Executive Chef

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Shineforth is a nonprofit organization that provides a comprehensive array of programs to support children, teens, and parents as they work to overcome challenges. We equip families with tools for success so they can achieve their goals. As a national leader in helping young people and families, we also proactively identify unmet social services needs and develop the necessary partnerships to address those needs.

Shineforth is not just for kids. We are champions for children, teens, families and communities. Our guiding philosophy is to always do whatever it takes to help children and teens successfully overcome the toughest odds and create bright futures for them. We assist the child or teen by empowering the entire family to become stable, self-sufficient and caring members of their communities.

The Executive Chef is responsible for overseeing kitchen operations while maintaining a safe and sanitary work environment for the staff. They will prepare or direct the preparation of meals in accordance with programs and guidelines.

Plans regular and modified menus according to established guidelines.

Follows standardized recipes, portioning and presentation standards. Completes and utilizes daily production worksheets and waste log sheets.

Trains kitchen staff in food preparation, food safety and sanitation based on company and regulatory standards.

Establishes and maintains cleaning and maintenance schedules for equipment, storage and work areas. Ensure that kitchen staff follows and completes schedules as assigned.

Maintains inventory of food and non-food supplies to say within established guidelines while assuring that necessary product is available when needed.

Makes all decisions regarding utilization of leftover food products staying within company guidelines for these products.

Complies with federal, state and local health and sanitation regulations and department sanitation procedures as evidenced through local health department and third‑party audits.

Follows facility, department, and agency safety policies and procedures to include occurrence reporting.

Participates and attends departmental meetings, staff development, and professional programs, as appropriate.

Comply with all HACCP policies and procedures.

Participate in regular safety meetings, safety training and hazard assessments.

Other responsibilities and duties as assigned.

Customer focus
–Must demonstrate that customers including but limited to DOE, LEAs, FAPT, families, and students are a high priority. Able to effectively manage difficult or emotional customer situations. Respond to requests in a timely and effective manner. Provide quick resolution to customer issues and solicit customer satisfaction feedback.

Interpersonal skills
– Establish and maintain positive effective relationships with a variety of diverse groups/individuals. Offer assistance and support to colleagues. Respects the dignity and worth of every person and is sensitive to the needs, feelings and capabilities of others including their viewpoints. Resolve conflict by interacting in a non‑threatening, respectful and calm manner.

Teamwork
– Coordinates with and informs team members of plans and actions, follows through on commitments, and accepts personal accountability for results. Exchanges ideas and provides supportive contributions to move the team forward. Willingly volunteers to assist team members.

Feedback
– Listen to feedback without being defensive and keeps an open mind. Acknowledges feedback and commits to using suggestions to improve. Must be willing and able to present supportive and direct feedback suggestions to others for the purpose of improving.

Accountability & Reliability
– Takes ownership and responsibility for decisions, actions and results, delivers on commitments. Acknowledges and learns from mistakes, takes appropriate action to fix problems and reduce future errors.…