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Volunteers and Meal Group Oversight\nTrain, orient, and provide day-to-day direction and oversight to volunteers and meal groups while they are working in the kitchen, ensuring volunteers understand and follow kitchen safety, sanitation, proper food handling, and kitchen procedures. \nCoordinate with the Volunteer Manager and/or Kairos House Program Manager to ensure volunteers are prepared, supported, and appropriately engaged in kitchen activities. \nServe as the primary kitchen point of contact for volunteer questions, concerns, and issues. \nCommunicate relevant feedback, including positive feedback, performance concerns, scheduling needs, or other issues to the Culinary Operations and Innovation Manager, Volunteer Manager, and/or Kairos House Program Manager as appropriate. \n3. Kairos Work Program Supervision \nProvide day-to-day direction, training, and supervision to Kairos Work Program participants assigned to the kitchen. \nAssign tasks based on kitchen needs and participant abilities, providing clear expectations and support. \nCommunicate relevant feedback, including positive feedback, performance and/or scheduling concerns, and any other issues to the Culinary Operations and Innovation Manager and/or Kairos House Program Manager as appropriate. \n4. In-Kind Donation Management\nCoordinate with the Culinary Operations and Innovation Manager regarding the acceptance and use of in-kind donations. \nOversee Sunday Farmers' Market activities, working alongside volunteers to coordinate pickup and drop-off of donations, inventory, and recording of in-kind donations. \nParticipate in receiving, organizing, documenting, and properly storing in-kind food and kitchen supply donations as part of the kitchen team. \nCommunicate the kitchen's greatest in-kind needs to the Volunteer Manager to help guide community donation efforts. \nTrack and report all in-kind food and supply donations according to organizational procedures (Ex: farmer's market produce, meal group meals, etc.). \n5. Operational Support\nSupport and model a welcoming, positive culture of hospitality for patients, Kairos members, volunteers, visitors, and staff. \nProvide backup coverage to the Culinary Operations and Innovation Manager for meal planning, ordering, staff scheduling, and other routine operational responsibilities as needed. \nShare responsibility with the Culinary Operations and Innovation Manager for providing backup coverage during staff callouts, vacations, holidays, and other absences as necessary to provide continuity of daily operations. \n6. Other duties as assigned.\nRequirements\nJob Qualifications:\n1. Education: A. O. S. Degree in Culinary Arts or commensurate culinary training.\n2. 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