Goshen Cafe Assistant

Boys & Girls Clubs of Elkhart County•Goshen, IN

10d

About The Position

Goshen Club Cafe Assistant Job Summary: This position assists with planning, preparing, and serving food while supervising members utilizing the cafeteria in a high-energy, enthusiastic manner. Work Schedule: 12.5 hours per week Monday-Friday, 2:30pm-5:00pm Duties & Responsibilities: Under the direction of the Cafeteria Supervisor, the main responsibilities include maintaining the health and safety of all children in the assigned area. This involves ensuring that all staff members understand and adhere to behavioral expectations, maintaining proper lighting and ventilation in the room, keeping both the eating area and kitchen clean according to Department of Health standards, following food handling and preparation procedures diligently, keeping the area free from hazards, ensuring all equipment is in good condition, greeting strangers at the entrance, and being prepared to implement emergency procedures when necessary. Ensure that members’ self-esteem is maintained or enhanced by use of the Youth Development Strategy. Ensure that food is served at assigned times. Provide a culture where members respect and seek advice from staff regarding problems in or outside of the Club. Create an on-going message in all programs and interactions that members need to make appropriate choices about their educational, personal, physical, and emotional needs. Assure that members are held accountable for their behavior. Continually model and teach character, morals and ethics. Build positive relationships with parents of members. Act as an advocate of our members and the Club, both inside and outside the Club. Perform administrative tasks, such as filling out reports, forms, etc. as assigned.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED
Must be at least 18 years old.
Demonstrated competence working with youth
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Team player with high energy and strong interpersonal skills.
Ability to assist in preparation, serving and clean-up in the cafeteria area.
Ability to follow Serve Safe procedures.
Ability to assist in the preparation of food/snacks.
Ability to follow cafeteria cleaning procedures.
Position may require standing/sitting for extended periods of time, reaching overhead, above the shoulders and horizontally, bending at the waist, and ability to lift, carry, pull or otherwise move objects up to 20lbs.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual Preferred

Responsibilities

Maintaining the health and safety of all children in the assigned area.
Ensuring that all staff members understand and adhere to behavioral expectations
Maintaining proper lighting and ventilation in the room
Keeping both the eating area and kitchen clean according to Department of Health standards
Following food handling and preparation procedures diligently
Keeping the area free from hazards
Ensuring all equipment is in good condition
Greeting strangers at the entrance
Being prepared to implement emergency procedures when necessary
Ensure that members’ self-esteem is maintained or enhanced by use of the Youth Development Strategy
Ensure that food is served at assigned times
Provide a culture where members respect and seek advice from staff regarding problems in or outside of the Club
Create an on-going message in all programs and interactions that members need to make appropriate choices about their educational, personal, physical, and emotional needs
Assure that members are held accountable for their behavior
Continually model and teach character, morals and ethics
Build positive relationships with parents of members
Act as an advocate of our members and the Club, both inside and outside of the Club
Perform administrative tasks, such as filling out reports, forms, etc. as assigned.