Cook Kitchen Food Service
Community Psychiatric Institute
Job Description
Job Description
Cook Kitchen Food Service Specialist
Monday to Friday7:00am to 3:30pm Community Psychiatric Institute, a leader in Behavioral Healthcare and Substance Abuse treatment in Essex County for over 50 years has an opening for a full-time Cook - Kitchen Food Service Specialist in our adult Partial Care Program.
If you have a passion for food & enjoy working in a helping and supportive community environment this is an excellent opportunity. Work under the direction of our program director to help manage and work with our other kitchen team members to assist with daily breakfast and lunch preparation & food service in a community behavioral health social service program in accordance with the Department of Agriculture's CACFP standards.
Responsibilities:
- Work directly with other kitchen and administrative staff to coordinate daily, weekly and monthly meal planning under the Department of Agriculture's CACFP guidelines. .
- Daily food prep, cooking and serving of breakfast and lunch for approximately 130 individuals daily ensuring that all meals are nutritious and delicious.
- Maintain and uphold standards of sanitation and safety for food prep, cleanliness of all areas of kitchen and storage as required by local and State health departments.
- Maintain a neat appearance at all times.
- Keep kitchen and work areas clean and orderly.
- Ability to communicate in a friendly and professional manner with agency staff, patients of the program and other community partners.
- Assist with program food pantry sponsored through partnership with the Community Foodbank of NJ.
- Maintain all necessary Food Service records including Menus, Meal Counts, Kitchen Logs, and all Food purchase receipts and invoices.
- Conduct regular inventory and ensure rotation of all food products utilizing a FIFO system.
- Utilize sanitary and safe food handling techniques, including: use of gloves & hairnets, maintaining good personal hygiene, washing & sanitizing all serving & preparation equipment properly and labeling, dating & storing food correctly.
- Perform other related duties as needed.
Required:
- Valid New Jersey Driver's license for at least 5 years with good driving record .
- Food Safety & Food Handling knowledge.
- Patience and a supportive attitude.
- 5 years Kitchen/Cooking/Food service experience.
- Knowledge of food services equipment.
- Current Safe Food Hander certification or willing to attend required course within 30 days of hire through ServSafe.
- Knowledge of Child Nutrition Program (CACFP) and food safety regulations a plus.
Excellent Benefits package including:
- 10 days annual Paid Vacation
- 6 days annual Paid Sick & personal time
- 7 annual Paid holidays
- Health & Dental Insurance eligibility
- Paid Life insurance
- Opportunity to enroll with AFLAC
- Opportunity for enrollment in CPI's Retirement Plan and Tax Deferred Annuity Plan.
- Employee discounts
Vacancy posted 16 days ago
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