Company description

Preble Street empowers people experiencing problems with homelessness, housing, hunger, and poverty, and advocates for solutions to these problems.

Job description

Preble Street’s Emergency Food Services help meet the nutritional needs of our community members through our Food Security Hub, Mobile Food Services, Food Pantry, and shelter-based meal service sites. Preble Street has adapted how it provides food services to effectively meet the food needs of people experiencing homelessness and food insecurity—and we’re seeking food services professionals to join us in this exciting and innovative work.

A Chef position with the Food Security Hub team is currently available. The Chefs in the busy Food Security Hub kitchen are hands-on managers, actively leading and working in the kitchen, planning and preparing meals, guiding kitchen staff, and working collaboratively with the team to develop and execute sustainable, efficient, and forward-thinking food services with a mission-driven focus. As a Chef in the Food Security Hub kitchen, your professional kitchen expertise will help further Preble Street’s mission every day.

Qualifications

Qualifications for the Chef role include significant experience in food service or related operations with three to five years management experience required, and relevant culinary training or education.

The Chef must also have the ability to plan, prepare and supervise preparation of high-quality meals with available ingredients for large groups in a commercial kitchen; the ability to maintain safe and efficient kitchen operations; strong organizational and collaborative skills; experience working, leading, and managing in a team setting, with a commitment to building and supporting a diverse and inclusive team; and positive regard for individuals experiencing homelessness, poverty, and food insecurity.

Schedule, Compensation, and Benefits

This full-time (40 hour/week) position has a daytime, Sunday – Thursday schedule and an hourly rate of pay of $25.00/hour.

Paid time off, insurance, and retirement plan benefits include:

• 160 hours (4 weeks, accrued) vacation time, 96 hours (12 days, accrued) sick time, 16 hours personal time, 12 Paid Holidays
• Health insurance w/ 100% employer-paid option; Dental insurance w/ 100% employer-paid option; Vision insurance; Employer-paid Life, STD, and LTD insurance
• 403(b) retirement plan w/ employer match

To Apply: We encourage applicants to apply via Preble Street’s website employment page. Applications (cover letter and resume) may also be emailed to employment@preblestreet.org or mailed via USPS mail to Preble Street Human Resources, 55 Portland Street, Portland, ME 04101.

Please note that automatically generated confirmations of receipt will be sent in response to applications sent via email. Only those candidates selected for interviews will be otherwise contacted.

Preble Street, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit agency, has been working since 1975 to provide best practice social services that meet urgent needs and end hunger and homelessness for individuals and families in Maine living in poverty.

Preble Street is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military status, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We value diversity and are committed to equity and inclusion in our workplace, and we encourage applications from all qualified individuals.

Compensation

this position is: hourly, $20/hr +

Application instructions

Deadline

no deadline