Job Description:

• Do you love to cook?
• Looking for an inspirational place to work?
• Is your workplace’s commitment to social justice and a healthy work culture important to you?
• Join DFYF’s team that is inspiring hope, strengthening families, and transforming communities.

Who we are:

Directions for Youth & Families offers community-based mental health and prevention services that utilize a resiliency-oriented and trauma-informed framework. DFYF has provided innovative, culturally sensitive, and successful programming to the Central Ohio community since 1899, through our predecessor Crittenton Family Services. DFYF offers a variety specialized programs to meet the diverse needs of our community. Presently, DFYF’s programs are divided into 4 categories: Counseling & Clinical Services, Kindergarten Readiness, Parenting Services, and Afterschool & Summer programming. DFYF proudly serves over 5,000 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 part-time 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 set-up, 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 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 menu’s
• 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