Food Service Support

## Description

**Job Summary/Objective**

The Food Services Support role is a member of the HALI Recovery team. This position supports the daily operation of the HALI Kitchen by preparing and serving meals, maintaining kitchen and pantry inventory, coordinating food orders and deliveries, and ensuring the kitchen remains clean, organized, and fully stocked. The Food Services Support staff member works closely with the Hospitality Lead and must be able to independently support kitchen operations and meal preparation when the Hospitality Lead is unavailable, ensuring continuity of meal services for participants

**Essential Job Duties/Responsibilities**

• Project positive image of Hands Across Long Island, Inc.
• Prepare, cook, and serve meals in accordance with established menus and food safety standards.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and sanitary kitchen in compliance with all applicable food safety standards.
• Track stock and place orders to address kitchen and pantry needs.
• Coordinate with kitchen and outreach programs to ensure food and supply needs are met.
• Pick up food orders and donations from Island Harvest, Long Island Cares, and other vendors as assigned.
• Organize, receive, store, and rotate kitchen and pantry inventory using proper food storage procedures
• Promote overall agency vision of recovery, peer support, empowerment, and social justice.
• Support additional tasks and responsibilities as needed to meet the evolving needs of the team and organization.

*To accomplish this job successfully, employees must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.*

## Qualifications

**Required Skills/Abilities**

• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to work in a team setting.
• Ability to be a self-starter and connect with opportunities that could benefit the HALI Community
• Ability to independently prepare meals and support kitchen operations with minimal supervision.
• Knowledge of food safety and sanitation practices.

• **Education, Experience, Licenses and/or Certifications**
• **Required:**

• Highschool diploma/equivalent
• Food Safety Certification or willingness to complete training.
• Clean, valid NYS driver’s license.
• Minimum of one (1) year of experience working in a commercial kitchen, institutional cafeteria, soup kitchen, or similar food service environment.
• Experience preparing and serving meals in a high-volume kitchen setting.

**Preferred:**

• Willingness to complete the NYS Certified Peer Specialist training

• **Supervisory Responsibility:**This position does not have supervisory duties or direct reports.
• **Travel Requirements:** Travel required for role this role includes weekly pick up at locations in Hauppauge and Melville. A HALI vehicle will be provided.
• **Physical Requirements:**

• Ability to perform the essential functions of the role, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Frequent standing, walking, bending, and reaching while supporting kitchen operations and organizing supplies.
• Ability to lift, carry, and transport items up to 30 pounds on a regular basis (e.g., food deliveries, pantry stock).
• Ability to load and unload supplies from vehicles and transport items between locations.
• Ability to operate a motor vehicle and travel locally within Nassau and Suffolk County for scheduled food pick-ups.
• Ability to work in a kitchen environment, including exposure to heat, cold storage areas, and standard kitchen equipment.
• Ability to communicate effectively with team members, participants, and community partners in both kitchen and community settings.