Kitchen Program ManagerAllThrive 365 (formerly Foundation for Senior Living)

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  • Not-remote
  • Total comp
    Expected total yearly pay with bonus and equity at target, including any base pay.
  • Salary
  • Peoria, AZ

Job Summary


Position Summary 

Responsible for the overall preparation, planning and serving of congregate and home-delivered meals for Senior Center Services.

This position provides supervision for 2-3 direct reports and 1-2 indirect reports

 

Essential Functions:

% of Time

Supervisory

Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with AllThrive 365’s core values, agency policies, procedures and applicable laws: Responsibilities include:

  • Actively participates in the interviewing and selection processes of open requisitions.
  • Assists with ensuring new employees are successfully onboarded and trained in their role.
  • Supervises and trains cooks, assistant cooks, volunteers and other temporary kitchen helpers.
  • Ensure program operations meet company policies and service delivery compliance requirements.
  • Supervises the preparation and use of equipment and tools required for meal preparation and service delivery, with special emphasis on sanitation requirements and cleanliness.
  • Supervises the cleaning of the kitchen tools and associated equipment to ensure safety, cleanliness and sanitation requirements are met.
  • Work in a collaborative manner with members of the team to address daily service delivery needs in a timely fashion. 

35%

Functional/Operational

  • Plans the daily menus for AllThrive 365 senior centers, ensuring all nutritional requirements are met contractual requirements.
  • Creates all recipes used in AllThrive 365 Senior Centers per nutritional requirements outlined in contracts. 
  • Review and approve any menu changes.
  • Places food orders and/or monitors food orders placed by designee. 
  • Maintains kitchen and food supplies for home kitchen.
  • Performs routine audits for sanitation and menu adherence for all AllThrive 365 Senior Center kitchens. 
  • Provides guidance and supervision for direct reports and volunteers in preparation and serving of congregate and home-delivered meals. 
  • Ensures proper storage of food and supply items to maintain quality, sanitation and accessibility for use.
  • Ensures meal service delivery portions, temperature and sanitation standards are maintained.
  • Completes invoicing process for billing payments. 
  • Engages in fundraising activities for the Congregate and Home Delivered Meal Programs.
  • Assists with activities conducted by the staff or volunteer organizations.

 

60%

Miscellaneous

  • Other duties as assigned

5%

 

Requirements

Education/Experience/Credentials/Knowledge/Understanding

  • Associates degree in nutrition or food services, or equivalent experience.
  • Three years’ experience in planning, preparation and serving of large quantities of food. (Formal training in food services may substitute for experience.)
  • Extensive knowledge associated with handling, preparation and cooking of food items in quantities necessary for 100-150 meals.
  • Basic knowledge of nutritional requirements for seniors.
  • Demonstrates knowledge and ability to follow sanitation requirements, standards and procedures.
  • Ability to read and follow approved recipes and menus.
  • Minimum of three years’ experience working with older adults, adults with physical disabilities, and adults experiencing mental health issues.
  • Possess a Safe Serv Certification or ability to obtain within 60 days of position entry.
  • Possess a valid unrestricted driver license and be insurable by AllThrive 365.
  • Clear fingerprint background screening through the Department of Public Safety and comprehensive. background clearance to include a physical, drug screen and other. 
  • Must be at least 21 years of age.

Preferred:

  • Bilingual English/Spanish.
  • Kitchen management experience.
  • Encouraged to obtain CPR/First Aid certification within 60 days of position entry.

Skills:

  • Displays excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build rapport and garner trust with others.
  • Demonstrates strong organizational, planning and time management skills.
  • Proficient in the use of the Internet; and in the use of Microsoft Windows Office Applications such as Outlook, Word and Excel

Abilities:

  • Able to comprehend, retain, and follow regulations and policies set out by Area of Agency on Aging Contract
  • Willingness and ability to embody AllThrive 365’s core values:
    1. COMPASSION 
    2. GROWTH 
    3. RESILIENCE 
    4. OPENNESS

WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.  

  • Works in well-lit, ventilated kitchen. Kitchen environment is warm and humid from cooking and sanitation equipment.
  • Works with or near machinery, sharp tools and refrigeration equipment.
  • Requires reaching, stooping and moderate lifting of up to 25 lbs.
  •  Requires standing for prolonged periods.
  • Must not have any restrictions for physical work for which reasonable accommodation cannot be made.


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