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Health Services - Cook
2008-09-27 09:59:46(380)
food, beverage, hospitality
downtown / civic / van ness
WHO WE ARE
Since 1984, Larkin Street Youth Services has been committed to helping San Francisco’s most vulnerable youth ages 12-24 move beyond street life. This commitment has fueled the development of a comprehensive continuum of services that is nationally recognized as a model of innovative and effective care. We offer stability, safety, and the opportunity for a better life.
Larkin Street’s continuum provides a range of housing options—from immediate emergency shelter to permanent supportive housing—in addition to essential wraparound services that offer kids the resources and skills they need to exit street life. Supportive services include education, technology and employment training; healthcare, including mental health, substance abuse, and HIV services; and case management.
Our success rate in helping kids get off the street for good testifies to a simple truth: Given safety, shelter, compassion, guidance, and enough positive options, kids can find their own solutions. We believe all youth deserve the chance to reach their full potential and contribute their best to the world.
Assisted Care is a 12 bed RCF-CI (licensed) facility for youth (18-24) living with HIV/AIDS. After Care provides housing subsidies, case management, and support services to youth (18-24) housed in the community who are living with HIV/AIDS. The program offers comprehensive psycho-social, educational, vocational, and employment opportunities to the participants served to ensure their successful transition into greater independence and self sufficiency. There is an emphasis on serving young adults with behavioral health and substance abuse needs.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
The primary role of the AC/AC cook is to oversee the provision of nutritious meals and snacks to youth within the mission and goals of Larkin Street Youth Services. The position’s duties include management of the day-to-day operations of the AC/AC kitchen. This position does food ordering, food shopping, menu planning, cooking, kitchen cleaning and occasional cooking for the other residential programs of the agency. The need to adhere closely to a weekly food budget and to maintain adequate records is of key importance. The position is also responsible for providing safe food handling, menu planning and nutrition education to program staff and clients and for providing cooking groups for youth.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
•Responsible for purchasing of food and kitchen equipment for AC/AC
•Prepare daily nutritious breakfasts, lunches and dinners at AC/AC and at other program sites as needed;
•Ensure compliance with all licensing, health department and other applicable regulations regarding food and kitchen.
•Responsible for adhering strictly to program food and equipment budgets
•Plans menus for meals and snacks for the program one month in advance. Maintains these menus on file.
•With assistance of the residential counselors, serve meals and clean up.
•Provide trainings to program staff on safe food handling, menu planning, nutrition, etc.
•Hold regular cooking groups for youth
•ensure the maintenance of a safe and clean physical kitchen environment
QUALIFICATIONS
•B.A degree in culinary or nutrition studies preferred
•Demonstrated ability to plan, prepare, and coordinate meals for large groups of people
•Experience managing multiple budgets
•Valid CA drivers license and acceptance onto LSYS agency insurance
•Strong computer skills including Microsoft Word and Excel
•Ability to work independently and have excellent time management
•Must also have ability to work with high-risk youth and with diverse staff, clients, and volunteers.
•Experience working with youth is highly desired, especially at-risk, homeless or runaway youth.
CHARACTERISTICS
Candidates applying for this position will possess:
•Extreme passion for our agency’s mission in maintaining a positive, upbeat attitude
•Exceptional organizational skills with reliability and consistency in work performance
•Flexibility with a team player mentality
•Ability to work with minimal to moderate supervision
•An extreme focus on good judgment with a proactive approach to problem-solving
•Ability to maintain a professional demeanor with great interpersonal and communication skills
•Ability to multi-task with the capability to learn quickly and integrate efficiently
PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE
•Maintain professional standards of performance, demeanor and appearance at all times.
•Perform tasks and responsibilities in a complete and timely manner, complying with agency policies and standards and conforming to the requirements of this job description.
•Maintain a creative, team-building, cooperative approach to job performance and seek to bring a constructive, problem-solving orientation to all tasks.
•Maintain an awareness of the agency’s mission and work to promote the positive individual and social change goals it embodies.
•Exercise discretion and professional judgment at all times keeping with the responsibilities carried personally and by the agency for the care and welfare of staff and to the youth in which we serve.
•Actively strive to upgrade professional skills through engaging in appropriate professional training and experience.
•Maintaining the strictest of confidentiality.
•Ability to work with a diverse staff and excel in a multi-cultural environment.
HOW TO APPLY
Qualified candidates should submit their cover letter and resume to:
employment@larkinstreetyouth.org
In your subject line, please include CL-HC - Cook
You may also submit your cover letter and resume via mail to:
Larkin Street Youth Services
Attention: Human Resources
Job Code: CL-HS - Cook
1138 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
No Phone Calls Please
Larkin Street Youth Services is an EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. Larkin Street Youth Service seeks qualified candidates with interest Non-Profit Sector or Social Work. We committed to embracing diversity and consider all applicants for all positions without regard to color, ethic background, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, HIV/AIDS status, veteran status, or any other legally protected class. We encourage applicants of diverse backgrounds to apply for any open position in which they feel qualified.
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