Lancaster Program Chef - Brigaid

Description

Brigaid has partnered with the Lancaster School District (Lancaster SD), a preK-8 district located about 60 miles northeast of Los Angeles.

The district serves over 15,000 students across 20 schools-14 elementary, four middle, one 6-8 STEAM, and one alternative education program.

We're hiring a Program Chef to help Lancaster SD improve the overall quality of food offerings, increase the amount of scratch cooking in the district, and improve student satisfaction.

The Program Chef would serve as a long-term fixture in the district, working closely year-round with both district leadership and kitchen teams to plan, implement, and train in service of these goals.

The Program Chef would also work on the ground to train teams at the school kitchens on organization, food safety, and basic cooking techniques in order to increase their scratch cooking capability.

The Program Chef would be supported by the eventual hire of a Brigaid Chef, who would work during the school year in service of these goals.

• Work with district kitchen teams to implement best practices and new protocols. Your job will be to set the highest example in quality and food safety for district employees to uphold every day, then to reinforce these standards and continue to monitor progress and adherence.
• Interface with food service employees, managers, and supervisors from a wide variety of backgrounds in ways above and beyond a strict teaching capacity, including the possibility of engagement with the school and broader community.
• Independently plan, manage, and document visits to district kitchens, fill out daily chef journals for internal recordkeeping, and participate in regularly scheduled Zoom calls with the Brigaid HQ team to discuss progress.
• Assist with any jobrelated tasks, including, but not limited to, receiving and storage of food and supplies, kitchen setup and breakdown, recipe scaling, food preparation, packing, serving, cleaning, dishes, etc., recognizing that other duties not listed may be required as needed.
• Follow all Brigaid/school district protocols and standards of conduct according to the Brigaid and school district employee handbooks.
• Adhere to all United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Department of Health (DOH) guidelines and regulations.

• At least 5 years of professional cooking experience in a noninstitutional setting, including at least 2 years in a kitchen supervisory role (high volume cooking experience is a plus).
• ServSafe Manager certified, or the ability to take a Brigaidsponsored 8hour ServSafe Manager course and pass the exam during the initial training period.
• Strong understanding of proper food safety practices.
• Strong cooking ability, with understanding of all basic cooking techniques.
• Strong leadership and teaching skills.
• Ability to lead, direct, and inspire food service teams.
• Ability to use high volume kitchen equipment.
• Ability to follow recipes and use basic math to determine preparation quantities.
• Good verbal and communication skills.
• Well versed in USDA National School Lunch Program (NSLP) standards and regulations, or the ability to learn and adhere to these standards.
• Basic computer literacy, including Microsoft and Google programs and Zoom.
• Flexibility in accommodating emergencies or changes in schedule.
• Ability to work well under pressure and coordinate tasks.
• Ability to work well with others in a team environment.

• Ability to travel between various district school kitchens in a timely manner (and the possibility of carrying kitchen/culinary equipment during this travel).
• Ability to lift and carry heavy objects up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to walk around and stand for long periods of time.
• Proof of negative skin prick TB test is required.

• 100% companypaid health insurance a gold level plan through Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
• 100% companypaid dental insurance through Guardian
• 100% companypaid vision insurance through Guardian
• 100% companypaid short

• 10 days of paid vacation to start
• 14 paid federal holidays
• 6 days of paid sick leave
• 401k with 4% company match

• Depending on the requirements of specific partner organizations, we may ask that you provide proof of COVID19 vaccination.