Application Instructions: Only job applications submitted online will be accepted. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Available hours are 8:00 AM-1:00 PM shifts during weekdays and weekends. Potter's House is open 7 days a week. Please include your work availability.

Organization: Greensboro Urban Ministry provides opportunities for housing solutions, safe shelter, food, and support services year-round for residents of the greater Greensboro community. Founded in 1967, Greensboro Urban Ministry is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization serving Guilford County, North Carolina.

Our Mission: To express the love of God to our neighbors in need by offering food, shelter, and solutions.

Our Vision: Stable lives for our neighbors

Our Core Values:

• We welcome all through an open door where neighbors can connect, serve, and grow.
• We love our neighbors with compassion, recognizing that no individual is greater than another.
• We inspire people to initiate personal change while meeting them where they are.
• We understand that sometimes hope is the ultimate gift.
• We value the resources entrusted to our care, and we steward them carefully.
• We believe our community is strongest when nonprofits, faith communities, government, and neighbors work together.

To learn more, visit Greensboro Urban Ministry's website.

Job Title: Dishwasher/Utility Worker

Program/Department: Potter's House

Reports to: Director of Potter's House

FLSA Status: Part-Time, Hourly, Non-Exempt

Supervisory Responsibility: None

Position Summary: Works 20-25 hours per week to assist chef, staff, and volunteers at the Potter's House Community Kitchen. Assist with kitchen clean up and meal preparation at the Potter's House.

Work schedule: 8:00 AM-1:00 PM shifts during weekdays and weekends.

Essential Functions:

• Assist with kitchen clean up including washing pots, pans, dishes, kitchen equipment, sweeping, and mopping floors.
• Assist in the dining room and takeout window as needed.
• Assist with inventory of stock.
• Treat all clients, employees, and volunteers with respect, sincerity, and compassion as stated in GUM’s mission statement.

Other Functions:

• Assist in the preparation of meals as directed by the supervisor/chef.
• Other duties as the Director of Potter's House may be deemed necessary.
• Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Equipment Used:

• All kitchen equipment including stoves, refrigerators, freezers, utensils, and dishwasher.
• Cleaning supplies and equipment.

Working Conditions:

• Kitchen environment.
• Must be able to withstand varying temperatures such as hot temperatures in the kitchen and dining area.
• Must be compassionate, flexible, and demonstrate the ability to deal with diverse people and situations.

Physical and Mental Requirements:

• Speaking, standing, carrying, climbing, reaching, sitting, walking, push/pull, lifting, bending, sweeping, and mopping.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Preferred: Two years of experience in food experience or in a kitchen environment.   

Equal Opportunity Employer: Greensboro Urban Ministry is committed to the principles of equal employment. We are committed to complying with all federal, state, and local laws providing equal employment opportunities, and all other employment laws and regulations. It is our intent to maintain a work environment that is free of harassment, discrimination, or retaliation based on the following protected classes: age (40 and over), race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sex, sexual orientation (including transgender status, gender identity or expression), physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, AIDS/HIV status, possession of sickle cell trait or hemoglobin C trait, military service, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws.