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About the Role

Project FIND's mission is to provide low- and moderate-income and homeless seniors with the services and support they need to enrich their lives and live independently. The Kitchen Aide assists with meal preparation, food service, and maintains kitchen sanitation standards.

Responsibilities

• Assist with meal preparation, cooking, portioning and serving food.
• Assist with meal service, and packaging and/or delivery of meals as needed.
• Clean and sanitize pots, pans, cooking utensils and trays.
• Assist with cleaning and sanitizing kitchen, kitchen equipment, as well as dining, serving and food storage areas.
• Empty waste baskets and garbage cans.
• Receive, unpack, store and label food and supplies according to funder mandates and protocols/procedures.
• Maintain the Center’s kitchen in accordance with policies established by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYSDOHMH) and New York City Aging.
• Attend mandatory in-service trainings.
• Facilitate and adhere to daily/weekly cleaning schedules and ensure that highly used areas are appropriately cleaned and sanitize regularly.
• Take and record temperatures of meals prior to service and follow mandates and procedures to ensure compliance.
• Take and record temperatures of refrigerator(s) and freezers(s) in the mornings and afternoons to ensure equipment is operating according to specs.
• In absence of janitor, assume responsibilities for cleaning other areas of center and garbage removal.
• Perform other appropriate tasks as deemed necessary by your immediate supervisor or task manager.
• Coverage and/or travel from one local site to another may be required occasionally.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED required and/or prior experience in a kitchen position (preferably with senior center experience).
• Ability to lift heavy objects – up to 50lbs.
• Work with clients who are 60 or older (preferred).
• Work may be conducted either inside or outside of the center where needed.
• Walking, climbing, standing, and lifting are required.

Work Type

• Full-time

Education Level

• High School Diploma or GED

About the Company

• Project FIND's mission is to provide low- and moderate-income and homeless seniors with the services and support they need to enrich their lives and live independently.
• Today Project FIND operates three supportive housing residences that are home to about 600 people and four senior centers with over 3,000 members.
• Members and residents range from the healthy and active to the frail and homebound to the homeless.
• For all these men and women, Project FIND is a critical resource, providing housing, meals, and programs that help individuals navigate the challenges of aging by encouraging community engagement and healthy living.
• Visit our website at: www.projectfind.org.

Equal Opportunity

• Project FIND participates in E-Verify, which confirms employment authorization through an electronic database maintained by the Social Security Administration and Department of Homeland Security.
• The E-Verify process is completed in conjunction with the Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification.
• E-Verify is not used as a tool to pre-screen candidates.