Chef/Head Cook, New Brighton

At HeartShare St. Vincent’s Services Youth Residential Healing Homes, food is an essential part of the program, as we service youths from diverse cultures. We pride ourselves on being able to serve our clients food from their culture. We are seeking a Head Cook with prior experience as a chef who can cook multicultural dishes. We are looking for an experienced and passionate Cook with great culinary skills to help support our program. The ideal candidate for this position has previous experience evaluating and implementing food planning and preparation, ensuring nutritional, well-balanced meals which conform to mandate diet guidelines; evaluating and administering a household budget for food and supplies, and determining and effectuating all purchasing; can cook recipe dishes, creating monthly food calendars, multi-tasking effectively; and enjoys working in a busy and at times stressful environment. If you have great culinary skills, love working with youths, and have a passion for food prep with strong customer service, please feel free to apply for the position.

• Plans all breakfast, lunches, dinners, and snacks for residents and staff in the Healing Home program at least 4 weeks in advance, lowing all nutritional guidelines as approved by the Healing Home Nurse maintains files of menus for 1 year; measures and assemble ingredients for daily, weekly, and monthly food menu items
• Manages and administers a household budget which ensures that the menu plan is purchased, either directly in the community or through a food delivery service. Stores all food in compliance with government standards and checks inventories to ensure dated foods are used within allowable limits and to ensure that food is secure.
• Collaborate with program staff daily to ensure that all meals are prepared timely and appropriately.
• Maintain accurate food inventories, as well as completed weekly food inspections and shopping.
• Properly store food items at appropriate temperatures & check the quantity and quality of all received food products.
• Rotate stock food items, as well as create a check-out food system for the program pantry.
• Restock the kitchen with appropriate food for subsequent shifts
• Ensure that the food prep area and kitchen are cleaned and sanitized at the end of your shift
• Monitor sanitation practices to ensure that all employees follow all standards and regulations.
• Supervise and coordinate activities of cooking with clients and staff to improve cooking skills and proper food preparation.

• Must have a high school diploma or Equivalent, a postsecondary education degree in culinary art is preferred
• Must have a valid NYS driver’s license
• Must have at least five years of professional kitchen experience
• Must obtain S95 & F-07 fire safety certification within first 3 months
• Must have the ability to plan, purchase and prepare food for 12+ people, as evidenced by related food service experience or family household experience.
• Must have a Food handling license and must obtain the NYC Food Protection Certificate within the first six months of obtaining the position.
• Must have general knowledge of food shopping and budgeting.
• Must be able to read and follow standardized recipes
• Strong knowledge of proper food handling procedures
• Must have general computer skills, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
• Must have good communication (oral and written), as well as good Interpersonal Skills
• Experience in working with diverse communities, and Knowledge of multicultural issues, including race, class, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, gender expression, etc.
• Must have a high professional ethical standard while working as part of a team in a busy diverse workplace.

Benefits:

• Rewarding Work in a team environment;
• Paid vacation, sick, personal days and holidays;
• 403(B) retirement plan;
• Health, dental, vision and life insurance;
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP);
• Flexible spending account (Dependent Care, Medical, Parking, and Transit);
• Employee Appreciation Programs and Events;
• Tuition Assistance Program;
• Professional Development opportunities;
• Gympass Discount
• Verizon Wireless Discount;
• BJs Membership discount;
• Discounts on Broadway tickets, movie tickets, theme parks, sporting events, gift certificates & more.
• Employee Referral Program