Cafe Manager

Per Diem, Non-Union Position

2 Openings  
 

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CAFÉ MANAGER:

Coordinate meal service activities at assigned congregate meal site.  Maintain required food service procedures to insure proper meal sanitation standards according to procedures set forth by MSDS– clean and sanitize equipment used in meal service; obtain and record food temperatures upon arrival at site and before serving; properly hold food to maintain safe food temperatures and properly handle food to insure sanitation.  Implement advance meal reservation system and order meals and supplies accordingly no later than 12:45 pm. Check meal delivery to insure that all supplies and food ordered are received.  Follow daily menu to insure proper portion control.  Coordinate recruitment, training, schedule and tasks of site volunteers.  Insure that procedures for collection, counting and safeguarding client donations are maintained.  Deposit donations on a daily basis.  Prepare weekly meal report, project income form to be submitted the last day of the week.  Calculate monthly client attendance and record on MIS at month-end.  Oversee packaging and volunteer delivery of home-delivered meals as applicable.  Initiate referrals to supervisor on behalf of program clients in need of additional services.  Guard confidentiality of all participants and records.  Attend training and meetings as required.  Promote warm, relaxed, social atmosphere at meal site by establishing good rapport with clients and volunteers. Requirements

REQUIREMENTS OF THE CAFÉ MANAGER:

High School diploma or equivalent.  Demonstrated ability to work with older adults, volunteers and food. 

EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability

New Opportunities' mission is to improve the quality of life for economically disadvantaged individuals by providing the necessary resources to increase their standard of living, foster self-improvement, and maximize self-empowerment.

New Opportunities Inc. is the community action agency that serves Waterbury, Meriden, Torrington and 27 surrounding Connecticut towns. We offer a variety of social service programs designed to eliminate poverty and assist people in need.

Headquartered in Waterbury and the cities fourth largest employer, New Opportunities has additional offices in Meriden, Torrington, Danbury and Thomaston for the convenience of those they serve. Annually, more than 61,000 individuals benefit from programs offered at this agency, guided by the New Opportunities staff who helped them find the way to meet their needs.

In accordance with the mission of New Opportunities, the Agency aims to increase the self-sufficiency of its customers and support their move out of poverty toward a more middle-class lifestyle.

In 1964, the Agency incorporated as a private non-profit corporation in the State of Connecticut and is a tax-exempt 501 (c) (3) organization. With an annual budget for 2014 in excess of $41 million dollars, New Opportunities administers more than 50 social service programs targeted to the low-income, elderly and disabled communities.

While the range of programs is broad, they fall into one or more of the following categories:

Energy Assistance and Weatherization AIDS / HIV Prevention Fatherhood Initiative Employment Education and Training Child Welfare and Family Development Services Early Childhood Education Programs Elderly Services Homeless Shelter and Transitional Housing Ex-Offender Programs and Re-entry Services Salary Description $15.69/Hour

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