Food Service Coordinator – Crotona Pride House

SAGE is the world’s largest and oldest organization dedicated to improving the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBTQ+) older adults. Founded in 1978 and headquartered in New York City, SAGE is a national organization that offers supportive services and consumer resources for LGBTQ+ older adults and their caregivers, advocates for public policy changes that address the needs of LGBTQ+ older people, and provides cultural competency training for aging providers and LGBTQ+ organizations, largely through its National Resource Center on LGBTQ+ Aging and its growing social enterprise SAGECare.

Summary

Under the direction of the SAGE at Crotona Pride House Site Director, the Food Service Coordinator is responsible for food service operations at the SAGE’s Bronx/Crotona Site in compliance with requirements established by the New York City Department for the Aging (DFTA) and Department of Health (DOH) for nutrition, sanitation and safety. They must be able to interact respectfully with LGBTQ older adults and other SAGE personnel.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Receive weekday meals from caterers, properly store and coordinate congregate meal distribution with food service workers and volunteers, ensuring compliance with established nutrition, sanitation, and safety standards
  • Estimate daily or weekly needs for food service to be communicated to caterer
  • Create, in conjunction with SAGE food handlers, caterer, and DFTA nutritionist a 6-month menu cycle for Midtown, Harlem, and Stonewall sites
  • Create forms and informational documents, such as quarterly ‘in-service’ documents, for all sites
  • Maintain up-to-date and audit-ready food service records at all times including:
    • Daily meal count
    • Tallies from caterer
    • Inventory temperature logs Self-inspection checklist
    • Preventive maintenance checklist
    • Weekly submission of catering check requests
    • Monitor and re-order kitchen supply levels of detergents, disposables, and washable dinner utensils
    • Reconcile supply invoices
  • Order food for special events and occasional weekend and holiday meals
  • Coordinate Food Pantry program in compliance with Food Bank of NYC guidelines.

Duties Include:

  • Utilizing the food bank online portal to place orders
  • Completing check requests in a timely manner
  • Ensuring proper storage of received food items
  • Maintaining up-to-date inventory and movement records of individual items
  • Facilitating monthly pantry program
  • Logging participant numbers with Feed NYC
  • Facilitate quarterly Menu Planning Committee meetings
  • Perform other duties as assigned

Required Skills/Qualifications:

  • High School Diploma
  • Some college preferred in hospitality or nutrition
  • Must hold a New York City Department of Health food handlers’ certificate 1- 2 years experience in preparing and serving food in a nutrition program

Related Skills/Knowledge:

  • Principles and best practices of food service coordination
  • Use and care of institutional kitchen equipment and utensils
  • Procedures used in ordering, receiving, storing and inventory of food and supplies
  • Health and safety rules pertaining to food establishments, including nutritional and sanitation regulations
  • Customer service/interpersonal skills

Status: Full-time / Nonexempt / 35-hour/week salaried position
Department: Communications Department
Reports to: Site Director
Location: SAGE at Crotona Pride House, Older Adult Center (OAC)
Schedule: 9:30 am to 5:30 pm, Monday to Friday. In-person regular schedule variances to occur per program needs, including but not limited to evening or holiday programming, outside trips, or other events
Salary range: $38k – $43k

How to Apply: Please click here to begin the application process. Contact careers@sageusa.org if you have any questions.

Equal Employment Opportunity
SAGE is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, ethnicity, creed, color, religion, sex or gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, alienage or national origin, ancestry, age, citizenship status, marital or family status, family medical history or genetic information, veteran status, HIV serostatus, military or military discharge status, height, weight, disability or handicap, domestic violence victim status, employment status, socioeconomic status, criminal history or arrest record, sexual or other reproductive health decisions, natural hair or hairstyle, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. SAGE is dedicated to this policy, with respect to all matters concerning employment.