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Recovery Cafe Skagit is a nonprofit whose mission is to be a safe, healing community for individuals in recovery from the traumas of homelessness, addiction, and mental health challenges and to empower long-term transformation through human connection. We define recovery in a broad sense--recovery from substances, mental health challenges, homelessness, and any number of conditions and experiences. The Café is a place for people to join a community that offers radical hospitality, meets them where they are, and walks beside them on their journeys.

The Recovery Café Skagit is a community in which people traumatized by homelessness, substance use disorders, and/or mental health challenges can come to know themselves as loved and as instruments of love in the lives of others with gifts to share. The Café Kitchen Manager has a deep understanding of the Café’s vision and works to nurture and maintain our principles to live reflectively, show respect, cultivate compassion, practice forgiveness, encourage growth, seek a sense of purpose, and give back.

Job Summary and Scope of Work:

The Recovery Café Skagit’s goal to create a beautiful and welcoming place for our community members to feel safe and cared for. We believe this starts with the food we serve. At the RCS, we strive to create healthy and filling meals for our members. The Café Kitchen Manager is responsible for creating and maintaining a menu, managing donations from our vendors, stocking and maintaining an accurate inventory of goods, and cooperating the Operations Manager and Executive Director to achieve organizational goals.

Days and Hours of Operations:

The Cafe is currently open to the public Monday-Saturday. Mondays and Wednesdays are open 12-7; Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 12-4; and Saturday 10AM-12PM. The Kitchen Manager will generally work 20-25 hours per week, beginning their shift between 8-9:30AM and finishing between 12-1:30PM. The wage is $24.99/hour and includes a health stipend.  

Job Responsibilities:

·       To embrace and promote the Café environment of radical hospitality while practicing loving accountability

·       Ensure daily preparation and set-up of the Café, kitchen and meals. 

·       Supervise kitchen operations to include staff, volunteers and members in food preparation, inventory, and quality control. 

·       Ensure the Café remains clean and beautiful; participating in general up-keep and maintenance scheduling. 

·       Communicating and enforcing Café guidelines and boundaries with loving accountability. 

·       Attend Café staff trainings and meetings as assigned. 

·       Facilitate Recovery circles as assigned and if interested. 

·       Assist with Recovery Café program development. 

·       Assist with training of other staff, community volunteers and Members. 

·       Be responsible for safely transporting Café food and supplies. 

·       Advocate for Members. 

·      Ensure the safe handling of all aspects of Café food preparation, consumption and storage. 

Requirements for the Position:

·       Must have strong interpersonal communications skills 

·       2-5 years restaurant experience with management and operation skills 

·       Experience in training and delegating kitchen duties 

·       Able to maintain inventory and maintain budget 

·       Able to take direction and work with a team 

·       Ability to consistently serve as a motivator, conflict resolver, and “de-escalator” for both staff and members. 

·       Ability to work amicably on a diverse staff team with flexibility, creativity and enthusiasm. 

·       Proficiency in basic computer skills such as Microsoft Work and email

·       Strong organizational skills. 

·       Personal understanding of the recovery journey

·       Ability to embody principles of recovery in daily interactions. 

·       Strong desire to support people who are on the recovery journey 

·       If the candidate is in recovery from substance use, they must have at least one year of sobriety. 

·       Capacity to love and to establish and maintain appropriate boundaries with Café patrons who at times may be very challenging. 

·       Valid driver’s license (safe driving record required). Safe and reliable transportation to be able to pick up and deliver food donations.

·       Washington State Food Handlers Permit 

·       Ability to lift 50 pounds. 

·       Non-slip shoes. The Cafe may be willing to cover the cost if needed.

·       Other duties as assigned. 

·       Minimum Education, Work and Skill Requirements: 

·       Education: Minimum of High School degree (or equivalent); years of experience in human service may be substituted. 

·       Work Experience: 2-5 years progressively responsible work experience in a position utilizing skills relevant to this position. 

Additional Desirable Qualifications:

·       Previous experience in a social service agency and with populations struggling with addiction and/or mental health concerns. 

·      Associate's in Culinary Arts or similar degree is strongly preferred.

·      Advanced food safety training (e.g. ServSafe) is strongly preferred.

·       Kitchen experience with managerial qualities. 

·       Recovery training or education in human services a plus

·       Experience in menu and recipe development.