Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7 am - 3 pm
Hourly Pay Range: $16-$17
Responsibilities Oversees cleanliness of kitchen, dining room and pantry areas including equipment and storage. Develops menu for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack meals. Prepares and serves meals for clients throughout the week; plans meals for weekend staff to prepare and serve. Purchases, orders and receives food stock. Ensures proper food storage, dating and rotation. Eliminates outdated food. Supervises food service volunteers during his/her work schedule. Completes required Agency and funder's record keeping and documentation. Demonstrates an understanding of, and support for, the mission of Catholic Charities and acts as a representative of Catholic Charities in this role. Receives prospective clients and determines eligibility for service. Admits clients through established procedures. Refers ineligible prospects to other programs as appropriate Supervises and assists clients in their day-to-day requirements. Informs clients of shelter guidelines and completes infraction reports when violations are observed. Recommends exceptions to shelter guidelines to appropriate staff members. Communicates exceptions to other staff members. Collaborates with other staff members to follow recommended housing plans. Manages resident's daily requirements of shelter. Ensures shelter duties are accomplished and daily inventory of various items available. Coordinates and supervise volunteer staff's interactions with clients. Receive and acknowledge donations to the shelter. Receive incoming calls to shelter, respond to inquiries, and determine appropriate action. Completes daily logs and other documentation prior to leaving the shelter for shift. Maintain safety and security of the facility. Escalate appropriate situation to supervision for review. Cleans empty rooms on an as needed basis in order to get rooms ready for new families entering shelter. Other duties as assigned Requirements Education High school diploma or equivalent. Certification, License, or Registration Certified Dietary Manager preferred. Food handler's permit preferred. Class C Driver's License. Experience Minimum one year experience in quantity food preparation and kitchen coordination. Skills and Abilities Ability to work independently and meet requirements of KSBE/CACFP Ability to operate commercial kitchen equipment and supervise kitchen aides in quantity food preparation. Ability to use a personal computer via mouse and keyboard, familiarity with windows and Microsoft products. Communication Frequent communication with program staff and participants. Exposures Controlled inside work environment with noise/vibrations from commercial kitchen equipment Regularly handles/operates manual and mechanical cutting tools, cleaning, and cooking/baking equipment. Physical Demands Work Type: Moderate, exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. Climbing/Balancing/Freedom to Move: May be assigned to multilevel building with some floors accessible by stairs only. Prolonged standing and constantly required to move about kitchen. Sit about 10 percent of time. Stooping/Bending: Frequent. Reaching: Frequent, overhead as well as horizontal and down. Vision: Adequate to perform essential functions. Color vision: Adequate to perform essential functions. Hearing: Frequently perceive nature of sounds by ear. Speech: Frequently express ideas by means of spoken words. Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination: Frequently operates equipment requiring moderate ability. Manual Dexterity: Frequently operates equipment requiring moderate ability.
