Culinary Supervisor

Catholic Health•Village of Garden City, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Culinary Arts Specialist will maintain all facets of the kitchen. He/She will be responsible for food prep and kitchen supply inventory. This person will work closely with the program supervisor to assure all of the above stated Kitchen/Food tasks are completed, according to the Department of Health/Child and Adult Care Food Program regulatory code.

Requirements

High School Diploma/GED
One year experience in cooking preferred.
Maintains NYS Driver’s license within agency criteria.
Computer literacy required.
Must be able to able to lift and carry(50 pounds)
Must be able to adapt to perform repetitious tasks of preparing and portioning foods under specific instructions
Flexibility in schedule as needed.

Responsibilities

Follow written and oral instruction to prepare portions of food
Prepares meals ensuring high quality, proper quantity and precise measurement
Operates all kitchen equipment including meat slicer, dishwasher, stove etc. Brings any malfunction to the attention of management in a timely manner
Responsible for maintaining the cleanliness of the kitchen, washes and sanitizes all dishes, utensils, glasses, pots and pans, etc
Assists in serving meals to individuals and staff
Acts as a resource to staff in regard to use of kitchen and it’s equipment
Liaison between program staff and management team with respect to client involvement in kitchen activities or program curriculum
Promotes a warm, caring environment in a professional, courteous manner
Provides coverage to the day programs when all kitchen functions are complete as directed by immediate supervisor or program manager
Required to drive agency vehicles for shopping, errands or other purposes as defined by the program supervisor.
Able to facilitate reports, participate in kitchen documentation (i.e., attendance in kitchen, progress on kitchen usage, and maintain schedule of kitchen usage).
Drives agency vehicle as needed for outings, & accompany trips on outings to assure that S.O.S. will be delivered as requested in plans of care.
Ensures that all vehicles meet agency regulations concerning gas, maintenance, and operations while using them for shopping/food delivery, etc.
Ensure that all individuals are provided equal kitchen opportunities as per the Day Habilitation Plan.
Available to provide classroom coverage as needed by request of Program Management Team.
Serve as coordinator for bus duty in conjunction with other clinical staff.
Assist in fundraising events.
Assures kitchen cleanliness.
Interrupts and reports suspected abuse to Administrator immediately.
Employee conducts themselves in conformity with the HIPAA Compliance Program, applicable institutional policies and procedures for individual privacy and the Mercy Hospital Electronic Information Security Policies and Procedures.
Job requires access to all individual protected health information (PHI), in accordance with the Health Information Privacy and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations.
Keeps Program Manager/Team Leader advised of significant issues.
Follows agency policy in regards to attendance.
Follows agency policy in regards to tardiness.