Job Title: Chef Assistant
Department: Holy Cross Retreat House/North Easton, MA
Reports To: Holy Cross Retreat House Director
Category: Casual, 20 hours per week
Schedule: Friday-Monday, 5 hours per day
Summary
As the Chef’s assistant, you will play a crucial role in supporting the culinary operations of our retreat house. This position requires flexibility, as you will assist the chef in various tasks, including meal preparation, cooking, and kitchen and garden maintenance. Additionally, you should be comfortable working independently when needed.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
(Includes the following: other duties may be assigned.)
- Assist the chef in meal preparation, including chopping vegetables, preparing ingredients, and following recipes.
- Work independently as a prep cook to ensure that ingredients are ready for use during meal service.
- Cook independently for occasional day retreats/breakfasts/as-needed relief cook for the chef.
- Support the chef in cooking and serving meals to retreat participants, adhering to established dietary guidelines and restrictions.
- Assist in retreat house garden maintenance, including planting, harvesting, occasional weeding, and other duties as needed
- Maintain cleanliness and organization of the kitchen, including washing dishes, sanitizing surfaces, and storing food properly.
- Assist with inventory management, including restocking supplies and monitoring food and supply levels.
- Assist with local produce pickups/occasional grocery runs.
- Demonstrate flexibility and adaptability in responding to the dynamic needs of the retreat house.
Qualifications
- Previous experience working in a kitchen environment, preferably in a similar role.
- Ability to work independently and efficiently, with minimal supervision.
- Flexibility to adjust to changing priorities and responsibilities.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Commitment to maintaining a positive and calm atmosphere within the retreat house.
The requirements listed represent the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Education and/or Experience
A High School Diploma or equivalent is required, and three (3) years of relevant experience is strongly preferred.
Computer/Office Equipment Skills
Basic familiarity with standard office equipment such as copiers, fax machines, telephones with voicemail, and computers is preferred.
Other Qualifications, Skills, and Abilities
This position requires basic oral and written communication skills and outstanding interpersonal communication skills. This position requires the ability to work independently, make routine decisions as they pertain to areas of responsibility, solve practical problems, work well alone and as part of a team, welcome volunteers and communicate their duties, multi-task, and recognize and set priorities. The ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals is required. Basic mathematical skills such as computing and converting weights and volumes as pertains to food purchasing and preparation are required as well as the ability to plan and meet budget requirements.
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 job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, twist, bend, talk or hear, and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust and focus.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
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https://holycrossusa.applicantpro.com/jobs/3437462-828546.html