NC - Kitchen Lead

Job Description

Job Description

Kitchen Lead Job Description

We are on a mission to recruit, develop, and retain outstanding educators. Research, along with our professional experiences with teachers and students, reveals the indisputable impact a highly qualified teacher has on student achievement. Quality teachers are the key to the success of our students and they are the foundation of our entire educational community. Our goal is to employ the finest educators from around the country, provide them with excellent professional development and career support, and, together, create opportunities that inspire us all.

Capital Prep Schools mission is to provide historically disadvantaged students with the college and career-readiness skills needed to become responsible and engaged citizens for social justice.

Capital Preparatory Schools seeks passionate educators to join our community for the 2019-20 academic year.

At Capital Prep, we love teachers and refer to them as Illuminators. Each of our Illuminators are dedicated to providing students with an enriching and invigorating educational experience. With a focus on academic rigor and achievement, we expect our staff to collaborate, problem-solve, and commit 100% to our students’ success.

The Kitchen Lead leads a team of 2-3 employees, coordinating cooking operations for the school’s kitchen. Areas of execution include employee training, quality control, recipe consistency, monitoring food safety at all stages, and ensuring accurate student meal counts.

The Kitchen Lead will report to the Director of Operations.

Job Responsibilities :

Supervise day-day operations of the kitchen team.

Prepare and cook meals and snacks including proteins, sauces, grains, produce, or baked goods daily according to recipes.

Serve as lead quality control for taste, appearance and portioning.

Train, coach and develop staff on standardized recipes.

Follow all DOH and food safety guidelines

The position is responsible for the kitchen area.

Reporting meal counts on a daily basis.

Maintain school meal tracking system

Tally daily meal counts and enter into the tracking system

Prepares meal reports

Coordinate with regarding student allergies

Other duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS :

High School Diploma with a minimum of 3 years of experience in the Food Service Industry, preferably in a school setting.

Food Service, or Nutrition experience preferred.

Computer skills required

NYC Food Handler Certification / License