Utility Worker - Kitchen Assistant

Boston, MA (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=39++Boylston+St+Boston+MA+USA+02116) • Food Services

Job Type

Full-time

Description

Salary: $19.25 per hour

Job Summary:

The Utility Worker - Kitchen Assistant serves as the primary point of contact for purposes for maintaining a clean and safe kitchen and dining room. This includes performing sanitation duties on a regular basis. The Utility Worker - Kitchen Assistant may be called upon to manage the dining room, assist in the preparation and serving of meals and receiving department orders.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• Performs assigned sanitation duties including pot washing, cleaning equipment, sweeping and mopping floors after each meal period, cleaning kitchen equipment, storage areas, washing walls, shelving and countertops.

• Operates dishwashing machine during any meal period as needed.

• Maintaining and cleaning of walk-in freezer and dry storage areas.

• Reports cleaning supply needs to supervisor,

• Maintains compliance with health and safety codes, performs tasks according to the policies and procedures of Saint Francis House.

• Retrieves and prepares meal ingredients for the Cook, which includes washing, peeling, cutting and slicing ingredients.

• Follows HAACP principles in meal service including dining room and kitchen operations as required to serve our guests in a food safe and healthy environment.

• Directs/assists volunteers with dining room sanitation (busing tables, wiping tables, etc.) as well as help as needed for pantry services.

• Responsible for the preparation and service of beverages.

• Performs receiving functions for the food service department.

• Must be available to work on weekends and holidays as assigned.

• Adheres to agency code of conduct.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School degree or equivalent, required.

• Further education in culinary arts a plus.

• Six months of kitchen and dining room related experience.

• Equivalent combination of education and experience may substitute.

• Completion of a culinary training program is desirable but not required.

• Ability to obtain and maintain ServSafe Certification if requested or required.

• Experience working within homeless services a plus.

• Lived experience with homelessness and/or recovery a plus.

• Human Service shelter or program experiences a plus. Bi-lingual in Spanish a plus.

SFH is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where all staff can reach their fullest potential. We welcome – everyone who have lived experience of homelessness and/or recovery, and those who have faced historic barriers to competitive employment, in particular Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), and those who are multi-lingual or multi-cultural and members of the LGBTQ+ community.

Salary Description

$19.25 per hour