Part-time Kitchen Staff

Hope Gospel Mission•Eau Claire, WI

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About The Position

Hope Gospel Mission is seeking a part-time Kitchen Staff member to assist with daily food service preparation and distribution, providing healthy and balanced meals for all residents. The position is scheduled Monday and Friday, 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m., with help required at Celebration Dinners on the last Friday of every month. Additional required events fall outside these hours. The role supports Hope Gospel Mission’s intentional, faith-based, healthy, and healing community. Program staff are expected to help create a trauma-informed, safe environment and foster healthy relationships and supportive community through their interactions with residents and others. Residents are not required to be Christians. The Kitchen Staff member obtains food and donations, oversees kitchen volunteers, prepares and portions meals, maintains food safety and kitchen processes, and provides meals for special events.

Requirements

Be a mature Christian and agree with Hope Gospel Mission’s faith statement.
Have strong interpersonal and critical-thinking skills.
Be able to navigate crises in a calm and professional manner.
Be computer literate.
Have a current driver’s license and meet Hope Gospel Mission’s insurance company approval requirements for driving mission vehicles.
Be able to regularly lift and carry up to 50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Previous kitchen or food-service experience.
Serve Safe Manager certification, or the ability to become certified upon hire.

Responsibilities

Create and maintain an intentional, faith-based, healthy, healing community.
Obtain food and donations to maintain meal service within budget.
Oversee kitchen volunteers, including orienting each person before they work in the kitchen.
Create three healthy meals each day and portion them for each resident.
Prepare dinners that can be finished and served in each house.
Ensure unlimited salad items and vegetables are available so residents have enough to eat.
Supply and stock condiments, milk, and other supplementary food items as needed.
Maintain hygiene and food safety standards in all kitchens.
Keep food rotated and fresh.
Implement and oversee kitchen food processes and procedures.
Provide meals for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, Celebration Dinners, and other events.