Summary/Objective

The Kitchen Assistant is responsible for food service duties in a residential community correction facility. This position performs all duties per Wyoming Department of Health standards.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Prepares and serves meals for residents
• Receive and store all food deliveries
• Maintain inventory of kitchen stock supplies and notifies Kitchen Manager of reordering needs
• Records refrigerator and freezer temperatures
• Ensure Kitchen and Dining Room are clean and meet sanitation and safety regulations
• Document and submit reports regarding resident behaviors/incidents
• Wash dishes
• Other duties as assigned

Competencies

• Effective communicator; assertive when necessary
• Respectful and professional with all residents
• Ability to deal with confrontation in a calm and positive manner
• Ability to work well under pressure and in a fast-paced environment to meet tight deadlines
• Cost-conscious
• Confidential with patient information
• Continuous demonstration of behaviors aligned with a posture of servant leadership and our cultural values

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities but does serve as a coach and mentor for other positions in the organization.

Work Environment

This job operates in a residential community corrections facility, routinely using standard kitchen equipment such as stoves, scales, mixers, dishwashers, and knives.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk; hear; and taste or smell.

The employee is occasionally required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, and crouch.

The employee must frequently lift and move up to 50 pounds with assistance and occasionally lift and move up to 100 pounds with support.

Sufficient close vision is needed to perform duties such as checking the appearance of food, using a food processor and meat slicer, measuring ingredients, reading, writing, and taking food temperatures.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time or part-time status dependent on the position hired---the availability to work evenings, weekends, holidays, and overtime, as needed.

Travel

Little to no travel is expected for this position.

Required Education, Experience, or Eligibility Qualifications

• High School education or equivalent
• ServSafe certified (if not certified, training will be made available)
• At least two years experience as a Cook in a commercial setting
• Must be able to pass a background check with the Wyoming Department of Corrections and Bureau of Prisons

Preferred Education and Experience

• Institutional Cooking Experience

EEO Statement

Volunteers of America Northern Rockies is committed to equal opportunity for all, regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristics. Volunteers of America Northern Rockies will make reasonable accommodations for known physical or mental limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants with disabilities unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you are interested in applying for an employment opportunity and feel you need a reasonable accommodation pursuant to the ADA, please contact us at 307-672-0475.