JOB TITLE: Kitchen Assistant

EMPLOYER: Martin Luther King Community Center

DEPARTMENT: Hunger Services

REPORTS TO: Kitchen Manager

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/04/2024

SUMMARY:

This position is responsible for maintaining a sanitary and safe environment for food handling, storage and service in compliance with state regulations.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist with food preparation.
• Maintain an orderly and clean prep area applying safe food handling practices.
• Assist in serving meals.
• Clean up after meal preparation, including all pots, pans, and serving dishes.
• Help unload and store supplies.
• Assist in any area of kitchen or dining room as requested by the Kitchen Manager.
• Clean dishwasher area after every meal, maintain a clean dishwashing area during meal, wipe off dishwasher and keep surrounding area dry and clean.
• Wash and put away all dishes, silverware and glasses.
• Performs other related duties as assigned
• Maintain positive and friendly customer services for volunteers, clients, and staff members

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• No prior experience or training.
• Other skills required:
  • Must be an individual who believes deeply in our mission.
  • Have courteous interactions with guests, clients, and staff.

COMPETENCIES:

• Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Keeps commitments; Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals; Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.
• Diversity - Demonstrates knowledge of EEO policy; Shows respect and sensitivity for cultural differences; Educates others on the value of diversity; Promotes a harassment-free environment; Builds a diverse workforce.
• Ethics - Treats people with respect; Keeps commitments; Inspires the trust of others; Works with integrity and ethically; Upholds organizational values.
• Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Safety and Security - Observes safety and security procedures; Determines appropriate action beyond guidelines; Reports potentially unsafe conditions; Uses equipment and materials properly.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Continually required to stand.
• Continually required to walk.
• Rarely required to sit.
• Continually required to utilize hand and finger dexterity.
• Continually required to climb, balance, bend, stoop, kneel or crawl.
• Continually required to talk or hear.
• Continually works around fumes, airborne particles, or toxic chemicals.
• Continually exposed to bloodborne and airborne pathogens or infectious materials.
• While performing the duties of this job, the noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
  • The employee must continually lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.