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Hello! Thank you for your interest in joining the Wellspring team as a part time Cook. As a statewide nonprofit serving children and families in need of support, we take a whole-person approach to our organization and delivery of our services because we believe we must find the strengths in people and build on these for lasting change to occur.

As a part time cook, you’ll be part of a team that is committed to delivering exceptional services to children at our Wellspring New Directions Residential campus in Farmington Hills.

You will bring a high school diploma or equivalent and 3 years work experience in food services.

As a cook, you will :

Prepare wholesome, balanced meals for youth in care. Prepare special diet meals when authorized or ordered by physician, dietician, or nutritionist.

Assure compliance with all physicians’ orders and known allergies.

Prepare menus in accordance with sound and contemporary principles of nutrition. Select foods and preparation techniques / recipes that are both healthy and appealing.

At direction of supervisor, secure feedback from staff / residents as part of planning menus. Create a warm, welcoming environment as much as possible within constraints of facility and budget.

• Order and purchase food in accordance with agency budget from vendors offering greatest value for the dollar.
• Assure that the kitchen, storage areas, kitchen equipment, refrigeration equipment etc., are maintained in a clean, safe and functional condition as required by Health Department and other guidelines.

Report needed repairs to the appropriate personnel.

• Follow center procedures in the preparations, storage, and inventory of food and equipment. Leave the kitchen in a clean condition at shift end.
• Supervise and instruct youth during their kitchen duties and meal times / clean up as assigned. Maintain supervision of residents assigned to work in kitchen in accordance with agency procedures.
• Maintain inventory of food and daily knife / fork counts and other security procedures.
• Record the number of meals served at each meal for purposes of reporting to the School Lunch Program.
• Assist with planning and preparation of special events for outside groups and special occasions

Why Choose Wellspring?

You may be wondering why Wellspring would be a good option for you. Here are some of the benefits of being a part of the New Directions team at Wellspring :

• You'll have training and support as needed
• You'll be on a team that is focused on non-coercive, strength-based and trauma-informed care
• Your starting pay will be $20.00 / hour
• You will work Part Time, every other weekend (Saturday & Sunday)
• You will work 8 hour shifts, 10 : 30am - 6 : 30pm
• You'll have access to Wellspring benefits such as PTO, SupportLinc (mental health services), DailyPay, etc.

Your reporting location will be the Wellspring FARMINGTON HILLS campus :

Wellspring Lutheran Services - New Directions

28000 W Nine Mile Rd

Farmington Hills, MI

Full Job Description Available at the Interview.

Last updated : 2024-03-25