Experienced Cook

Fuel GREAT Futures

If you believe in the Boys and Girls Club of Truckee Meadows, you'll be excited by the possibility of working in our Clubhouse kitchen as a Cook!

At our East Ninth Street Clubhouse, you’ll have the opportunity to create healthy, tasty meals for community youth, inspired by GREAT values: Generosity, Respect, Encouragement, Accountability, and Trustworthiness. Boys & Girls Club is committed to practicing those values to create a community organization where you can be sure you’re making a difference.

We are looking for full-time applicants available from 6am to 3pm, Monday through Friday. This role also includes some evenings and weekends every month.

This position does require a minimum of two years of professional kitchen/restaurant experience, preferably with increasing responsibilities including:

• troubleshooting day-to-day issues during production,
• inventory management and ordering,
• and leading a brigade or kitchen team through production from start to finish,

as well as the skillset to cook "on-the-fly" and the skillset to read and follow recipes, including common culinary terms and conversions.

This position does require that you have your ServSafe Food Handler Certificate, as well as the ServSafe Manager Certificate or the ability to obtain the Manager Certificate within 90 days.

This position does require that you be over the age of 21 with a valid driver license and clean driving record.

You will have the opportunity to focus on creating healthy, tasty meals for youth members by:

• overseeing completion of menus and production lists for cafeteria service, including direct preparation of meals and snacks and determining menu substitutions;
• monitoring inventory and ordering supplies and food items as necessary, as well as manual stocking and rotating dry, freezer, and refrigerator storage; and
• providing direction to cooks, drivers, members, and volunteers as needed.

This position is expected to be highly accountable for kitchen oversite and completion of production, and being respectful and encouraging in the kitchen is key to this role.

In exchange, the Club offers extensive benefits:

• 100% employer-paid medical, vision, and dental plans, as well as complimentary Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, and Life Insurance coverage
• Support in obtaining ServSafe Manager certificate and other culinary training
• Free child care for school-aged children, and will be expanding into offering care for early childhood later this year
• 7% pension plan
• Tuition reimbursement and employee wellness services
• Pay ranges from $19 to $24 dependent on experience and related certifications.

These are some of the additional things you will do as a member of Boys & Girls Club kitchens team:

• Perform basic and advanced kitchen math, including adjusting quantities and measurement conversions.
• Follow all guidelines and requirements for grant-funded food service.
• Track food service and meals as necessary for grant reporting.
• Wash, chop, and sort ingredients.
• Maintain a clean and orderly work environment, including washing dishes, utensils, and cookware; sanitizing equipment and floors/areas; and trash removal.
• Encourage and motivate all staff and youth.
• Maintain the safety of our children and staff, and ensure an optimal experience for all.

We have great directors that can teach you skills on the job, but there are some things that will make you more successful as a Cook with Boys & Girls Club.

• You know all the ins and outs of food safety and are committed to maintaining the highest safety standards for the food that we serve to area youth.
• You want to bring positivity and respectfulness every day, as our kitchen staff interacts with youth on a daily basis and need to be visible role models.
• You believe in personal accountability for the quality and timeliness of the food that you serve.
• You respect your team and communicate when you are experiencing difficulty meeting responsibilities.

As part of our commitment to child and member safety, there are some additional steps that all hires will be asked to complete.

• You will need to provide references. These references will need to be professional references from previous work experience, but they do not need to be from your time in culinary roles.
• You will also be asked to complete a drug screen (which only includes drugs illegal in the state of Nevada), background check, and fingerprint check.

For more about what makes Boys & Girls Club a great place to work, visit our website and learn about all the ways we are supporting youth in the community.

Salary : $19 - $24