Cook - Cannon House

Sea Mar Community Health Centers, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) founded in 1978, is a community-based organization committed to providing quality, comprehensive health, human, housing, educational and cultural services to diverse communities, specializing in service to Latinos in Washington State. Sea Mar proudly serves all persons without regard to race, ethnicity, immigration status, gender, or sexual orientation, and regardless of ability to pay for services. Sea Mar's network of services includes more than 90 medical, dental, and behavioral health clinics and a wide variety of nutritional, social, and educational services. We are recruiting for the following position:

Sea Mar is a mandatory COVID-19 and flu vaccine organization

Position Summary
The Prep Cook assists the Cook in preparing regular and therapeutic meals for residents and assists in the preparation of food/meals for special functions and catering.
Duties and Responsibilities
As a mission-driven organization, the core values of, and the services offered at Sea Mar are based on the belief that everyone deserves to be respectfully treated in a way that preserves dignity and enhances self-worth. Sea Mar is an advocate for its clients and aims to achieve industry-leading, client-centered, culturally-aware services.
Sea Mar employees serve as an extension of this mission and demonstrate their commitment to an 
excellent client experience by:
 Understanding and empathizing with client needs
 Surpassing client expectations
 Demonstrating a high level of integrity
 Exhibiting compassion and commitment
 Advocating for social justice
 Taking pride in individual work as well as that of the team
 Continually learning to stay current with industry standards, best practices and technology
As a Sea Mar employee, the individual in this position commits to adherence to these values to their
utmost ability and endeavors to strengthen and embody this mission daily.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
 Assists in preparing foods for community meals according to the menu, using the standardized
recipes provided. 
 Assists in preparing breakfast, lunch, dinner, sack lunches and snacks, as appropriate. 
 Assists with tray line and serving residents as needed. 
 Prepares salad and desserts for lunch/dinner as per designated menu. 
 Participates in organizational activities and functions. 
Job Description
 Assists with dishwashing functions, dining room clean-up, etc as needed. 
 Performs routine cleaning tasks as necessary. 
 Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
 Demonstrate ability to read menu slips, menus and recipes. 
 Incumbent must have an understanding of and an ability to identify therapeutic diets. 
Reading and Mathematical Skills
 Able to read and interpret menus, and recipes. 
 Able to make simple calculations, adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing.
Reasoning Ability
 Utilize good judgment and have the ability to make appropriate decisions relative to position,
department and resident needs.
Language Skills
 Bilingual Spanish/English preferred but not required.
Education and Experience, Certificates, Licenses, Registrations, and Medical Screening
EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE
 High School diploma or GED preferred.
 Training in food safety, sanitation and Infection Control preferred.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
 Food Handler Permit.
 Must complete a pre-hire and annual TB test screening.
 Annual employee health screening required 
 Annual TB test required
 Annual influenza vaccine required. Only exception is for employees with a medical or religious
exemption approved by Administration. Employees with an approved medical or religious
exemption must wear a mask at all times during the flu season.
Work Environment
 Typical institutional food services department. 
 Hot cooking surfaces, food, large equipment, cold areas such as walk in refrigerator and freezer,
etc. 
 Potentially, wet floors.
Physical Requirements
 Walking, standing, pushing, pulling, lifting, bending, reaching, grasping throughout shift. 
 Must be able to lift 40-lbs. 
 Average hand/eye coordination and manual dexterity required.

What We Offer:

Sea Mar offers talented and motivated people the opportunity to work in a dynamic and growing community health organization. Working at Sea Mar Community Health Centers is more than just a job, it’s a fulfilling career with opportunity for advancement. The fringe benefits surpass most companies. For example, Full-time employees working 30 hours or more, receive an excellent benefit package of:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Prescription coverage
• Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
• Paid-time-off starting at 24 days per year + 10 paid Holidays.
• We also offer 401(k)/Retirement options and an exciting opportunity to work in a culturally diverse environment. 

Sea Mar is an equal opportunity employer.

Please visit our website to learn more about us at www.seamar.org. You may also apply thru our Career page at this link.