Ulunda Jefferson

Provide administrative interventions for students with behavioral problems and facilitate use of educational system opportunities and resources.

• Trained and supervised new staff to enhance customer service skills and comply with food safety standards.
• Tracked food production levels, meal counts, and supply costs.
• Maintained effective supply levels by monitoring and reordering food stock and dry goods.
• Controlled labor hours and inventory costs through hands-on management and proactive changes.
• Reviewed and approved employee schedules and timesheets.
• Enhanced safety protocols for both employees and guests by adhering to strict food handling guidelines, ensuring proper storage of ingredients, and maintaining up-to-date certifications on equipment usage.

• As a group supervisor I supervised 48 male youth (aged 14-19) in maximum security facility; documented youth activities in daily logs, case notes, and incident reports. As an Institutional cook my duties were to supervise, train, and coach youths in regards to kitchen safety, food preparation, and general work readiness skills. Prepared 3 meals per day for 120+ youth & staff; ordered kitchen supplies and food items; prepared items for special diets; trained new staff; maintained high cleanliness and sanitation standards for kitchen.

• Duties: prepared dietary meals for patients 200+, including specialty gourmet meals for new mothers; prepared menu items buffet and cafeteria; prepared meals to order for customers in the dining room. Responsible for large scale production, plating patient meals for service, cooking food for buffet style service, and catering for special hospital events.

• Prepared meals for employees and management; breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

• Duties: prepared menu items as ordered by hotel guests; worked carving station, action station and grill station; performed line cooking, roast cook and saucier tasks. Departments: Food production, banquets, employee dining, coffee shop, gourmet room; Started as kitchen runner, promoted to pantry, cooks helper to then cook. Maintained the highest level of customer service and food preparation standards.