The Cook prepares and serves a well-balanced diet of nutritious foods and beverages to staff and patients in a way that Fora Health can fulfill its mission.
Requirements
- Works with the Lead Cook, Food Services Assistant Manager and Food Services Manager to maintain a stable Food Services department.
- Meets daily with the Lead Cook and/or Food Services Manager to discuss day-to-day operations of the Food Services Department.
- Receives daily work tasks assigned by the Lead Cook and/or Food Services Manager.
- Participates in weekly one-on-one supervision with the Food Services Manager to receive support, praise, and constructive criticism on work performance.
- Maintains and strengthens good working relationships with Food Services department.
- Attends Food Services monthly staff meetings and trainings to ensure good communication.
- Participates in working additional hours as needed to accommodate vacant cook positions and Food Services staff using PTO.
- Offers support and assistance to co-workers as needed in order to complete all assigned daily tasks.
- Prepares and serves nutritious meals to patients and staff.
- Prepares and serves a wide variety of nutritious meals that are diverse, meeting the needs of patients.
- Participates in creating and testing new recipes to increase the quality and variety of foods offered to patients and staff.
- Maintains consistent portion control of foods served to patients and staff to comply with Food Services budgeted expenses.
- Prepares picnic foods and sack lunches for off-site events.
- Maintains a clean and sanitary workstation.
- Supervises patients while they perform kitchen house jobs.
- Maintains a positive working relationship, expressing good agency boundaries, while working with patients in the kitchen.
- Oversees patients in completion of their house jobs in a timely manner in order to comply with the agency’s need for treatment hours.
- When necessary, utilizes written warnings to inform Food Services Manager or Lead Cook and clinical staff of patients’ noncompliance of performing house jobs.
- Functions independently when performing assigned tasks, seeking the advice and leadership of the Food Services Manager, Assistant Food Services Manager and Lead Cook as needed.
- Participates in staff meetings and trainings, providing input and ensuring good communication throughout the Food Services department.
- Works with the Food Services Manager, Assistant Food Services Manager and Lead Cook to create new and unique styles of cooking foods, displaying a commitment to preparing and serving quality foods that are nutritious and inviting to patients and staff.
- Communicates effectively, using his/her skills and knowledge of treatment when working with patients.
- Participates in staff meetings and trainings, providing input and ensuring good communication throughout the department.
Benefits
- Kaiser medical insurance
- Comprehensive dental and vision insurance
- Employer-paid basic life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance
- Additional voluntary insurance (short-term disability insurance, supplemental group life insurance, accident & critical illness insurance, and pet insurance)
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for healthcare, dependent care and transportation costs
- 401K plan with Employer Matching up to 6%
- 4 weeks paid vacation, one floating holiday & sick leave
- 10 observed holidays, paid bereavement and paid jury duty days
- Flexible schedules
- Employee Assistance Program
- Discounted 24 Hour Fitness membership from $6.99/month
- One free employee meal on days worked at our Cherry Blossom location
- Online education tools for CEUs
- Critical shift compensation up to double hourly pay rate and shift premiums for certain positions
- Employee referral bonus
- Education grant program reimbursement for continuing education expenses after 90 days of employment
- Loan forgiveness for eligible medical and clinic positions
- Free parking at our two facilities
