COOK I: Part-Time / 24HRS. per week

Valley Hope of O'Neill, has an exciting part-time opportunity for a Cook to join our dedicated and passionate team!

At Valley Hope of O’Neill, the work of every team member matters. The work we do every day saves lives and builds hope for the future.

Valley Hope of O’Neill has served the Nebraska community with healing residential addiction treatment and recovery support since 1976.

Our work is mission-driven, supported by a strong culture of teamwork and a compassionate environment that is the foundation of the Valley Hope organization. Join our team and see for yourself why we are a recent recipient of the Press Ganey Human Experience Guardian of Excellence Award.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• One (1) year job or training experience in dietary setting is preferred.
• Specialized training in food preparation is preferred but will train the right person

COMPENSATION:

• Up to $16.00/Hr.

Benefits (Conditions Apply for Part-Time)

• Affordable health, dental, and vision insurance
• Tuition Assistance – Up to $10K annually; $45K maximum benefit
• Student Loan Repayment
• Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Eligible Employer
• 8 Paid Holidays (Including 1 Personal Holiday)
• PTO – Up to 22 Days per year based on years of service
• Paid Parental Leave
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match
• Health Saving and Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• And much more!

JOB SUMMARY:

• Ensures safe food handling protocol is always maintained within the kitchen and dining areas including safe hand hygiene, cross contamination and temperature checks are followed and ensure timely documentation as directed by lead cook or written instructions.
• Prepares daily meals according to weekly menus/recipes or lead cook instruction. Properly increases or decreases recipes as needed for fluctuations in census.
• Prepares daily meals and/or snacks according to Special Diet recipes as ordered by nursing department.
• Serves food to patients, visitors, and staff with a pleasant demeanor.
• Stores food items according to established guidelines and or state regulations/guidelines.
• Presents safety and hygiene instruction to any patients who are assigned to assist with dish or clean up duties to ensure safe kitchen environment and safe dish sanitization methods are followed.
• Performs cleaning/sanitizing tasks as outlined on the shift/daily/weekly/monthly cleaning schedules, which may include sinks, counters, ovens, stovetops, grill, fryer, serving line, salad bar, and other equipment and appliances.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Residential facility setting; requires walking throughout the facility and may require unloading of food/stock in temperature extremes.

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