Cook- Part-Time

COVENANT HOUSE NEW ORLEANS•New Orleans, LA

9d•$16 - $0•Onsite

About The Position

The Cook prepares meals as planned and maintains cleanliness throughout the kitchen and cafeteria at Covenant House New Orleans. The role includes preparing menu items and dietary alternatives, serving meals, maintaining food-service documentation and inventory, and cleaning and caring for kitchen equipment and facilities. The position is part-time and requires regular availability every Saturday and Sunday; additional weekday availability is welcomed.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Minimum 2–5 years of experience in the hospitality or customer service industry.
Current food handler’s certificate.
Ability to accurately weigh and measure food quantities.
Ability to prioritize, read orders, menus, standard recipes, and task sheets, and plan, prepare, and execute meals within set deadlines while meeting standards for wholesomeness, quality, and quantity.
Supervisory skills to guide, train, direct, coordinate, assign, schedule, check, and supervise food-production staff.
Familiarity with operating and cleaning food-service equipment, particularly an automatic dishwasher.
Familiarity with preparing meals that meet allergen and dietary needs, including gluten-free, lactose-free, vegan, and vegetarian options.
Regular availability to work every Saturday and Sunday.

Nice To Haves

Additional weekday availability, Monday through Friday, is welcomed.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain positive, professional, and mentoring relationships with youth and staff in accordance with the Covenant House mission, principles, and core values.
Promote a peaceful, healing environment using trauma-informed care and positive youth development practices, including crisis prevention, intervention, and de-escalation.
Help ensure a welcoming, safe, secure, and homelike environment for youth receiving services.
Prepare menu items, including salads, soups, fish, meats, vegetables, desserts, and allergen-sensitive, dietary, vegan, or vegetarian options, as instructed by the Facilities Manager.
Prepare the daily SFS-6 Daily Food Service Production Record required by the Louisiana Department of Education, Division of Nutrition Assistance.
Assist with ordering supplies and maintain records and accounts according to organizational policies and procedures.
Maintain clean and sanitary work and dining areas.
Serve prepared meals in a timely and organized manner.
Document meals served and food quantities used, and prepare other reports as needed.
Operate the dishwasher, check that it runs at proper temperatures and uses proper chemical cleaners, and wash dishes generated by youth and staff.
Clean food-service equipment and facilities daily according to the established schedule.
Check and organize refrigerator and freezer inventory.
Perform regular preventative maintenance on appliances and fixtures.
Keep utility and storage areas neat and orderly.
Perform other duties as assigned.