Program Chef (Full-time - 6 Month Assignment)

MISSION

Our mission is to support strong children, strong families, and strong communities.

VISION

At Martha's Table, we believe that every Washingtonian deserves the opportunity to stay and thrive.

ABOUT MARTHA'S TABLE

At Martha's Table, we believe that every Washingtonian deserves the opportunity to thrive. For over forty years, we have worked to support strong children, strong families, and strong communities by increasing access to quality education, health and wellness, and family resources.

Together, we are "One MT." This means we work across all three of our locations to support our shared mission. In all that we do, we exemplify our four core values of respect, compassion, teamwork, and accountability. These values and our commitment to "The MT Experience" guide how we engage with the communities we stand alongside and how we work together as a team. When you come to Martha's Table as a guest or as a team member you are valued and you deserve our very best.

In order to be the best version of MT, we are deeply committed to equitable practices. We apply the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion in providing programming and services; in creating our Board; in partnerships and procurement; and in hiring, training, and advancing our team members.

We invest in our team members' personal and professional goals through our "STEP" program, which includes tuition for continuing education, certifications, and professional development; funding to unlock financially held transcripts; and flexible leave options.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Program Chef is responsible for recipe and menu execution, for the safe and efficient production of all meals prepared in-house at Martha's Table (MT) at The Commons, for our Children's Meals program. This program provides breakfast, lunch, and snack for students aged 6 weeks to 5 years old enrolled in MT's high-quality Early Childhood Education center. The Chef works to maintain high culinary standards, ensure proper sanitation and food safety, and minimize waste. This is a full-time, 6-month assignment.

About MT's Children's Meals Program :

Martha's Table is committed to serving healthy, delicious, and nutritionally sound meals to children enrolled in our Early Childhood Education program. Menus and recipes must comply with Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) guidelines, should expose children to new foods, and are intended to help children develop healthy eating habits.

POSITION DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Leads preparation of meals for MT's ECE program participants, with a specific focus on daily production of children's meals that meet MT's quality standards and comply with all applicable regulations and nutritional guidelines.
• Maintains food safety and compliance : Upholding strict health and safety standards in the kitchen, including proper food handling, storage, and sanitation.
• Creates and maintains production sheets, kitchen logs, and back of the house managerial documentation including but not limited to : temperature logs, hold / cold, cooling, waste, cleaning schedule, and small-wares / food inventory.
• Performs other duties as required in support of MT's culinary services programs, including transportation support of meals.
• Commits to Martha's Table's mission and core values of compassion, respect, teamwork, and accountability
• Embodies and serves as a model for "the MT Experience" and our organization's core values

EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, AND SKILLS REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATION AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS

WORKING CONDITIONS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop; kneel; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

COVID-19

Martha's Table requires all team members to have :

Martha's Table will consider waiving the vaccination requirement for :

Marha's Table is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants who are unable to be vaccinated for religious or medical reasons should contact Human Resources (hr@marthastable.org) as soon as possible to engage in the interactive process and explore what, if any, reasonable accommodations Martha's Table is able to offer.

This position requires the completion of a satisfactory background check. Martha's table is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment of any kind. Martha's table is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for the employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion or belief, age, sex (including pregnancy), national, social or ethnic origin, disability status, HIV status, family medical history or genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and / or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, family or parental status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Martha's table will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at 202-328-6608 or via e-mail at hr@marthastable.org