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Café Assistant Manager, Santa Rosa
Associate Chef, San Rafael and Sonoma County
The
Café Assistant Manager position is 35 hours/week and available immediately. The ideal candidate for this job has at least 1-2 years of restaurant cooking and management experience, preferably in the whole foods arena. He or she will have the ability to stay calm and organized in a fast paced environment, and work with both adult and youth volunteers in an empowering, respectful and kind way.
The
Associate Chef, position will begin in November, 2017 as a 3/4 time position and may go to full time in early 2018. The ideal candidate for the job is a dynamic person with a passion for Ceres' mission, at least 3 years of experience as a chef, preferably in the whole foods arena, a love of and experience working with teens. He or she will have the ability to stay calm and organized in a fast paced environment, and work with both adult and youth volunteers in an empowering, respectful and kind way.
We will be accepting applications for the positions through Sunday, October 8, 2017. Candidates should send a cover letter expressing why they are interested in working at Ceres Community Project and how their experience and skills match the position, along with a current resume and three references with the reference's name, email address and daytime contact info to:
[email protected]
We will acknowledge receipt of your application and, if we would like to speak with you further we will contact you by October 23. We apologize that we are unable to communicate personally with each applicant.
Below are job descriptions for each position. Please help us spread the word about these openings at Ceres by passing this email on to anyone you know who may be interested. Thanks so much for your support of Ceres Community Project.
Warm regards,
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Founded in 2007, Ceres Community Project creates health for people, communities and the planet through love, healing food and empowering the next generation. We have three program sites in San Rafael, Santa Rosa and Sebastopol, as well as a Café and a Catering Department at our Santa Rosa site. For more information, please visit
www.CeresProject.org.
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- Food as Medicine: We support primarily low-income people struggling because of a serious health challenge with home-delivered nourishing organic and locally produced meals, nutrition education and the caring support of the community.
- Youth Development Program: All the meals we provide are prepared by youth ages 14 and up who volunteer in our 3/4 acre food production garden and three commercial kitchen sites in Marin and Sonoma counties. Youth learn about growing, cooking and eating healthy whole foods and the connection between diet and health, develop life and work-ready skills, and experience their power to make a difference.
- Community Education: We educate clients, youth and the whole community about the vital importance of a diet based on healthy organic and locally-produced foods, and provide the knowledge, skills and inspiration for people to make and maintain real change in how they eat.
- National Replication: We have trained thirteen communities nationally to replicate our model.
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Position Title: Ceres Café Assistant Manager
35 hours/week, Non-Exempt
Rate of pay: $16/hr. + depending on experience
Start date: Immediately
Location: Santa Rosa, CA
Eligible for benefits including health insurance, paid holidays and paid time off after 60 days.
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Position
The Assistant Manager is responsible for assisting the Café manager in managing many aspects of the Ceres Cafe, including daily operations, and training and mentoring both paid youth staff and youth volunteers.
The Assistant Manager is responsible for helping to maintain consistency in food preparation, the safety and sanitation of the kitchen and food preparation, upholding Ceres food philosophy/standards, and ensuring that the food prepared is beautiful and delicious.
In addition, the Assistant Manager is responsible for upholding Ceres Community Project's Operating Principles while working with adult and youth staff and volunteers in a way that is respectful, empowering and maximizes the opportunity for youth to gain skills, develop self-confidence and self-esteem, and discover their own strengths and capacities.
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Responsibilities:
Assist in overseeing daily Café operations including but not limited to:
- Ensure that all food served is beautiful, delicious and nutritious, by working alongside and training/mentoring adult and youth staff and volunteers to prepare and plate café menu items consistently.
- Provide consistency in food safety and sanitation practices, and food quality.
- Model and support a culture of ownership and leadership.
- Ensure customer service is the first priority of all café staff.
- Ensure customers receive their orders in a timely manner and have what they need to enjoy their dining experience.
- Ensure adult and youth staff and volunteers are well set-up for each shift and have the information they need to operate effectively.
- Provide regular acknowledgement and feedback as needed to develop adult and youth staff and volunteers, and support them in upholding the Ceres culture and youth development goals.
- In work with youth volunteers, youth staff and youth in our paid work experience program, support Youth Development program goals and principles.
- Manage opening and closing of register and navigate point of sales software.
- Support the development of new menu items.
- Supervise all operations in absence of Café Manager.
- Ensure a smooth transition with other Ceres programs utilizing the kitchen.
Specific skills or training desired:
- A passionate commitment to Ceres Community Project's Mission and Operating Principles.
- At least 1-2 years of restaurant cooking and management experience, preferably in the whole foods arena.
- A degree in Culinary Arts, Hospitality or Hotel/Restaurant Management is preferred.
- Serve Safe Food Certification.
- Ability to stay calm and keep a positive attitude in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
- Strong capacity for mentoring and teaching.
- Experience in youth development preferred.
- At least 1 - 2 years of experience in a supervisory role.
- Ability to communicate warmly and clearly, both verbally and in writing
- Ability to work well in a team and as part of a larger organization.
- Has a good awareness of self.
- Ability and desire to be in a work environment that values working as a team, relationships and giving and receiving honest feedback.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite and databases.
- Familiarity with Square POS software
- Preference given to applicants who are bilingual.
- Physical requirements:
- Ability to stand, bend, stoop, sit, walk, twist and turn.
- Ability to use a computer keyboard and calculator.
- Ability to lift 50 pounds.
Work environment is primarily indoors with the majority of time spent in a busy production kitchen.
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Ceres Community Project is an Equal Opportunity Employer
and strongly encourages members of minority groups to apply.
All employment decisions at Ceres are made without regard to race, color,
religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin/ancestry, age, disability, marital & veteran status or any other status protected by laws or regulations.
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Position Title: Associate Chef
¾ time, Non-exempt
May go to full time by early 2018
Rate of pay: $19/hr. + depending on experience
Start date: November, 2017
Location: San Rafael and Sonoma County
Eligible for benefits including health insurance, paid holidays and paid time off after 60 days.
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Position
The Associate Chef ensures the smooth running of Ceres' Kitchen Program in San Rafael by working as a team with other relevant staff, including the Program Site Manager, Youth Coordinator, and Ceres' Executive Chef to implement program goals.
The Associate Chef works regularly as the Lead Chef in the Marin kitchen, including supervising adult volunteer prep shifts. He/she handles a portion of the administrative tasks of the Marin Healing Meals Program which includes some administrative work to support the smooth running of the kitchen, and the delivery of meals to Ceres' clients, as well as coordinating various aspects of the Youth Development Program such as evening events. The Associate Chef will hold a regular shift in a Sonoma County kitchen, and may also step in for chefs at other program sites when on vacation or away.
This position includes some evenings and weekends, and may go to full time in early 2018. The position is at least two days in Marin County and 1-2 days in Sonoma County.
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Responsibilities:
Work as a Lead Chef in the Marin kitchen for at least two regular shifts/week. Chef works to:
- Provide consistency across all shifts in food safety and sanitation practices, and in cooking practices and food quality
- Facilitate coordination from one day to the next, including insuring adult volunteer Kitchen Mentors are set up to be successful
- Manage, onboard and schedule the volunteer Kitchen Mentors and adult prep volunteers
- Ensure that all meals leaving the kitchen are beautiful, delicious and nutritious
- Create weekly cooking plans
- Develop relationships with teen chefs and provide appropriate support, training and acknowledgement
- Identify, develop and mentor Teen Leaders
- Mentor teens in a timely way and consistent with Ceres' culture
- Hold teens accountable for their participation in the program by following up with teens who arrive late, leave early and/or miss their shifts in a way that empowers them show up more fully
Handle the administrative tasks for the smooth running of the Marin kitchen including:
- Inventory management, shopping lists, and food procurement
- Maintaining spreadsheets and inputting meal planning info for clients in database
- Preparation of food container labels and delivery letters
- Delivery coordination
- Deep cleaning and organizational tasks
Qualifications
- A commitment to Ceres Community Project mission and operating principles
- At least 2 years of professional cooking experience, preferably in the whole foods arena
- Experience working with teens and in youth development; preference for community organizing experience, especially with teens
- Strong capacity for mentoring and teaching
- Excellent administrative skills and attention to detail
- Ability to stay calm and keep your sense of humor in a fast-paced environment
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office suite and database programs.
- Culinary degree and/or B.A. preferred.
- Ability to work well in a team.
- Ability to communicate warmly and clearly.
- Has a good awareness of self.
- Ability and desire to be in a work environment that values working as a team, relationships and giving and receiving honest feedback.
- Ability to lift 25 lbs.
Work environment is primarily indoors with the majority of time spent in a busy production kitchen or at a desk.
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Ceres Community Project is an Equal Opportunity Employer
and strongly encourages members of minority groups to apply.
All employment decisions at Ceres are made without regard to race, color,
religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin/ancestry, age, disability, marital & veteran status or any other status protected by laws or regulations.
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OPERATING PRINCIPLES
Heart Centered & Love Guided
We are committed to expressing love, trust, respect and integrity in
our lives, work and organization.
Everything Matters
Nothing is left out. We work to have every action and choice lead to
the greatest positive impact.
Young People are the Future
Young People are intelligent, responsible, capable, creative and caring,
and must be central participants in shaping our collective future.
The Universe has a Purpose
Everything is connected, and life continually invites us to experience gratitude, abundance, connection, community and healing.
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