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Kitchen Assistant

Insight Housing
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 16 Jan 2025
💰 $46,260/yr

About the role

Compensation: $23.13/hour Schedule: Monday-Friday from 11:30am-8pm  Benefits:   
  • Free Dental & Vision
  • 19 Paid Holidays- Including 4 Mental Health Days
  • Retirement Plan with a match
  • Paid Training
  • 10-year anniversary sabbatical
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Professional Development Allowance
  • Paid Parental Leave benefit
  • Discounted Pet Insurance
  • Affordable Health Insurance, including a free healthcare option for employees
  • 50% coverage paid by employer for dependents (vision, dental, health)
  • and many more!
  Company OverviewFor more than 50 years, Insight Housing has provided a comprehensive range of housing, food, and support services to help those in need move from homelessness into a safe and affordable home of their own. We serve in seven counties in the bay area - Alameda, San Francisco, Contra Costa, Solano, Sacramento, San Joaquin, and Amador County. We are proud of our team members who are very dedicated to our mission of ensuring everyone in our community has a home through supportive, equitable, and sustainable housing solutions.  Program Overview The Insight Housing Meals Program serves nutritious and delicious meals to people who are experiencing food and/or housing insecurity. We have a large commercial kitchen and dining room at the Hope Center in Berkeley and serve 3 meals per day to the 32-bed Men’s Shelter and 12-bed Veterans at the Transitional Housing programs as well as deliver food to other residential programs in Berkeley. During the weekdays, we provide a sit-down Community Meal for over 100 diners.  Position Summary Under supervision of the Meals Program Manager, the Hope Center (HC) Kitchen Assistant will assist with meal preparation and serving and be responsible to ensure that the kitchen and dining room are clean, sanitized, stocked and up to health code standards.   Essential Duties and Responsibilities
  • Assist with food preparation including washing, cleaning, peeling, cutting, chopping fruit, vegetables, and meat.  
  • Assist staff and volunteers to serve Community Meals diners.
  • Break down and set-up dining room tables and chairs at least three times daily to accommodate food service & social activities.
  • Perform a wide array of cleaning duties including mopping floors, bussing and cleaning/disinfecting tables and chairs after each meal; cleaning/disinfecting kitchen equipment, cleaning food storage areas and kitchen; washing dishes, loading/unloading dishwashers; garbage removal etc. 
  • Assist the Program Manager to maintain the daily/weekly/monthly “Deep Cleaning Tasks Tracker” in accordance with Public Health requirements.
  • Drive own or agency vehicle to deliver meals to various agency sites as assigned. 
  • Assist with food and food supply delivery loading, unloading, and proper storage process. Exercise safe lifting and moving techniques.
  • May assist Manager with weekly inventory to determine the weekly order of food and food supplies.
  • May assist in collecting meal counts and other statistics.
  • Participate in promoting a safe, healthy, and clean working environment consistent with agency’s health and safety practices. 
  • Attend and participate in all meetings and trainings as assigned. 
  • Complete and submit timesheets in a timely and accurate manner.   
  • Work within the framework of Insight Housing’s Code of Conduct. 
  • Perform other tasks as assigned.  
Qualifications 
  • Experience cooking, cleaning, or providing kitchen support preferred.
  • Ability to complete CPR/First Aid Training. 
  • Knowledge of food safety procedures.
  • Maintain flexible schedule and be available to work shifts on short notice and to work overtime when required. 
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