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About the Role
DREAM has partnered with Brigaid to build its own in-house food service program, launching in Fall 2023. This program will serve meals to students and staff, and will eventually expand to provide curated food programs for alumni, families, and community members. Part-Time Cooks will work closely with the Brigaid Program Chef and kitchen team to execute DREAM’s vision of a best-in-class food and nutrition program. This is an exciting opportunity for culinary professionals committed to supporting the community’s engagement with food to help execute a one of a kind food program in service of DREAM’s students and families.
Responsibilities
- Complete food preparation and basic prep work as directed by the Brigaid Kitchen Manager, including washing, cutting, portioning, and staging ingredients or prepared foods.
- Support meal assembly, plating, packaging, and distribution in accordance with menus, recipes, portion standards, and service plans.
- Serve meals to students and staff in a welcoming, respectful, and efficient manner; help maintain orderly serving and dining areas.
- Follow all food safety, sanitation, allergen-awareness, and temperature-control procedures, including required HACCP practices and applicable USDA, New York State, and NYC Department of Health requirements.
- Wash dishes, sanitize equipment and surfaces, remove waste, and maintain clean, organized kitchen, storage, serving, and dining spaces throughout the shift.
- Receive direction from Brigaid kitchen leadership and communicate promptly about supply needs, service issues, student feedback, food quality concerns, or safety risks.
- Support opening and closing routines, including setting up service areas, replenishing supplies, breaking down service, and securing food and equipment.
- Support special meals, suppers, community meals, events, and other food service activities as assigned.
- Perform other related duties that support a high-quality, safe, and student-centered food service program.
Requirements
- 18 years of age or older.
- Ability to follow English-language written and verbal instructions, recipes, portion guidance, and food safety procedures.
- Ability to work collaboratively with Brigaid kitchen staff, DREAM employees, students, families, and school leaders.
- Strong reliability, organization, cleanliness, and attention to detail.
- Commitment to providing respectful, welcoming service to a diverse student and school community.
- Ability to receive feedback, learn new procedures, and adapt to changing schedules or service needs.
- Commitment to DREAM's mission and belief that all students can succeed.
- Ability to lift, carry, and push supplies and boxes up to 50 pounds.
- Ability to stand for long periods of time, bend, kneel, and reach to store/retrieve supplies.
- Occasional environment exposures to inclement weather.
Skills
- Food preparation
- Meal assembly
- Plating
- Packaging
- Distribution
- Food safety
- Sanitation
- Dishwashing
- Equipment sanitization
- Waste removal
- Organization
- Cleanliness
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Attention to detail
Location
- Mott Haven
- East Harlem
- Highbridge
Work Type
- Part-Time
Experience Level
- Prior experience in food service, school food service, hospitality, custodial service, or a related setting preferred; professional cooking experience is welcome but not required.
Education Level
- High school diploma or equivalent, required
- NYC Department of Health Food Protection Certificate preferred; willingness to complete required training before or shortly after starting.
Salary/Compensations
- $18.00/hour
Benefits
- 403(b) retirement plan, with employer matching up to 4% after one year of employment (12-month continuous period) in which you work a minimum of 1,000 hours
- Disability benefits
- Referral bonuses
- Access to our Employee Discount Program, offering savings on travel, entertainment, retail, and more
- High-performing part-time staff have the opportunity to apply for the DREAM Teaching Fellowship, through which they earn a Masters degree and become full-time teachers at DREAM.
About the Company
- Originally founded in 1991 as Harlem RBI, DREAM has grown to annually serve more than 2,500 youth across East Harlem and the South Bronx through a network of seven PreK-12, extended-day, extended-year DREAM Charter Schools and community sports-based youth development programs.
- Through our commitment to rigorous academics, social-emotional learning, deep family and community engagement, and health and wellness, we create lifelong learners who are equipped to fulfill their vision of success in and out of the classroom.
- We dream big, as well, with an aggressive five-year plan to expand to serve 3,500 students across seven schools—growing our organization’s impact and leveling the playing field for all children.
- To learn more, visit wearedream.org.
Equal Opportunity
- At DREAM, diversity, equity, and inclusion are a matter of mission.
- From our schools to our playing fields, DREAM is committed to building a team where each individual can bring their full identity and experience to work because representation matters—it enriches our team culture, enhances our ability to innovate, and strengthens our impact in and out of the classroom.
- DREAM engages staff that represent and appreciate the diversity of our majority Black and Hispanic student body, while working to ensure that our practices are equitable, welcoming, and productive.
- We are dedicated to creating a world where youth, especially youth of color, have permission to dream—along with the tools and opportunities to make their dreams reality.
- DREAM provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local laws. If accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact your recruiter.