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COOK

UHS
UHS Salary
SPRINGFIELD, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 12/3/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/1/2026
Responsibilities

DIETARY COOK

 

Lincoln Prairie Behavioral Health is looking for DIETARY COOK to join our team If you have a desire to work in an engaging environment with a team of professionals dedicated to the healing and health of the patients we serve, we want to hear from you! 

 

The Dietary Cook is responsible for the preparation, cooking and serving of nutritional meals that meet the daily nutritional needs of patients and facility staff in accordance with approved menu cycles and assists the Consultant Dietitian with preparing for special functions and other special events that may occur.  

 

Lincoln Prairie Behavioral Health Center is a 97-bed facility located in Springfield, Illinois.  We are dedicated to providing youth with compassionate mental health treatment that encourages self-responsibility and personal growth. We are the only facility of our kind in Central Illinois! We provide psychiatric treatment to children and adolescents that present with a broad range of psychiatric and behavioral disorders. A clinically skilled multidisciplinary team works to partner with the youth and family to accomplish their goals in a supportive and therapeutic environment.

Benefits for this position include:

  • Challenging and rewarding work environment
  • Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
  • Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
  • 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
  • SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
  • Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300 Subsidiaries!

Qualifications

Education: High school diploma/GED required. 

 

Experience: Experience in quantiy cooking required, at leat two (2) years strongly preferred. Experience utilizing industrial kitchen equipment and utensils.

 

Licensure/Certification: Training in food service sanitation, and possession of food service sanitation certificate as required. Successful completion of CPR certification

within 90 days of employment.

EEO Statement

 

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

 

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

 

Notice

 

At UHS and all subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates with matching skillset and experience with the best possible career at UHS and our subsidiaries.  We take pride in creating a highly efficient and best in class candidate experience. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. The recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail etc. If you feel suspicious of a job posting or job-related email, let us know by contacting us at: https://uhs.alertline.com or 1-800-852-3449

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