**Location:** Saint Charles, MO

****Youth In Need****

****Cook (30 hrs/wk)****

****Because every child deserves a future...****

Youth In Need has been serving the greater St. Louis area since 1974 when volunteers reached out to the agency's first client. A teenage runaway, who left her home after another beating, was picked up on the streets and taken to the local jail with adult criminals. Troubled by the community's response to runaway and homeless teens, volunteers changed the way these teens were treated by opening Youth In Need's Emergency Shelter.

Today, more than 400 full- and part-time staff serve more than 8,000 of the area's most vulnerable children, teens, and families at nearly 100 locations in six counties in eastern Missouri.

****Mission:** To build on the strengths of children, youth and families so they find safety, hope and success in life.**

****Vision:** Equitable opportunities so children, youth and families in our region can thrive.**

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> ***Were looking for a Cook to provide nourishing and healthy meals to the children attending our Head Start/Early Head start programming.***

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> **Position Type**

**Full Time:** 30 hours/week

**Schedule:** Monday-Friday; 7:00am - 1:00pm

**Total Rewards**

This is an hourly position--$11.61/hour.

We offer an extensive amount of competitive benefits including:

* Health, Dental and Vision Insurance at low cost (for employee-only coverage)

* Flexible Spending Account

* Paid Time Off:

12 Sick Days

12 Holidays 1 Floating Holiday

2 Weeks' Vacation (increases by year of service, up to 5 weeks in your 7th year)

* 401K with 3 % Employer Match

* Employee Assistance Program

**Responsibilities**

* **Food Preparation (35%) :** Plan and preparing nutritionally sound meals and snacks. Ensure all health & sanitation and ServSafe measures are adequately followed when preparing food. Individualize and modify foods for specialized diets/allergies.

* **Kitchen Environment (25%):** Maintain standards of sanitation and safety within the kitchen environment. Clean, sanitize, inspect and maintain all utensils, food service equipment and food service areas. Ensure all equipment is adequately stored, cared for, replaced as needed.

* **Monitoring (20%):** Plan, organize, and place weekly food orders. Shop at local approved grocers as needed. Receive and verify all food deliveries. Label foods in accordance with guidelines. Submit invoices and receipts. Complete and maintain required paperwork needed for State Licensing requirements, Health and Sanitation Requirements, CACFP and HS Performance Standards.

* **For full job description, please visit: https://tinyurl.com/ew2dbp39**

**Qualifications**

You must have a High School Diploma or High School Equivalency (HSE)

Possess math skills needed for menu planning and production. Ability to read, write, and understand directions. Computer skills needed to submit online orders. Individuals must be sensitive to the socioeconomic and cultural characteristics of the service populations. Knowledge of Microsoft Office products and ability to navigate program-specific software.

Ability to be CPR certified preferred.

Experience in cooking for large groups and in a child care setting preferred.

This job operates in both an indoor kitchen, classroom and office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. Exposure to warm temperatures and chemicals occurs. This role is regularly required to talk, hear and write. Ability to lift 50 lbs to carry supplies. Ability

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**You will be part of an agency that is on the leading edge of Anti-Bias/Anti-Racism Work.** Youth In Need is committed to social justice and equity. We offer a wide range of ways for Staff, Leadership, and our Board of Directors to get involved including events, dialogues, caucusing, councils, and workshops.

**Youll be part of a team that is structured on shared values**. At YIN, we share a set of core values, which include: safety, strengths-based principles, quality service, transparency, accountability, diversity/equity/inclusion, and learning & improving. We are an agency built by social workers, so we encourage courageous spaces, leaning into discomfort and stretching your learning muscles. Above all, we value our community and relationships. We are a YIN Family!

**You will truly change lives.** We know, we knowits such a clich. But its true. Whether youre providing front-line support to clients or working in administration, we all play an important role in keeping the mission moving forward, which, in the end, impacts clients directly. And thats what were here for.

Check out our **website, Facebook page**, Instagram (@YouthInNeed1974), and our **YouTube channel.** Give us a follow while you're there!

**To Apply**

**Please apply electronically using the link below. No phone calls, please. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled.**

If we can make any accommodations for you at any point during the hiring process, please contact We are happy to provide you any information or resources to make this process accessible.

> *Believing in the power of potential, Diversity is intentionally embracing and valuing the differences and similarities, both visible and invisible, that make us who we are--ONE COMMUNITY.*

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> *Together our attitudes, actions, policies and physical environment are vital to ensure that all feel comfortable, respected and included regardless of race, sex, gender identity or expression, age, income, faith, political affiliation, sexual orientation or cultural background.*

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> *-Youth In Need*

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> *Youth In Need is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal opp*ortunities for all applicants and employees without regard to ability, age, ancestry, color, cultural background, faith/religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetics, income, marital status, national origin, political belief/affiliation, pregnancy, race, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.**