Food Service Specialist
Food Service Specialist
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12-04-2025
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Job Description
- Do you love to cook
- Looking for an inspiring place to work
- Is your workplaces commitment to social justice and a healthy work culture important to you
Join DFYFs team that is inspiring hope strengthening families and transforming communities!
Who we are:
Directions for Youth & Families offers communitybased mental health and prevention services that utilize a resiliencyoriented and traumainformed framework. DFYFs programs are divided into 3 categories: Treatment Prevention and Education. DFYF offers specialized mental health counseling kindergarten readiness afterschool and summer programming to meet the diverse needs of our youth and family population. DFYF proudly serves over 6300 youth adults and families each year. All of our programs strive to fulfill our mission to build and inspire hope healing and resilience for youth families and communities through counseling and education.
Position overview:
Directions for Youth and Families is seeking an energetic and creative individual to be a part of our afterschool program and fill the position of parttime Food Service Specialist. This position is responsible for preparing and /or facilitating the preparation of daily meals and snacks for afterschool youth participants. Duties include setup stocking and preparing food in accordance with DFYF healthy meal plans ensuring cleanliness proper safety procedures and organizing kitchen walk in coolers and storage areas. The Food Service Specialist must comply with all applicable sanitation health and personal hygiene standards and follow established food production programs and procedures. The specialist is responsible for appropriate use of facility supplies and equipment to ensure all good efficiently used.
Essential functions:
- Weekly Shopping for and preparing all foods served using established production procedures and systems.
- Determines amount & type of food/supplies required for established menus
- Weekly inventory of supplies & food
- Sets up proper serving portions of food for distribution
- Complies with established sanitation standards personal hygiene and health standards.
- Observes proper food preparation and handling techniques
- Stores food properly safely and with proper date & item markings and perform daily temp. checks of refrigerator & freezer
- Reports necessary equipment repair and maintenance to supervisor/program manager. Maintain daily production reports
- Correctly prepares all food served following standard recipes and special diet orders
- Plans food production to coordinate with serving hours to provide excellence in quality temperature and appearance of food
Competencies:
- Excellent collaboration & communication Skills
- Customer/client Focus
- Time Management/flexibility
- Ability to work well under pressure
- Price conscious
Work environment:
Employee will frequently be exposed to extreme heat and noise
Physical demands:
Employee is occasionally required to sit stand reach lift bend kneel stoop climb push and pull items weighing up to 50 lbs. The position requires manual dexterity auditory and visual skills; and ability to follow written and oral instructions.
Interested applicants please submit Cover Letter & Resume
Additional requirements:
High School Diploma or equivalent
Prior experience in related food service position
ServSafe Certification
Valid Drivers License and insurance
What makes us great:
Meritbased pay increases
Mileage reimbursement
Amazing coworkers
A healthy positive culture
No oncall
No weekends
Our Mission
Build and inspire hope healing and resilience for youth families and communities through counseling and education
Our Vision
Building healthy individuals strong families and safe communities through innovative treatment and prevention services
Our Values
Quality Diversity Accessibility Acceptance Collaboration
Investment in individuals families and communities
Build and inspire hope healing and resilience for youth families and communities through counseling and education
Our Vision
Building healthy individuals strong families and safe communities through innovative treatment and prevention services
Our Values
Quality Diversity Accessibility Acceptance Collaboration
Investment in individuals families and communities
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full Time
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