Kitchen Assistant

　　Job Details

　　Job Location

　　Ronkonkoma Residential - Ronkonkoma, NY

　　Position Type

　　Per Diem

　　Education Level

　　High School or GED Equivalent

　　Salary Range

　　$17.78 - $26.68 Hourly

　　Travel Percentage

　　None

　　Job Shift

　　Morning

　　Job Category

　　Food Services

　　Description

　　SUMMARY

　　This role assists with prep work in the kitchen and supports the cook in providing three meals per day for all patients.

　　ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following.

　　Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned.

　　Receives deliveries and stores food in refrigerators and freezers.

　　Rotates stock in containers to maintain freshness.

　　Cleans food preparation areas and removes garbage from the kitchen.

　　Makes lists of items that need to be ordered for campus cooks and assists in keeping the kitchen organized.

　　Prepares the ingredients for Campus cook to prepare the entrees and meals that are offered on the menu.

　　Washes, chops, grates, and slices vegetables to go in various dishes.

　　Cuts and slices meats to the appropriate portion sizes.

　　Complies with special food handling requirements for certain restricted diets

　　Assists in cleaning the kitchen

　　COMPETENCIES (KSA’s)

　　Problem Solving

　　Decision Making

　　Communication

　　Teamwork

　　Stress Management

　　Judgment

　　Attention to Detail

　　Cleanliness

　　Creative

　　Safe Food-Handling

　　Qualifications

　　REQUIRED EDUCATION

　　High school diploma or GED

　　Associate degree in culinary arts from a community college or technical schools preferred

　　LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS

　　NYS Serv Safe certificateREQUIRED EXPERIENCE

　　Previous restaurant experience.

　　On-the-job training in knife use and safe and sanitary food handling procedures.

　　WORK ENVIRONMENT

　　This job operates in an indoor office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, and photocopiers.PHYSICAL DEMANDS

　　The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities.

　　Regularly required to sit, use hands, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear.

　　Frequently required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel or crouch and lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

　　Phoenix House is an Equal Opportunity Employer providing equality of opportunity to all who are protected against discrimination by law, regulation or executive order, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. EEO is the Law: Applicants and employees are protected under Federal law from discrimination. Click https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf to learn more.