Kitchen Coordinator - Kairos

The Kitchen Coordinator manages daily kitchen operations, ensuring nutritional standards, meal preparation, and cleanliness while coordinating with food providers to help residents develop cooking and menu planning skills.

Plan and prepare balanced meals, serving 21 weekly meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) along with snacks, while coordinating special resident events in collaboration with the site team.

Meet with residents to develop menu items that cater to individual dietary needs, such as vegetarian, diabetic, low sodium, or renal diets, ensuring that nutrition standards are met, especially for those with health issues stemming from homelessness.

Ensure compliance with health and safety standards, including License and Inspection and Serv Safe regulations, while managing corrective actions from inspections and maintaining similar standards in additional kitchens at the site.

Order and maintain inventory of food and kitchen supplies, adhering to the annual budget while keeping accurate records of purchases and submitting necessary documentation, all while communicating with the Program Manager and vendors to ensure quality and cost-effectiveness.

Assist residents to gain advanced skills for future employment opportunities by supervising residents with hands on skill building in the kitchen.

Project HOME offers a competitive compensation package which includes health, prescription, dental, and vision coverage at minimum cost to our employees, company funded life and disability insurances, paid parental leave, spending accounts, and 401K plan with 100% matching contributions up to 5% of compensation. Additionally, we offer generous PTO accruals which includes paid sabbatical leave.

High School Diploma/GED, at least 3 years of experience in cooking for large groups or in an institutional setting, Serv Safe Managerial Certification required.

Knowledge of balanced menu planning to ensure nutritional standards are met.

Experience managing a budget.

Valid Pennsylvania driver's license.

Proficient in computer use with strong written and verbal communication skills.

Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills for effective collaboration with staff and residents at all levels.

Strong ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both verbally and in writing.

• Work that primarily involves standing/walking and some lifting.

Project HOME provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Project HOME prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type.

The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job. Management may, at its sole discretion, assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.