Cook - Center Of Hope Shelter (485)
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Overview
Job Description
Job Summary
Plans, prepares, cooks and serves nutritional meals and snacks in accordance with established guidelines and schedules; ensures all meals are prepared and served in a safe and presentable manner; cleans kitchen facilities, equipment, and appliances; maintains inventory of kitchen supplies and food in a neat and orderly manner.
Essential Functions
This job description should not be interpreted as all inclusive. It is intended to identify the essential functions and requirements of this position. The incumbent may be requested to perform job-related responsibilities and tasks other than those stated in this job description.
Service Work (90%)
Plans menus, purchases food and supplies necessary for preparation, serving of nutritional meals.
Cleans, cooks, and prepares a variety of foods and beverages utilizing kitchen equipment, utensils, and supplies in accordance with acceptable and economical cooking methods.
Ensures that enough food is prepared based on the number of people to be served and that food is prepared in a timely manner as scheduled.
Serve food/beverages in presentable manner; prepare plates for infants/persons needing assistance.
Sets tables with plates, napkins and utensils or sets up buffet line for self-service.
Cleans tables, chairs, floors, dishes, utensils, and kitchen appliances.
Stores, refrigerates, and freezes foods in a safe and economical manner; monitors expiration dates on all foods ensuring proper disposal of food with expired dates.
Prepares snacks and prepares plates of food for people eating after normal serving hours.
Maintain high degree of cleanliness in kitchen/dining room; ensure all meals are prepared in a safe manner; ensure all kitchen personnel practice proper personal hygiene; ensure compliance with health regulations.
Maintain proper supply/orderliness of kitchen inventory in order to meet the needs of the kitchen; orders, receives, and processes food purchases; verifies invoices are accurate, submits for further processing.
Other Responsibilities (10%)
Assists in coordinating and carrying out arrangements for programs and special events.
Supervises volunteers assisting in preparing and serving meals and cleaning of kitchen equipment.
Performs other related work as required.
Physical Requirements
Ability to meet attendance requirements.
Duties are usually performed by frequent walking and/or standing, kneeling, or squatting relieved by lesser periods of sitting.
Limited amount of physical effort required associated with walking, standing, lifting and carrying light objects (less than 25 lbs)
Working Conditions
Work is performed in a normal kitchen environment where there may be limited physical discomforts associated with working around hot stoves/ovens or cold freezers.
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