Cook

Job Description

Job Description

About us:

When you join the Arrowleaf team, you are committing to a meaningful career where your work will make a difference for your neighbors throughout Southern Illinois and strengthen our region as a whole. You’ll have a chance to build well-being not just for the people you work with, but for yourself as well, as you gain life-changing experiences, enjoy highly competitive benefits, and experience unmatched opportunities for advancement.

Mission: Arrowleaf’s mission is to help all Southern Illinoisans reach their full potential. We provide resources and opportunities that support individuals of all ages so they can thrive, make our communities more vibrant, and build economic prosperity that benefits everyone.

Vision: We envision a Southern Illinois where all individuals are contributing to a community that is safe and vibrant for everyone.

Visit our website: myarrowleaf.org/employment to learn more about Arrowleaf

Job Title: Cook

Home Office: Clyffe Cafe - Vienna, IL

Area of Focus: Community Collaboration

Program(s): Supported Employment (SE) is a vocational rehabilitation approach that emphasizes helping people with serious mental illnesses and disabilities obtain competitive work in the community. The program provides support to ensure their success in the workplace. Our SE program will help trainees find jobs that pay competitive wages in integrated settings in the community.

Immediate Supervisor: Site Administrator

Hours of Work: Part-time - 20 hours/week. Monday - Friday: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm.

FLSA Classification: Non-exempt

Cook Minimum Qualifications: GED/HS Diploma required; must get food handlers managers license within 30 - 60 days of hire; prefer experience cooking in commercial environment.

Cook Skills & Knowledge: Knowledge of kitchen equipment; experience in food preparation and cooking for large numbers of people; excellent written and oral communication skills; basic computer skills

Cook Special Requirements: Must be 18 years of age or older; must complete and maintain the required registry clearance and criminal fingerprint background checks; be able to lift 50 lbs.; maintain First Aid and CPR Certification; maintains a valid driver’s license and vehicle liability insurance.

Cook job duties include, but are not limited to:

• Cleans and sanitizes the dining room, kitchen, storage area and dietary equipment as needed
• Prepares and cooks food in accordance with state food and nutrition guidelines
• Monitors food temperatures prior to meal service
• Records temperatures of food according to established policy and procedure
• Ensures that an adequate supply of food, supplies, etc. is available at all times
• Follows recipes for planned weekly menu
• Ensures proper quantities of food are prepared
• Ensures that food is prepared in accordance with established time schedules
• Labels, dates and stores food properly according to established policies
• Picks up and disposes of dining room and kitchen trash
• Reports all health and safety concerns to site coordinator

• Follows agency policy and procedure for all reports of abuse and neglect or suspected abuse and neglect

Cook Benefit Package

• Professional & upward mobility opportunities

• A family-oriented atmosphere

• Travel reimbursement

• Paid time off just within your first year of employment! Includes paid holidays, personal time, sick days, bereavement leave, vacation days (6 month probation period), and volunteer paid time off per year.

• Additional opportunities for compensation are available above starting salary!

Salary: $16.80 - $17.05 per hour

*This is a bargaining unit, union position