COOK FRIENDSHIP HOUSE in Billings, Montana at FRIENDSHIP HOUSE OF CHRI STIAN SERV

Job Title: Cook

Supervisor: Program Manager

Description:

Friendship House of Christian Service is a Faith faith-based community Development Agency located in the heart of the Billings’ “South Side” neighborhood.

Our primary focus is building a healthy community based on holistic family programming. The main function of Cook is to plan, prepare, serve and maintain the data on the nutritious and appealing diet for the youth and families we serve. Likewise, as a part of the larger staff this employee will seek to provide a physically and emotionally safe place for all youth participants, staff, and visitors; effectively implement food service and healthy eating activities designed to meet program goals and outcomes; and measure, track, and report program effectiveness against established goals and outcomes.

Schedule: Mon-Fri, Occasional evenings and weekends for events or projects

Food Service Responsibilities:

• Provide healthful and appealing food for all program participants
• Facilitate a clean work environment in the kitchen and serving areas
• Order, process, invoice, bill, shop, secure, and serve menu item needs
• Maintain monthly menus and inventory management
• Follow the kitchen task frequency chart and deep clean chart.
• Provide a physically and emotionally safe place for all youth participants, staff, volunteers and visitors.
• Ensure a positive, safe, and effective food program experience for every participant.
• Operate food program using established guidelines, policies, and procedures.
• Prepare, implement, clean up, and evaluate food service activities.
• Prepare and cleanup meals, classrooms, playground, etc., where food is served
• Utilize the systems for measuring, tracking, and reporting program effectiveness against program goals and outcomes.
• Learn, meet, and maintain all State Child Care licensing requirements and ensure regulations are followed at all times.
• Consistently and proactively seek out ways to improve program effectiveness (impact) and efficiency (cost).
• Be on duty and on-site during program hours.
• Be a liaison with local vendors, Family Service, Billings Food Bank, and Montana Food Bank Network to secure the necessary purchased and donated food resources.
• Utilize volunteers for assistance in the kitchen, garden, and meal service.
• Other duties as assigned

Garden Service Responsibilities:

• Plan, develop, maintain, and grow the garden program, as directed.
• Plan, develop, and administer garden-based learning curriculum, as directed.
• Supervise the harvest, cleaning, marketing, and sales of garden produce, as directed.
• Be the liaison with Master Gardeners to provide oversight for gardening projects and development, as directed.
• Develop, maintain and implement a master garden plan, as directed.
• Utilize volunteers for assistance in the kitchen, garden, and meal service.
• Other duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENT:

Friendship House of Christian Service is a faith-based community development agency located in the heart of the Billings South Side neighborhood. We are a privately funded 501(c)3 non-profit, evangelical Christian ministry. Since 1957, we have served as a family and community resource center dedicated to improving the spiritual, social, emotional, and economic conditions of the South Side by providing services and opportunities for children, youth, teens, adults, and families. We consider every position to be essential in the fulfillment of our ministry and Mission Statement. All employees must:

• Be able and willing to share the Gospel and participate in the spiritual activities of Friendship House of Christian Services, including leading/participating in prayer, devotions, bible studies, etc.
• Subscribe to Friendship House of Christian Services Statement of Faith, Core Values, and Qualifications for Employment upon hire and continuously while employed.
• Adhere to the Friendship House of Christian Services Employee Handbook.