Food Service Cook 1 Details

Food Service Cook 1

Shalom Ministries - Spokane, WA

Employment Type : Full-Time

Providing hope through practical means; encouraging peace through understanding

July 28, 2022

Job Announcement

FOOD SERVICE COOK I (Culinary Specialist)

Part-Time 20-Hours per week - Pay Rate - $18.00-20:00 per hour (DOE) with opportunity for increase after 30-day satisfactory performance.

Generous paid vacation and personal leave included.

Position Summary:

You will join as a team member of the Dining with Dignity program. As a Culinary Specialist, you will lead in preparing two dinners and two breakfasts weekly for up to 150-200 servings for each meal period. Prepared food is developed into take-out type meals Your will also be responsible for organizing food and supplies, planning and preparing meals, serving meals when necessary, and maintaining work areas, equipment and appliances in a safe and sanitary condition. Six meal periods are prepared and served each week, Monday through Thursday.

OUR STORY
The Dining With dignity program was established in 1994 as a meal program to benefit the poor and homeless population as an effort to reduce food insecurity in the downtown neighborhood. Shalom provides thousands of free meals each month.

Essentials

· Ensure that menus meet balanced nutritious standards

· Punctual and dependable

· Adherence to the efficiency and quality of the operations

· Good interpersonal communication skills

· Maintain sanitation, & health standards

· Personal hygiene and appropriate dress, a must

Preferred Skills

• Ability to recognize and apply de-escalation skills when necessary
• Creativity in impromptu problem solving
• Able to work independently and use good collaboration skills
• Passionate about access to nutritious food as a key to social justice strategy

Job Announcement

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Qualifications

• One or more years’ cooking experience.
• Able to lift 25lbs and upon occasion up to 50lbs
• Comfortable reaching, bending, standing, and/or kneeling repeatedly
• Compliance with food safety and sanitation rules
• Pass a background check
• Current COVID-19 vaccination or compliance within 30 days of employment
• Food Worker Card within 30 days of employment
• Picture Identification, Social Security Verification

If you are a person who supports a mission to love and serve those in need and want to be a part of our vision, we would love to talk with you. Please apply by sending a letter of introduction and resume to shalommeal at gmail dotcom. OR, mail to HR Dept, PO Box 4684., Spokane, WA 99220. Please visit our website: www.shalommeal.org

Shalom Ministries is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Consideration given to all applicants regardless of race, gender, religion, national origin

physical or mental disability, age, sexual orientation or gender identity.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $18.00 - $20.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Paid time off

Physical Setting:

• Casual dining restaurant

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:
Practice CDC guidelines

Experience:

• Restaurant experience: 2 years (Preferred)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Preferred)

Work Location: One location