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BHCC FOOD SERVICE - Cook

Legacy Behavioral Health Services Human Resources
Valdosta, GA Full Time
POSTED ON 5/27/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/26/2026
Legacy Behavioral Health Services is hiring individuals with a passion for making a difference in their community! 
 
Benefits:
Employee Assistance Program- We offer EAP services to all full-time and part-time employees. EAP services include legal assistance, financial consultations, access to work-life specialists, and up to 4 counseling sessions. 

This position requires:
  • High school diploma/GED; required

The cook is responsible for preparing the preparation of food to be served, complying with all applicable sanitation, health and personal hygiene standards and following established food production programs and procedures. The cook is responsible for appropriate use of facility supplies and equipment to minimize loss, waste and fraud.

In addition, he/she serves meals to consumers; cleans work areas, equipment, utensils, dishes, and silverware according to Food Safety Inspections; unpacks and stores food and supplies according to food service departments procedure; and maintains kitchen cleaning schedule and kitchen temperature logs.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

Work Environment

This job operates in a kitchen environment, housed with equipment such as an oven, stove, dishwasher, slicer, coffee machine, steamer, mixer and chef’s knives. The employee is frequently exposed to heat, steam, fire and noise.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

The employee is occasionally required to sit, stand, reach, lift, bend, kneel, stoop, climb, push and pull items weighing 50 pounds or less. The position requires manual dexterity; auditory and visual skills; and the ability to follow written and oral instructions and procedures.
•    2 years experience as a cook in a restaurant and/or healthcare foodservice environment.
•    ServSafe Certification required. If applicant does not yet have the ServSafe certification, Behavioral Health Services of South Georgia (LBHS) will pay the exam cost for new hire employees one time. Cook must successfully pass the ServSafe exam within the first 30 days or the closest exam date, whichever comes first. If the cook refuses to take the certification exam, he/she will risk termination of employment. If the cook does not pass the ServSafe exam he/she will be required to retake the exam. If he/she is not able to retake the test to meet the 30 day window, he/she will risk termination of employment. In addition, he/she will be responsible for the cost to retake the exam. 

Servicios de Salud Conductual Legacy está contratando personas con pasión por marcar la diferencia en su comunidad.

Beneficios:
Programa de Asistencia al Empleado: Ofrecemos servicios de Asistencia al Empleado (PAE) a todos los empleados de tiempo completo y parcial. Los servicios de PAE incluyen asistencia legal, consultas financieras, acceso a especialistas en conciliación de la vida laboral y hasta 4 sesiones de asesoramiento.

Este puesto requiere:
Diploma de bachillerato/GED (obligatorio)

El cocinero es responsable de preparar los alimentos que se servirán, cumpliendo con todas las normas aplicables de saneamiento, salud e higiene personal, y siguiendo los programas y procedimientos establecidos para la producción de alimentos. El cocinero es responsable del uso adecuado de los suministros y equipos de las instalaciones para minimizar las pérdidas, el desperdicio y el fraude.

Además, sirve comidas a los consumidores; limpia las áreas de trabajo, los equipos, los utensilios, la vajilla y los cubiertos de acuerdo con las Inspecciones de Seguridad Alimentaria; desempaca y almacena los alimentos y suministros según los procedimientos del departamento de servicios de alimentos; y mantiene el programa de limpieza y los registros de temperatura de la cocina.

CONOCIMIENTOS, HABILIDADES Y CAPACIDADES

Entorno Laboral

Este puesto se desarrolla en una cocina equipada con equipos como horno, estufa, lavavajillas, rebanadora, cafetera, vaporera, batidora y cuchillos de chef. El empleado está frecuentemente expuesto al calor, vapor, fuego y ruido.

Exigencias Físicas

Las exigencias físicas descritas aquí son representativas de las que un empleado debe cumplir para desempeñar con éxito las funciones esenciales de este puesto.

En ocasiones, el empleado debe sentarse, pararse, alcanzar, levantar, agacharse, arrodillarse, inclinarse, trepar, empujar y jalar objetos que pesen 23 kg o menos. El puesto requiere destreza manual, habilidades auditivas y visuales, y la capacidad de seguir instrucciones y procedimientos escritos y orales.
• 2 años de experiencia como cocinero en un restaurante o en un servicio de alimentos en un centro de salud.
• Se requiere certificación ServSafe. Si el solicitante aún no cuenta con la certificación ServSafe, Servicios de Salud Conductual del Sur de Georgia (LBHS) cubrirá el costo del examen para los nuevos empleados en una sola ocasión. El cocinero debe aprobar el examen ServSafe dentro de los primeros 30 días o en la fecha de examen más cercana, lo que ocurra primero. Si el cocinero se niega a presentar el examen de certificación, se arriesga a ser despedido. Si no aprueba el examen ServSafe, deberá volver a presentarlo. Si no puede volver a presentarlo dentro del plazo de 30 días, se arriesga a ser despedido. Además, será responsable del costo de la repetición del examen.

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