Cook III

The Jewish Board•New York, NY

About The Position

The Mishkon Division provides support and services in a healthy and safe environment for individuals with intellectual/ developmental disabilities living in residential programs and in community settings. Our core values are to provide a healthy and safe environment that promotes person centered planning, community integration, and close collaboration with families and the community. This is all accomplished through an Orthodox Jewish lens, and with an understanding that staff, at all levels of the division, is the determining factor in achieving positive outcomes for our clients. POSITION OVERVIEW: Prepare and cook meals with the ability to read and understand measurements and cooking instructions. To ensure proper stock levels of food are maintained.

Requirements

Ordering stock and supplies
Maintain cleanliness
Health and food safety
Knife skills
Multitasking
Team player
Reading and understanding menu
HS diploma preferred.
Ability to read and write and follow oral and written instructions.
1-2 years’ cooking experience and the use of unsophisticated tools.
Knowledge and experience with Kosher dietary laws required.
2 to 4 years of experience
English
Must have ability to use your hands in a skillful, coordinated way to grasp and manipulate objects and demonstrate small, precise movements.
Obtains a Food Handlers Certificate within 6 months of hire date.

Responsibilities

Adhere to Glatt Kosher Dietary Laws as required by the agency’s rabbinical supervisor.
Prepare meals in adherence to the standards of OPWDD’s modified texture requirements as well as to the specialized diet order provided by the dietician.
Prepare a minimum of 50-100 or more meals per day in a commercial kitchen, tastefully, with minimal waste and spoilage from menus provided by Dietician and Food Supervisor
Maintain a weekly supply of food based on existing inventory as well as weekly food purchases and then submit orders to Manager/Supervisor on a weekly basis.
Receive and review all food orders to ensure the appropriate Kosher certifications, quality and quantity.