What are the responsibilities and job description for the Kitchen Manager/Cook position at Hope House?
Position Summary :
Hope House Colorado (HHC) is hiring a Kitchen Manager / Cook, referred to internally as the Kitchen Manager. As the Kitchen Manager you will be responsible for planning, preparing and serving nutritionally balanced breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack for 30-100 children in our HHC Early Learning Center (ELC). The kitchen manager plays an important role in helping children develop healthy eating habits, learn appropriate portion sizes and experience a variety of food choices. The Kitchen Manager must follow Colorado Child Care licensing, Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) and Colorado Health Department regulations and guidelines.
What you will be doing :
- Preparing breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack for ELC children onsite and serve in a family-style fashion. Meals are prepared in the commercial kitchen at the resource center and delivered next door to the ELC; snacks are prepared at the ELC
- Creating 4-week rotating menu following the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) regulations regarding daily nutritional content and portion sizes
- Developing weekly food order lists; place orders with adequate lead time for delivery; maintain inventory; and track dates to ensure food items are used prior to expiration dates
- Ensuring both the commercial kitchen at the resource center and the warming kitchen at the ELC are always compliant with health department guidelines.
- Working in collaboration with the volunteer coordinator and development team members to support food deliveries and to ensure all kitchen standards are maintained for licensing & health department regulations when the kitchen is used for teen mom and champion events
- Promoting Hope House Colorado's Core Values throughout the organization and external relationships
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Who we are :
Hope House Colorado is committed to empowering teen moms, changing the future for two generations! We are a future-thinking organization, striving to be experts in our field. We invest in each employee, providing opportunities to pursue individual passions, gifts and strengths. Our staff is a unified team, pursuing excellence in all we do. We serve with integrity, humility and respect for one another, in an environment that combines professionalism with fun, humor and even a little bit of silliness each day!
Hope House Colorado Early Learning Center Educational Philosophy :
In support of our mission and vision, the Hope House Colorado Early Learning Center believes all children are a gift from God and are created in His image. This belief is at the heart of our philosophy and desire to nurture the whole child in a play-based learning environment that is a fun, engaging, and nurturing place of belonging for children of Hope House teen moms and staff, ranging in ages from 6 weeks to 5 years old. We believe that learning is best supported when built on a strong social-emotional foundation in an environment where children feel seen, heard, loved, and valued and ultimately free to be who God created them to be. We believe in a family centered approach, working in partnership with families to help children build a strong, secure, social-emotional foundation allowing them to realize their full potential.
Salary Range :
41,600 - $49,920, depending on experience
Benefits :
Employees who are regularly scheduled to work 24 hours per week or more are eligible for the below benefits
Job Application Deadline
January 17,2025
Salary : $41,600 - $49,920
