Housing Monitor & Cook (8262)

House Monitor/Cook

Schedule/Hours: Weekday evenings and/or weekends; casual/on call as needed

This position is responsible for:

Accepts and processes residents staying in shelter overnight; monitors the activity of residents on an assigned shift ensuring safety, security and compliance to house rules; maintains accurate and complete records and logs containing pertinent information; ensures that shelter is maintained in a neat and proper order; Plans, prepares, cooks and serves nutritional meals and snacks in accordance with established guidelines and schedules; ensures all meals are prepared and served in a safe and presentable manner; cleans kitchen facilities, equipment, and appliances; maintains inventory of kitchen supplies and food in a neat and orderly manner.

Key Responsibilities:

• Checks clients into the shelter; prepares and monitors client intake cards; determines if client has been prepaid by sponsor or credit; prepares resident roster and maintains resident property records.
• Monitors the activities of the shelter residents ensuring safety and compliance with house rules; checks the security of all windows and doors; monitors cameras and makes periodic rounds of entire facility; records any unique situations occurring on assigned shift.
• Completes required paperwork representing client intake for the day; inputs data into the computer in order to maintain computer records and generate client lists; prepares, tallies, and balances monies with receipts; drops the money in the safe. Ensure that all rooms are in proper order before and after arrival of residents; checks fire equipment and ensures proper working order.
• Responds to emergencies in a calm manner and initiates appropriate corrective actions in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Cleans, cooks, and prepares a variety of foods and beverages utilizing kitchen equipment, utensils, and supplies in accordance with acceptable and economical cooking methods.
• Ensure that enough food is prepared based on the number of people to be served and that food is prepared in a timely manner as scheduled.
• Maintains a high degree of cleanliness in the kitchen and dining room; ensures that all meals are prepared in a safe manner; ensures all kitchen personnel practice proper personal hygiene.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• Work requires the ability to lift and carry and/or push/pull moderately heavy (25-50 lbs.) materials, supplies, and equipment. Moderate mobility: duties are usually performed by combinations of sitting, standing, and walking on a frequent change basis.
• Work requires performance of duties in social services environment where exposure to communicable and infectious diseases are possible.
• Ability to cook, taste, and smell food

Employee Benefits:

• None
• High school diploma or G.E.D.
• One-year experience cooking food for large groups, AND
• One-year experience performing security or social service work preferred, OR
• Any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS:

• None.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Veterans /Disabled