Kitchen Manager

Congregation Olam Tikvah, located in Fairfax, VA, is a conservative synagogue of 650 families who consider the synagogue their second home. The community gathers together every week for a Shabbat seudah. We also gather for communal meals during holidays and social events.

The Kitchen Manager position is a part time position (approx. 25 hours/week). The person for this position must be well organized; have customer service experience; be able to plan creative and diverse menus for weekly shabbat lunches, holidays, and special occasions; have a basic knowledge of Jewish holidays, lifecycle events, traditions and of kashrut in general (will be trained in our kitchen); catering or kitchen management experience.

 The job hours may vary from week to week and may include some evening or weekend hours. The Kitchen Manager will report to and work with the Executive Director to arrange flexible hours as appropriate.

Responsibilities include:

• Managing and executing all functions of the kitchen
• Menu planning and cooking for holiday and special events, Shabbat and holiday services and kiddush lunches when there is no other catering being used
• Procurement and monitoring inventory of food, paper goods, linens, equipment, etc.
• Scheduling kitchen staff and volunteers
• Maintaining kitchen cleanliness, kashrut, and acting as mashgiach

Congregation Olam Tikvah is a small team environment where duties of the staff sometimes overlap, and we all work together to provide the best services to our congregants.

Start Date July 1, 2024 or sooner