Culinary Associate - Homeword : Job Details

Do you feel called to serve in a Christian Ministry?

Read on to find out what you will need to succeed in this position, including skills, qualifications, and experience.

Do you want to serve where you make a difference in the lives of others?

Are you looking for a life-changing work experience?

If so, consider joining us at the Atlanta Mission, where we provide life-transforming experiences for everyone that joins our team: employees, clients, donors, and volunteers. We serve over 1000 men, women, and children every day by providing food, shelter, clothing, counseling, vocational and spiritual guidance. We get to experience and witness radical life transformations.

As a Culinary Associate, you will serve within our ministry by performing various food preparation duties.

Areas of Responsibility

• Prepare a wide variety of foods for 500+ people, 3 meals a day, every week
• Follow a recipe and improvise when there is a shortage of ingredients
• Prepare components of each dish from our menu
• Adhere to serving portion sizes and basic meal prep procedures
• Set up and breakdown workstations to serve meals, while adhering to a schedule
• Ensure that all food prep areas and all food storage areas meet the required established standards
• Maintain cleanliness and organization in kitchen and dining area as required by established standards
• Work with a team of clients, temp, and/or volunteers to do prep work for other shifts
• Monitor product freshness and rotate dates using the FIFO method (First In, First Out)
• Organize, disperse, and properly store inventory
• Lead clients, temps, and/or volunteers when the Supervisor is not present
• Assist in loading the van for lunch and dinner transport

Skills/Experience

• A minimum of 1 year of food service operation experience
• Knowledge of various cooking procedures and methods (grilling, baking, boiling, etc.)
• Comfortable working with a team in a fast-paced kitchen environment
• Flexible with menus and meal prep and can problem-solve when ingredients are not available
• Ability to receive and incorporate instruction, feedback, and coaching effectively
• Clean MVR Record

Additional Information

You will uphold the following Christ-Centered values:

• Humbly Serve: You strive to live, love, and lead like Jesus
• Faithfully Steward: You honor and wisely use the time, talent, and treasures that God has provided
• Courageously Innovate: You are driven towards excellence, continuously learning, adapting, and improving
• Joyfully Celebrate: You intentionally appreciate and recognize all that God is doing in and through all the stakeholders of Atlanta Mission
• Strength in Unity: You embrace God's desire for oneness and kingdom-focused unity

We transform, through Christ, the lives of those facing homelessness.

Vision

We're a community united to end homelessness, one person at a time.

Purpose

That those we serve and those that serve come to know Christ, walk with Christ, and live for Christ.

Programs

We empower those experiencing homelessness in Atlanta.

Services we provide:

• Food and Shelter
• Critical Needs
• Addiction Recovery
• Job Attainment
• Counseling
• Spiritual Recovery
• Educational Services

Why Work For Us?

You can make a difference in the lives of over 1000 men, women, and children every day by providing food, shelter, clothing, counseling, vocational, and spiritual guidance. We get to witness radical life transformations.

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