Sous Chef

Essential duties include:

• Prepare food for school groups, weekend conferences, and Summer camps.
  • Observe all food quality, safety and sanitation procedures.
  • Adhere to prescribed food-handling procedures.
  • Read and execute recipes as assigned.
  • Carry out dishwashing procedure using automatic dish machine and/or manual 3- compartment sink technique depending on need.
  • Organize and set up dish wares/ bus station for in-house meals.
  • Breakdown and clean up after in-house meals.
  • Additional duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

The ideal candidate must be of legal working age. Experience working in a high-volume or quantitative food service operation preferred. Excellent knife skills and knowledge of scratch cooking soups, sauces, dressings, and a la carte items preferred. Excellent guest service-minded attitude and a desire to work with children a must. The candidate must possess the ability to read, analyze, write, and interpret recipes, dietary restrictions, and all related correspondence. The individual must be able to work in a team environment, as well as independently, and will keep a flexible schedule not to exceed 30 hours per week, including evenings until 7:00 pm and some weekends.

• Must have the ability to communicate verbally and in writing in the English language.
• The individual must be able to perform the essential functions of the job satisfactorily as outlined. Where necessary for a qualified individual with a disability to perform the essential functions of the job, reasonable accommodations will be provided.
• While performing the duties of this job the employee must be able to walk between campuses. The noise level in the kitchen is moderate to high.
• While performing the duties of this job the employee is often exposed to industrial strength cleaning chemicals, hot equipment, cold equipment, institutional size equipment and sharp objects.
• Must be able to stand an average of 8 hours per day.
• The employee may be required to lift up to fifty (50) pounds.
• Employee must have a valid driver's license and meet our driving record policy due to use of a government automobile.
• All employees of the Conservancy are required to pass a background/fingerprint check prior to start of employment.