Assistant Cook
IMPACCT Brooklyn is one of Brooklyn's premier nonprofit community development corporations providing services borough-wide. The organization works hand-in-hand with low and moderate-income community members and stakeholders to preserve and develop affordable housing, promote commercial revitalization to strengthen local businesses, create homeownership opportunities, protect tenant rights, combat predatory lending practices and prevent home-loss. Founded as Pratt Area Community Council, Inc. nearly 60 years ago, IMPACCT Brooklyn now serves as a catalyst for neighborhood stabilization and revitalization with a focus on Central Brooklyn and has brought people together to build an equitable, diverse, engaged, and flourishing community.
IMPACCT Brooklyn seeks an Assistant Cook who will be responsible for providing support to the Cook in the preparation and service of meals. This includes prepping ingredients, cooking items, planning meals, and cleaning up the kitchen throughout the day in our supportive housing department. The kitchen assistant's responsibilities include assisting with inventory control, removing garbage, washing garbage cans, and clearing refrigerators, freezers, and storage rooms.
To be successful as the Assistant Cook, you should exercise exceptional time management and ensure that all duties are completed in a timely manner. Ultimately, an outstanding Assistant Cook should be able to comply with all food health and safety regulations. This position reports to the Cook.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Properly cleaning and sanitizing all food preparation areas according to established standards of hygiene.
- Washing and appropriately storing all cooking appliances, instruments, utensils, cutting boards, and dishes.
- Deep cleaning water dispensers, oven, stove top, and range hood.
- Assisting the Cook with the preparation of meal ingredients, which includes washing, cleaning, peeling, cutting, and chopping fruit, vegetables, poultry, and meat.
- Sweeping and mopping the kitchen floors as well as wiping down kitchen walls and countertops.
- Assisting with the unloading of delivered food supplies.
- Organizing, cleaning and correctly storing food supplies.
- Promptly transferring meal ingredients from storage areas to the kitchen as per the Cook's instructions.
Requirements:
- Proven experience assisting in kitchens.
- Must hold a food handler's license or demonstrated ability to achieve within 2-4 months.
- Sound knowledge of food health and safety regulations.
- The ability to stand for extended periods.
- The ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
- The ability to work in a team.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills.
- Effective communication skills.
Physical Demands and Work Environment
The physical demands and work environment 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 the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk; use hands for fine manipulation, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to sit, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
Benefits and Wages
Hybrid work schedules; competitive pay; paid time off including vacation, personal, and holidays; 403(b); tuition reimbursement; Flexible Spending Account; medical insurance; Employee Assistant Program; and other fringe benefits.
Hourly Rate Range: $20.00 to $24.50
FLSA and Employment Status
Non-exempt, part-time, 3PM – 7PM
Interested candidates should send a resume and cover letter to [email protected]
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IMPACCT Brooklyn is an equal opportunity employer, drug-free workplace, and complies with ADA regulations as applicable. All applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, national origin, ancestry, physical/mental disability, medical condition, military/veteran status, genetic information, marital status, ethnicity, alienage or any other protected classification, under applicable federal, state, and local laws. By completing this application, you are seeking to join a team of hardworking professionals dedicated to consistently delivering outstanding service to our customers and contributing to the financial success of the organization, its clients, and its employees. Equal access to programs, services, and employment is available to all qualified persons. Those applicants requiring accommodation to complete the application and/or interview process should contact a management representative.