Summary:

Alfred Street Baptist Church is seeking a dedicated and skilled Culinary Coordinator to join our team. The Culinary Coordinator will play a vital role in overseeing the coordination and maintenance of all kitchen and Fellowship Hall facilities and operations. This position involves ensuring compliance with health and safety guidelines, maintaining cleanliness, and fostering positive relationships with volunteers.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure kitchen workers adhere to safe service guidelines, including proper attire and hygiene practices.
• Stay informed about changing health codes and ensure compliance with current food service codes.
• Maintain cleanliness and upkeep of the kitchen, storage areas, and pantry.
• Coordinate periodic deep cleaning of the kitchen, pantry, and storage areas.
• Keep the pantry stocked with kitchen staples, monitor inventory levels, and submit timely purchase requests.
• Prepare and organize ingredients for cooking according to recipes and menu specifications.
• Cook and assemble short-order food items quickly and efficiently.
• Receive and/or return deliveries, ensuring accurate reconciliation.
• Ensure towels and linens are laundered and available for kitchen use.
• Oversee recruitment, training, coordination, and appreciation for volunteer kitchen workers.
• Train volunteers on potential hazards and best practices in customer service.
• Coordinate and direct volunteers for set-up, food service, break-down, and clean-up.
• Ensure proper décor, table settings, dining protocol, and service coordination for events.
• Efficiently coordinate Standard and Special Events, including some off-site events.
• Be flexible and responsive to unplanned events requiring kitchen facilities use.
• Foster positive working relationships with a diverse group of people and volunteers.
• Uphold professional worker relations and customer service practices.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Excellent customer service, interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Knowledge and use of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and database software desired.
• Ability to create positive working relationships with a diverse group of people and volunteers.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Professional, courteous, and friendly personality.
• Ability to anticipate project needs, discern work priorities, and meet deadlines with minimum supervision.
• Able to work evenings and weekends.

Education, Certifications, and Licenses:

• High School Diploma or equivalent education and experience.
• Current state Safe Serve Certification.
• 2 to 3 years of program or project support experience.
• Previous experience in culinary ministry coordination is desired.

Core Competencies Required:

• Hospitality: Generates a sense of hospitality through warmth, openness, and approachability; fosters connections within the church community and with visitors.
• Interpersonal Skills: Establishes good working relationships; works well with people at all levels; uses diplomacy and tact; is approachable.
• Attention to Detail: Consistently attends to small details; resolves unanswered questions; keeps the larger picture in mind while tending to details.
• Aesthetic Awareness: Demonstrates awareness of effective space organization; appreciates cleanliness and orderliness; values and tends to sacred space.
• Initiative: Enjoys working hard; is action-oriented and energetic; seizes opportunities; sets demanding but achievable objectives.
• Integrity and Trust: Seen as trustworthy; practices direct, honest, and transparent communication; responds with constancy and reliability.

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Qualified candidates should submit a cover letter, resume, and list of three references.

Alfred Street Baptist Church is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment that embraces and encourages different perspectives. We work to reflect and be representative of the communities in which we serve and in which we reside. Qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans who need assistance or accommodation in our job application process should contact careers@alfredstreet.org. An offer of employment is contingent on successfully passing a background check.