Entry Level Chef - Dietary Manager
IRENE WORTHAM CENTER INC · Asheville, NC 28803
Position Summary
Responsible for preparing meals for all of the Day Service programs and maintaining a clean and sanitary work area.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Prepare the food served to children, staff, volunteers, foster grandparents, ADA clients, and homebound residential clients.
- Understand general nutrition requirements.
- Maintain Manna Records of food used/purchased. Keep a daily log of the number of staff and participants served and the amount of food prepared for breakfast, lunch, and snacks for staff, school, and ADA programs.
- Knowledge of meal patterns is required in NC Child Care programs and CACFP.
- Develop weekly menus that meet the CACFP requirements and record substitutions.
- Wash dishes and utensils used in the preparation of food.
- Clean the stove, countertops, and other kitchen surfaces daily.
- Supervise and train any assistant cooks.
- Clean refrigerator, freezer, cabinet, and stove periodically.
- Order weekly food, central supplies, and miscellaneous supplies for school programs. Shop for items that cannot be ordered.
- Understand and maintain the environmental health sanitation requirements.
- Maintain daily food service records.
- Maintain inventory and supplies for all residential group homes.
- Routinely research prices to maintain the lowest price for supplies and food purchases.
- Keep accurate records to allocate purchases for each department for accounting purposes.
- Supervise and be responsible for receiving money for breakfast, lunch, and snacks sold to s ff. Turn in money weekly to the Finance Department.
- Supervise volunteers and clients assigned to the dietary department.