Culinary Assistant

Our vision is a world of peaceful relationships with food, weight, and body image, where everyone with an eating disorder can experience recovery. We believe that exceptional, individualized care leads to lasting recovery from eating disorders. That’s why our teams are comprised of compassionate, dedicated professionals from a variety of backgrounds who collaborate to provide the very best evidence-based care for our clients at all levels of care. 

Position Overview

The Culinary Assistant is critical to ensure that all sanitation requirements for our kitchen are met and a safe and professional culinary experience is had by our patients, families and staff.

Schedule

40 hours/week - Full Time - Tuesday through Saturday from 11:00 am - 7:00 pm

How Culinary Assistants Empower Recovery

• Assists the Chef or Sous Chef with food preparation activities such as chopping, peeling, washing as directed.


• Assists other kitchen staff with proper food and supply dating, labeling and stocking, as requested.


• Ensures that all surfaces in the kitchen environment, to include the kitchen, dining and catering areas and all associated equipment, are clean and sanitized.


• Washes dishes and maintains overall area cleanliness to meet ServSafe and state Food Code requirements.


• Maintain appropriate, therapeutic boundaries with patients and families at all time including adherence to HIPPA compliance.

Qualifications

• Able to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.


• Culinary Assistant Certification but not necessary


• Safe Food Handling upon or within 90 days of hire


• Previous kitchen and dishwashing experience.

What we offer: 

Employee Benefits: We understand the importance of a well-rounded benefits package. That’s why we’re dedicated to providing a range of plans to meet your needs.  

For full-time employees, we offer: 

• HSA and PPO insurance with HSA or FSA options (Blue Cross Blue Shield) 


• Dental insurance (Delta Dental)


• Vision insurance (EyeMed) 


• Short-term and long-term disability insurance 


• Company-paid life insurance 


• 401(k) plan available two months after start date


• Company 401(k) matching for up to 50% of your contribution, up to 6% of your compensation 

Paid time off is a crucial part of maintaining work and life balance. Our generous PTO plan accrues annually and begins with your first whole pay period. Eligible employees enjoy seven paid holidays and one floating holiday in addition to their regular PTO.