Home Office: Vienna, IL 

Area of Focus: Developmental Services

Program(s):Supported Employment (SE) is a vocational rehabilitation approach that emphasizes helping people with serious mental illnesses and disabilities obtain competitive work in the community. The program provides support to ensure their success in the workplace. Our SE program will help trainees find jobs that pay competitive wages in integrated settings in the community. 

Immediate Supervisor: Site Manager 

Cook Hours of Work: Full-time - 35 hours

• Shift - 1:00pm – 8:30pm
• Monday - Friday

Cook Minimum Qualifications: GED/HS Diploma required; must get food handlers managers license within 30 - 60 days of hire; prefer experience cooking in commercial environment. 

Cook Skills & Knowledge:Knowledge of kitchen equipment; experience in food preparation and cooking for large numbers of people; excellent written and oral communication skills; basic computer skills

Cook Special Requirements: Must be 18 years of age or older; must complete and maintain the required registry clearance and criminal fingerprint background checks; be able to lift 50 lbs.; maintain First Aid and CPR Certification; maintains a valid driver’s license and vehicle liability insurance. 

Cook job duties include, but are not limited to:

• Cleans and sanitizes the dining room, kitchen, storage area and dietary equipment as needed
• Prepares and cooks food in accordance with state food and nutrition guidelines
• Monitors food temperatures prior to meal service 
• Records temperatures of food according to established policy and procedure
• Ensures that an adequate supply of food, supplies, etc. is available at all times 
• Follows recipes for planned weekly menu 
• Ensures proper quantities of food are prepared 
• Ensures that food is prepared in accordance with established time schedules
• Labels, dates and stores food properly according to established policies
• Picks up and disposes of dining room and kitchen trash
• Reports all health and safety concerns to site coordinator
• Follows agency policy and procedure for all reports of abuse and neglect or suspected abuse and neglect

Perks and Benefits for Community Advocates:

• Professional & upward mobility opportunities 
• A family-oriented atmosphere 
• Health wellbeing stipend ($200 per fiscal year)
• 100% employer-paid health insurance (health, dental, vision) *available after 1st day of the month after 60 calendar days of employment
• $50,000 life insurance policy
• Travel reimbursement
• Up to 368 hours of paid time off just within your first year of employment! Includes 13 paid holidays, 3 personal days, 12 sick days, 40 hours bereavement leave, 12 vacation days (6 month probation period), and 8 hours volunteer paid time off per year.
• Additional opportunities for compensation are available above starting salary!

Arrowleaf is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Arrowleaf will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations unless the accommodation will impose an undue hardship. If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to: Sr. Administrative Director of Human Resources, Sydney Charles, 618-652-2044. 

Arrowleaf is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (“EEO”) and to compliance with all Federal, State and local laws regarding it. EEO is a set of standards that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee because of the person’s actual or perceived race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and related conditions, gender identity, and sexual orientation), marital status, national origin, ancestry, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information (including family history), order of protection status, or military status or unfavorable discharge from military service. The laws apply to all types of work situations, including recruiting, hiring, disciplinary actions, terminations, promotions, pay practices, training, wages, and benefits.