Kitchen Assistant (Homeless Services Bureau)

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

The Mission of the Homeless Services Bureau is to improve the quality of life of Boston's homelessness citizens by providing emergency shelter, social services, and housing searching services. We strive to affirm the dignity and human rights of each and every person that we serve. Homeless Services partners with governmental agencies, private homeless services providers, and homeless advocates to seek solutions to end homelessness. The Homeless Services Bureau is committed to helping individuals with any challenges that may have led to homelessness. We offer a broad range of services and over 800 beds in the City of Boston. We recognize that each homeless individual has his or her own story.

DUTIES

• Assists in the daily operation of high-volume institutional kitchen.
• Assists in preparing meals for both on-site and external contracts and catering customers.
• Assists in ensuring quality control measures and proper sanitation practices are followed for food preparation, storage and delivery. Works with offsite programs and customers to ensure food delivered is stored at proper temperatures within the appropriate timelines.
• Responsible for receiving, storing, rotating, dating and inventory control of food items.
• Stocks serving area and dining room supplies. Maintains order and cleanliness in all stock areas, refrigerators and freezers.
• Drives SOS kitchen truck to pick up and deliver food, supplies and other items to external sites/programs and customers. Loads and unloads truck.
• Fills requisition for supplies from other sites and programs, ensuring proper authorizations.
• Assists in the delivery/receiving of donations and keeps proper records.
• Attends biweekly kitchen staff meetings and weekly food production meetings.
• Work to help BPHC become an antiracist organization by meeting or exceeding the standards set by the BPHC Anti-Racism Policy.
• Performs other duties as required.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED / Previous experience in a high-volume institutional kitchen.
• Minimum of 5 years of driving experience. 2 years of commercial driving experience preferred.
• Ability to be flexible with hours when necessary.
• Requires working on Thanksgiving and Christmas Days, as well as other holidays when schedule requires.
• Must possess and maintain all licenses and certifications required by law. Sanitation certificate required or must be obtained within 90 days of hire.
• Must possess and maintain Certificate of Allergen Awareness Training at time of hire or must be obtained within 90 days of hire. Must thereafter possess and maintain active Certificate of Allergen Awareness Training as a condition of employment.
• Ability to bend, lift and carry stock up to 50 lbs.
• Good verbal and written communication skills. Attention to detail. Independent worker.
• Commitment to the promotion of health equity, inclusion, and diversity within BPHC and the community.· Knowledge of or willingness to learn about the role of public health in addressing racism, the social determinants of health, and inequities in health outcomes as well as strategies to advance racial justice and health equity.
• Valid, active Massachusetts (MA) driver's license and good driving record required. Applicants who do not possess a valid MA driver's license are eligible for hire but must obtain a valid, active MA driver's license within the first six (6) months of employment and thereafter maintain such license as conditions of employment.