Assistant Dining Services Coordinator
About The Position
Divided Sky Foundation is seeking an energetic, organized, food-safety conscious, and mission-driven Assistant Dining Services Coordinator to join their team. This role supports recovery work by planning and creating nutritious meals for guests, maintaining an orderly and clean kitchen, and providing operational leadership. The foundation values enthusiasm, integrity, kindness, perseverance, professionalism, and a strong sense of shared purpose. The work is described as meaningful and human, filled with joy, connection, music, gratitude, and celebration, with a belief that recovery opens the door to a fuller life.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Current Allergen Awareness Certificate and Serv-Safe certified (or ability to obtain within 30 days of hire), maintain certification while employed by DSF.
- Minimum three (3) years' experience in high-volume institutional food service, healthcare, shelter, school food service, or commercial kitchen.
- Proficiency in food service sanitation, proper food handling, and preparation.
- Must have or obtain within 30 days of hire obtain first aid and CPR card.
- MS Office proficiency including MS Word, MS Outlook, and MS Excel.
- Ability to work as a member of a team as well as independently
- Ability to maintain adequate inventory levels.
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as recipes, ingredient lists, safety rules, and policy and procedure manuals.
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions in written, oral, or diagram form.
- Flexible team player.
Nice To Haves
- Previous experience coordinating or leading kitchen service preferred.
- Full-time equivalent kitchen experience in a health care facility preferred.
- Excellent organizational, communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work effectively with guests, volunteers, vendors, and staff from diverse backgrounds.
Responsibilities
- Develop meal plans, including those for guests with dietary restrictions.
- Prepare and portion meals.
- Maintain strict cleanliness and sanitary conditions of food service areas and equipment.
- Plan menus that are flavorful, nourishing and reflective of seasonal selections.
- Provide oversight for guests with special dietary needs.
- Maintain a list with current guests’ dietary needs in the kitchen in a visible location for all kitchen staff.
- Order food, kitchen supplies, and cleaning products with consideration of budget and dietary guidelines.
- Facilitate monthly baking hands-on educational classes with guests.
- Implement and oversee kitchen and dining room cleaning and equipment maintenance schedule.
- Ensure continued high level of kitchen standard of cleanliness.
- Approve time off requests and timesheets as needed when acting in the Dining Services Coordinator’s absence.
- Perform all duties of a Cook.
- Serve as the acting Dining Services Coordinator in the Supervisor's absence.
- Adhere to and respect all DSRRP policies regarding past, present or future guests’ identity, address and presenting problems.
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- life insurance
- short- and long-term disability
- retirement planning
- generous paid time off
- Wellness Days
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
