Chef

Description

Chef – Morning Star 

$22.00-$24.50/hour

Full-time

Spokane, WA

Who We Are:

We are a dedicated team passionate about providing support for vulnerable youth who have experienced significant adversity and trauma in their lives. Our Behavioral Rehabilitation Services (BRS) program is on the South Hill in Spokane, WA, and is home to up to 23 kids between 6-13 years old. We have been supporting youth since 1957! 

If you are someone who feels a connection with our mission to serve those in need, desire to contribute to building responsible adults, want to be a part of our vision, and are looking for a way to give back to your community, we would love to talk with you.

Job Summary: 

The Chef is responsible for the successful provision of balanced and nutritious meals for the residents and staff of Morning Star. This comprises, but is not limited to planning, purchasing inventory for, and preparation of all meals and snacks. This also includes compliance with all applicable sanitation, health, and personal hygiene standards and following established food production programs and procedures.

Essential Functions include but are not limited to:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

· Meal preparation five days a week to include breakfast lunch, dinner, and snacks for the residents and staff.

· Responsible for developing a full menu for breakfast, dinner, and snacks during the week when the residents are in school and breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks when the residents are home on the weekends or on breaks from school.

· Ensures meals are balanced and nutritious with a focus on proteins, vegetables, and fruits and limited sugar and sweets.

· Serves meals to the residents using proper portions and cleans up after meal preparation ensuring food safety guidelines are adhered to.

· Plans and prepares meals and snacks that can be cooked or reheated by the residential staff and served to the boys in the chef’s absence.

· Collaborate with residential staff to ensure meals and snacks are served according to the direction in the chef’s absence.

· Orders and purchases food, tracks food inventory, and ensures ingredients are fresh and unspoiled.

· Supplemental shopping as needed.

· Have on hand a minimum of seven days of food: rotate food stock as per food and industry protocols.

· Adhere to budget guidelines and responsibilities as established with management.

· Complies with established sanitation standards, personal hygiene, and health standards.

· Observes proper food preparation and handling techniques.

· Stores food properly and safely, marking the date and item.

· Reports necessary equipment repair and maintenance to supervisor.

· Correctly prepares all food served following established menu and resident food restrictions.

· Plans food production to coordinate with meal serving hours so that excellence, quality, temperature, and appearance of food are preserved.

· Maintains daily production records.

· Keeps work area neat and clean at all times; cleans and maintains equipment used in food preparation.

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Qualifications:

· All aspects of cooking, baking, and food preparation and service

· Inventory maintenance and proper food storage

· Strict adherence to food safety regulations and best practices

· Ability to maintain cleanliness and sanitary standards in the kitchen and storage areas

· Proper organization of kitchen and storage areas

· Maintaining proper safety standards in kitchen and storage areas

· Effective, professional written and verbal communication skills

· Able to define problems, collect data, and draw valid conclusions

· Sound decision-making ability

· Ability to successfully work with the special needs of children in care

· Must be at least 21 years old

Education and Experience:

• 2-3 years of experience with food preparation in a commercial environment.
• Education can substitute for experience, and culinary students are encouraged to apply.

Pre-Employment and Continuing Requirements

· Fingerprint clearance through Federal and State Agencies

· TB exam

· Valid Driver License

· Proof of current automobile insurance

· Clean DMV printout; must be insurable through MSBR

Certificates, Licenses and Registrations:

· First Aid/CPR

· Food Handler Card

Expected Hours of Work: This is a full-time position requiring a minimum of 40 hours a week. The schedule may vary and may require work on holidays and weekends.

Benefits offered to full-time employees include:

• Paid time off.
• 100% company-paid health insurance for employee
• Dental and vision insurance 50/50 premium for employee
• Life and AD&D insurance at no cost to the employee
• Tuition Assistance
• Employee Assistance and Discount Programs
• 403b retirement plan with up to 3% match
• Free MUV Fitness gym membership

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

Morning Star Boys’ Ranch and Morning Star Community Services provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Salary : $22 - $25