What are the responsibilities and job description for the Food Service Coordinator position at Gateway Center?
JOB DESCRIPTION : Food Services Coordinator
Reports To : Director of CEC
Salary Band : Full Time (40 HRS)
POSITION SUMMARY :
The Food Services Coordinator is responsible for operations of food services, training interns, menu planning, scheduling, purchasing food and supply inventory, while all ensuring quality standards are upheld in the kitchen through proper food preparation, kitchen safety techniques and health standards. This position ensures that Gateway Center is represented correctly with its clients, partners, staff, and funders.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES :
- Customer-Service : position may have to interact with clients
- Teaching- Must have the ability to structure lesson plans and practical efforts with interning students
- Leadership : Must be able to lead a team to a successful kitchen and resolving conflicts and getting the job done.
- Management Skills : Must have the ability to deal with food costs and budget, contractors and partnered agencies, creating work schedules, menu planning, and food and safety standards
- Monitoring food usage to assure adequate supply
- Conducting reviews of GWC food service program to evaluate the effectiveness of the food and nutrition operations
- Responsible for teaching and conducting educational culinary training classes for incoming intern students every semester
- Experience offering and managing cooking classes
- Wide culinary range and background on various cuisines
- Ability to work a varied schedule in order to teach classes in the evening and operate kitchen duties during the day
- Ability to move / lift merchandise and / or food product
- Must possess a valid and current driver's license
- ServSafe Management Certification (required)
- Performing other duties as assigned
- QUALIFICATIONS :
- Bachelor's degree in foods and nutrition, or a culinary degree.
- 5 years of experience managing and / or teaching in food services operations accepted in lieu of degree
- Ability to communicate effectively in written, oral and digitally.
- Possess ServSafe Management certification
- ServSafe Instructor and Proctor certification (not required, but a plus)
- Experience in quantity food preparation
- Experience in food cost and budget, and managing expense reports
- Developed in adequate teaching methods and training
- Must possess a current and valid driver's license.
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.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to
finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is required to
stand; walk; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and / or
move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision,
distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
functions.
WORK ENVIRONMENT :
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 regularly exposed to airborne
pathogens. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION :
Gateway Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race,
color, creed, national origin, ancestry, religion, age, citizenship, sex, marital or veteran status, disability
or handicap, sexual orientation or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Gateway Center also
takes affirmative action to employ, and advance in employment, qualified women, minorities and
covered veterans. Gateway Center also makes reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals
with disabilities, in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state laws.
