NUTR - Assistant Chef (Temporary-3 months)

Asian Counseling and Referral Service • Seattle, WA

2d • $24 • Onsite

About The Position

ACRS seeks a part time Assistant Chef (Temporary-3 months) who assists Lead Chef with the overall administrative and production tasks for the senior meal program kitchen, serving King County’s Asian and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander elders and other vulnerable adult populations. Helps prepare and serve culturally familiar meals and foods and provide culturally competent, multi-lingual service to visitors of the senior nutrition program.

Requirements

• Minimum of 1 year experience planning menus and preparing meals for 65 or more guests is required
• Requires current Food Handler’s Permit.
• Knowledge of standards of menu preparation, food preparation, serving, kitchen procedures, safe food handling, and other safe kitchen practices is required.
• Ability to prepare foods for special groups (i.e. people with special dietary needs) and familiarity with cooking Asian/Pacific Islander cuisine required.
• Experience with instruction and cooking for large groups.
• Ability to Supervise kitchen staff and volunteers.
• Demonstrated ability to direct and supervise kitchen staff and volunteers.
• Demonstrated organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficient in using modern workplace technology, including collaboration tools, communication platforms, and business applications for document creation, scheduling, and data management.
• Able to learn new systems quickly, navigate digital workflows, and use online tools and resources to support day-to-day work.
• Must have reliable transportation.
• If using a personal or agency vehicle to fulfill job duties, must have a valid driver’s license and be insurable under ACRS’s auto policy.
• If using personal vehicle, must have current auto insurance.
• Follows all agency policies and procedures as outlined in the Employee Handbook.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience working in a commercial kitchen or senior nutrition site, with knowledge and experience in cooking Asian cuisine is preferred.
• Fluency in one or more Asian and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander language preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assists Lead Chef in menu planning and preparation of meals and snacks for all Nutrition Programs, to include: ensuring advanced menu planning and meeting budget requirements; assisting in obtaining healthy and nutritious ingredients using Food Life Line and supplementing from local farms and food distributors.
• Assists in maintaining all menus, recipes, Food Temperature Log and other paperwork as required by WA State Licensing, USDA regulations and the City of Seattle Senior Services guidelines.
• Works with Lead Chef to ensure meals meet USDA food program guidelines and requirements.
• Adheres to and ensures others are informed and adhere to safety, nutrition, food handling, personal hygiene and sanitation requirements and USDA requirements.
• Collaborates with staff on kitchen usage, cleaning and storage practices, and overall management of kitchen spaces, to include: helping to ensure refrigerators and freezers are clean; food labeled and disposed of as required by WA State Licensing, USDA regulations and the City of Seattle Senior Services guidelines.
• Under supervision of Senior Nutrition and Assistance Manager and Nutrition Services Supervisor, assists with ensuring kitchen operations are maintained on the Lead Chef’s regularly scheduled days off.

Benefits

• 1 hour per 30 hours of sick leave, accrued from day 1, available to use after 60 days of employment
• 403b Retirement savings account
• Employee assistance program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed