Hot Meal Program Manager

Phinney Neighborhood Association Hot Meal Program Manager – 40 Hours Per Week March 2026

Phinney Neighborhood Association Mission

The mission of the Phinney Neighborhood Association (PNA) is to build, engage, and support our diverse community through programs, services, and activities that connect neighbors and foster civic engagement.

Position Overview

The PNA is committed to building a culture of equity and inclusion, believing that a diversity of staff, Board, and programming is essential to achieving our mission. We are looking for someone who is willing to work with and challenge this organization and the community to be our most respectful, accepting, and sympathetic selves.

The Hot Meal Program (HMP) Manager is a full-time, responsible for managing the PNA’s Hot Meal Program. The Hot Meal Program (HMP) is a free community-dining program that serves about 120 people per week who are experiencing homelessness, social isolation, and/or food insecurity. Most of the work occurs on site at St. John’s United Lutheran Church. The HMP Manager is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the Hot Meal Program, providing nutritious and creative meals in accordance with program guidelines, and delivering a high-quality experience to diners and volunteers. The PNA is seeking a knowledgeable and energetic manager with experience working in food service and overseeing team members.

Essential Responsibilities Include:

• Plan, shop, and prepare well-balanced, nutritious meals.
• Supervise and work alongside volunteers, while delegating kitchen duties appropriately.
• Ensure proper food handling, sanitation, and safe equipment practices for all staff and volunteers.
• Follow Seattle & King County Health Department procedures to maintain safe and sanitary conditions in the storage, preparation, and service of food
• Ensure a safe and welcoming environment for all clients; addressing clients’ feedback.
• Collaborate with Volunteer Program Manager to meet program’s evolving needs.
• Collaborate with Volunteer Program Manager to develop and implement volunteer onboarding procedures and trainings.
• Maintain inventory of kitchen and pantry.
• Update and maintain the program operations manual.
• Oversee collection of data and collaborate with Director of Senior Programs on all-necessary reporting.
• Champion PNA mission, vision, and values - Centering diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in all aspects of work.
• Attend regular 1:1 with supervisor, along with GSC and PNA All-Staff meetings
• Hold regular 1:1 meeting with Front of House Coordinator(s).
• Collaborate with St. John’s United Methodist staff and maintain healthy partnership.

Qualifications

• A minimum of one year of experience working in a commercial kitchen environment, either professionally or in an educational setting.
• Experience preparing well-balanced, nutritious, and creative meals for groups of 40 people or more.
• Experience following food safety and commercial kitchen protocol.
• Experience in a social service setting.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills. Ability to delegate tasks appropriately.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced kitchen environment.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Washington State Food Handler Card.
• Obtain and maintain First Aid and CPR Certification.
• Experience working with marginalized, high-risk, and/or unhoused community members.
• Position requires occasional lifting of up to 25 pounds, including room set-up and take down, and ability to climb stairs.
• Possess a valid WA driver’s license
• Ability to pass national criminal background check

Compensation

The HMP Manager works 40 hours per week. Compensation is $26-$29 per hour. Benefits include: health insurance; 401(k) plan with employer match; long‐term disability insurance; a flexible spending account; a free PNA household membership with reduced costs for classes and room rentals; 3 weeks personal time off the first year, increasing annually; Christmas Eve – New Year’s Day off; and 8 paid holidays (total paid time off first year: 5.5 weeks). We offer a convivial, positive, and flexible working environment.

About the Phinney Neighborhood Association

Headquartered in a former elementary school, the PNA has developed an active community center that not only serves as a focus of the Phinney/Greenwood neighborhood, but also offers programs and activities that reach far beyond the immediate neighborhood, at four different sites in Phinney, Greenwood, and Ballard. Current programs include three preschool cooperatives, a licensed preschool and school age program at Whittier Elementary School, a hot meal program, the Greenwood Senior Center, PNA Village, a tool lending library, a business program, family memberships, room rentals, and countless special events that bring friends and neighbors together. We co-sponsor a summer farmers market and folk music concerts. The PNA serves over 50,000 people each year, has 80+ staff, and 1,300 volunteers. The PNA is an Equal Opportunity Employer working towards a culturally diverse work place. To Apply Please email a cover letter and resume to apply@phinneycenter.org. Priority deadline to apply is Tuesday, March 31, but position will remain open until filled.

To Apply

Please email a cover letter and resume to apply@phinneycenter.org. Priority deadline to apply is Tuesday, March 31, but position will remain open until filled.