Mission Action has been growing rapidly, therefore, we have created a lot of new positions across our different programs and departments. Please consider joining our team to serve the communities.

Mission Action nurtures individual wellness and cultivates collective power among low-income and immigrant communities to create a more just society. As a multi-issue, multi-strategy organization, we work to improve lives on an individual level as well as affect broader social change by engaging in advocacy and community organizing. We work together across programs to address homelessness, lack of affordable housing, and to support immigrant rights in order to meet the complex needs of our communities and collectively address the root causes of suffering and injustice. To learn more about our organization's model and impact, we encourage you to watch the following video.

Job Description

Cook

Position:                                              Cook

Program:                                              Kitchen

Compensation:                                    $23.50/hour Full-Time, nonexempt. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, life insurance, flexible spending account, commuter benefits, paid holiday, paid sick leave, generous vacation with Summer Recess and Winter Recess, and 401(K) with employer matching. 

Supervised by:                                      Food Services Manager

About the Organization:

Mission Action has been growing rapidly, therefore, we have created a lot of new positions in different programs. Please consider joining our team to serve the communities.

Mission Action nurtures individual wellness and cultivates collective power among low-income and immigrant communities to create a more just society. As a multi-issue, multi-strategy organization, we work to improve lives on an individual level as well as affect broader social change by engaging in advocacy and community organizing. We work together across programs to address homelessness, lack of affordable housing, and to support immigrant rights in order to meet the complex needs of our communities and collectively address the root causes of suffering and injustice. To learn more about our organization's model and impact, we encourage you to watch the following video.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Lunch pick up at 11:45am daily

Dinner Pick up at 5:30 pm daily

• Follows established menu.
• Prepares special meals for clients with physician's letter of instruction at Cohen, and follow nutrition requirements guidelines.
• Ensures that food is "served safe" and held at safe temperatures before serving.
• Communicates inventory, equipment, and supplies needs to Food Service Manager on weekly basis.
• Follows basic FIFO inventory rule.
• Labels and dates when receiving food and supplies.
• Display/present food in an attractive and appetizing manner.
• Cleans and sanitizes the kitchen after meals.
• Stores, labels, and dates leftover foods only if it can be reused safely.

·       Removes recycling and compostable garbage from kitchen to trash at end-of-day.

• Wipes down kitchen counters, sinks, & stove-tops.
• Receives and stores deliveries in the absence of the Food Service Manager.
• At Women's building, cooks to bring down the food and items and wait at the entrance for delivery personnel.
• Informs Food Service Manager for food items, and inform Operation Manager for supplies when urgent needs.
• Packs meal boxes for CQ residents for delivery.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

 Essential Physical requirements

The physical demands of this position are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; each with hands and anus; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee must lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Qualifications, Experience & Skills:

• Obtain Food Handler Certificates
• TB Clearance
• Working knowledge of safety and hygiene standards.
• Familiar with and able to prepare traditional American cuisine and traditional ethnic dishes.
• Experience with kitchen tools and equipment
• Knowledge of nutrition, portioning, and food preservation
• Willingness to work with clients who have a history of substance use and psychosocial issues.
• Team player and healthy communicator
• Ability to read, write and communicate in English.

Mission Action (www.dscs.org) is an equal-opportunity employer which values lived experience and seeks applicants of the greatest diversity possible. We encourage people of color, women, older people, members of the LGBTQ community, and individuals with disabilities, including HIV and community members who grew up in the Mission District. Pursuant to the SF Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.