Cook

HealthRIGHT 360 gives hope, builds health, and changes lives for people in need by providing comprehensive, integrated, compassionate care that includes primary medical care, mental health services, and substance use disorder treatment.

Benefits and perks:

• HR360 offers a robust benefits package, including PTO, 15 paid holidays, commuter benefits, retirement plans, and more!
• Employees qualify for public loan forgiveness programs
• Training and professional development opportunities
• Work with mission driven, compassionate colleagues and make a difference every day in the work that you do.

Job Overview
 
This is a union position.

Women age 18 and above with severe substance use disorders are able to enter residential treatment with their children under the age of 10 ½. In addition to treatment of severe substance use disorder, the residential program is able to serve the following specialty populations: pregnant and postpartum women, women with histories of trauma and/or domestic violence, women with co-occurring mental health disorders, women with history of traumatic brain injury, women with open DCFS cases, and women with criminal justice involvement.

The Cook provides coordination and preparation of food services at the residential facility. In addition, the cook may provide kitchen coverage in residential substance abuse treatment services, which may include education to clients, assistance with inventory and meal planning, monitoring of clients as they assist with meal preparation and clean up, and/or attend staff meetings and provide feedback regarding clients in relation to their work in kitchen or in meeting their dietary needs. The cook may be requested to provide services as early as the same day the coverage is needed.

Key Responsibilities

• Food handling and preparation certification or experience in industrial or restaurant kitchen.
• Industrial kitchen tools and equipment & cooking methods techniques.

Knowledge:

• Safety and  Health Department guidelines.
• Nutrition and special dietary requirements.
• Volume preparation, portion control and food preservation.
• Inventory Control System transporting monitoring.

Skills and abilities:

• Temperament to work in a residential treatment setting.
• Professionalism, punctuality, flexibility and reliability are imperative.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills.
• Culturally competent and able to work with a diverse population.
• Integrity to handle sensitive information in a confidential manner.
• Action oriented. Strong problem-solving skills.
• Excellent organization skills and ability to multitask and juggle multiple priorities. Outstanding ability to follow-through with tasks.
• Strong initiative and enthusiasm and willingness to pitch in whenever needed.
• Understanding of and ability to demonstrate professional boundaries with clients

Education and Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
 
Certifications and licenses:

• High school diploma or GED.
  
• Valid California driver’s license insurable by HealthRIGHT 360.
  
• First Aid Certified within 30 days of employment.
  
• CPR Certified within 30 days of employment.
• Food handlers card.