Summary
Date Posted: Monday, August 29, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Position Summary:
HIAS seeks a Cook who will be responsible for preparing ingredients, producing meals and following health and safety guidelines at HIAS’ Safe House.
Essential Functions:
• Ensures ingredients and final products are fresh
• Oversees and participates in the preparation, cooking and serving of well-balanced main meals to shelter residents.
• Determines quantities to be cooked and size of portions to be served, considering the total population at the safe house
• Handles and stores ingredients and food
• Maintains safety and sanitation standards throughout all food preparation and storage areas
• Maintains a clean and safe work area, including handling utensils, equipment, and dishes
• Ensures that high standards of hygiene and health are maintained in the kitchen
• Checks quantity and quality of ingredients received and notifies Head Cook of any deficiencies
• Performs any other duties as may be required

Qualifications & requirements:
• A certificate in hotel and catering management or food and beverage
• Must have a valid medical certificate
• Should have a minimum of 1 year of experience in the catering industry
• Ability to accurately read, measure, convert and follow recipes and assemble ingredients according to cooking standards and recipes.
• Fully conversant with various cooking methods like boiling, baking, roasting and steaming.
• Comprehensive understanding of food hygiene regulations including safe temperatures at which ingredients must be kept and to which food must be prepared to avoid foodborne illness
• Ability to work independently and as a contributing member of a team to ensure deadlines, goals and objectives are met.
• Interpersonal skills to interact with a variety of other people from different backgrounds such as the Safe House residents and other staff
• Calm demeanor to work in a high-stress, fast-paced environment
• Experience of high-volume catering in a busy workplace.
• Knowledge in basic computer skill is an added advantage
• Knowledge of Accountability to Affected Populations is an added advantage
• Knowledge of PSEA is an added advantage

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education: Professional Certificate

Job application procedure
Interested and qualified? Go to HIAS on hias.hrmdirect.com to apply

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