, kitchen appliances and work areas to ensure cleanliness and operation.

12. Ensure food is stored and cooked at correct temperature by regulating temperature of ovens, broilers, grills and roasters.

13. Ensure freshness of food and ingredients by checking for quality, keeping track of old and new items, and rotating stick.

14. Bring support in managing and reporting active inventory. Perform the process of confiscating inventory.

15. Complies with all Federal, state and local laws and regulations for the maintenance, repair and operations of equipment and machines (OSHA).

16. Receive coordinated purchases with the manager.

17. Participates in assigned meetings, events and training as required.

18. Performs any and all other duties as assigned.

*JOB REQUIREMENTS*

*Education y/o Experience:* Associate Degree in Culinary Arts or equivalent. +3 years of professional experience as Cook or Chef preferred. Knowledge of good dietary practices, proficiency in the preparation of large quantities of food. Must have a valid Driver's license, Health Certificate and Law 300 Certification up to date.

*KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES: *

* Ability to interact effectively with people from diverse backgrounds.
* Experience in purchasing and preparing culturally diverse foods for groups.
* Knowledge of early childhood nutrition.
* Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing.
* Demonstrated computer literacy skills, using MS Office applications and other basic data systems including internet navigation.
* Must be honest, dependable and able to meet deadlines.
* Self-motivated and able to work independently.

*VIMENTI is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer (EEO).*

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $* per hour

Work Location: In person