Shelter Kitchen Operations Coordinator

Shelter Kitchen Operations Coordinator

Full-time (40 hours): Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday 11am-7pm

Sojourner Family Peace Center employs dedicated, hardworking professionals who want to be of service to others and make a difference in Milwaukee and surrounding communities. If you have a desire to help support survivors and work with passionate colleagues, whose personal and professional experience is as diverse as the clients we serve, this may be the position for you.

Overview

Under the direction of the Director of Hotline and Shelter Services, the Shelter Kitchen Operations Food Coordinator coordinates or prepares nutritious meals for residents at the Sojourner Emergency Shelter, ensures adequate food supply, and maintains an orderly kitchen that adheres to all required food safety and sanitation practices. This position is responsible for maintaining and documenting processes and relationships with partners and tracking costs and cost savings as well as providing analysis of costs and presenting cost saving opportunities.

Total Rewards Program We Provide

Competitive Pay $22.00/hour

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

Short-Term Disability Insurance

Group Life Insurance

403B Retirement Plan with Generous Match

Comprehensive Wellness Program

Flexible Spending Accounts

Generous PTO Policy

5 Wellness Days

Paid Holidays

Employee Assistance Program

Voluntary Benefits through Colonial Life Insurance

Professional Development Opportunities

What are the Job Responsibilities?

1. Coordinate meal donations from the community which includes picking up meal and food donations from local businesses.

2. Plan and/or prepare breakfast, lunch, and dinner meals for residents of the Sojourner Emergency Shelter. Ensure that residents have an adequate food supply, especially prior to days off, weekends, and office closings. Communicate clear instructions needed to safely heat, store, or discard meals prepared in advance.

3. Practice safe food handling and sanitation guidelines. Wash serving pans, dishes, and work areas to maintain a clean and orderly kitchen environment. On a weekly basis clean fridge, freezers, and other food storage areas thoroughly. Document cleaning activities in log for compliance and historical reference needed for site inspections and other audits. Load and unload dishwasher.

4. Create weekly menus and share with residents and supervisor. Ensure that the weekly menu is posted in the shelter the week prior (i.e. every Sunday or Monday for the week ahead).

5. Enlist resident help and monitor when appropriate to volunteer for tasks, coach on food safety, and educate regarding nutrition.

6. Maintain current ServSafe Food Handler certification or complete the certification during the first three weeks of employment.

7. Record temperatures on all refrigerated units and keep dry areas where foods are being stored clean and orderly.

8. Track inventory of goods received and distributed, rotating and disposing of expired items as needed.

9. Ensure all kitchen equipment is in safe working order and supplies for kitchen are kept stocked and stored correctly. Keep a log of kitchen equipment so that the kitchen is properly stocked with right equipment and properly maintained/repaired.

10. Order food items, utilizing partners and donations with supplemental purchasing. Track all costs and provide monthly updates and trend reports.

11. Work with the Development Team to source food items and meals and build and maintain relationships with food partners and other potential partners.

12. Coordinate volunteers who are assigned to the kitchen and shelter. Assist with training, monitoring, and coaching volunteers, interns, and employees.

13. Create a welcoming and clean kitchen environment for all.

14. Ability to work a regular schedule and have regular attendance at the workplace.

15. Practice agency polices and safety in the workplace.

16. Participate in all mandatory meetings and trainings, including internal department meetings and as a representative to the agency at partner meetings.

17. Uphold and exhibit the agency’s Core Values.

18. All other work-related duties and projects as assigned.

This position has grant funding secured through December 2027. This position requires a fingerprinting background check.

Required Education and Experience

High School Diploma or equivalent. Knowledge and experience in safe food handling practices. Maintain a current ServSafe Food Handling certification or earn within first three weeks of employment. Reliable transportation for shopping and food pick up.

Preferred Education and Experience

Experience in residential food service and knowledge of common dietary restrictions. Current ServSafe Manager Certification.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

Communication Skills

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, logs, and procedure manuals. Ability to prepare menus, write instructions, track inventory and costs, and author written analysis on inventory, costs, and trends. Ability to communicate effectively with residents and other employees of the organization coming from diverse backgrounds and going through traumatic situations. Model compassion and patience.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

Other Skills and Abilities

Requires the ability to operate a variety of standard business machines, such as a computer and the job related software, a keyboard, calculator, telephone, FAX, photocopier, etc.

Reliable Transportation

Must have reliable transportation, valid Driver’s License, insurable driving record, and automobile insurance with minimum limits of:

1. Liability Coverage: $25,000 per person and $50,000 of 2 or more people for injury or death

2. Property Damage: $10,000

3. Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist: $25,000 per person and $50,000 for 2 or more people injured

Physical Demands

The physical demands 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 sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee frequently is required to talk or hear. The employee is required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 40 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 60 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The position is an office-based position.

Apply using our online application system at . The review process will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Please apply and upload your resume directly to our web site; we do not access resumes posted in Indeed.

Sojourner complies with all federal, state, and local employment laws, providing equal employment opportunities without discrimination. In accordance with federal requirements, we will ensure that hiring, promotion, and workplace practices remain aligned with applicable laws and regulations.

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