Cook

Cook Position

Since 1967, Odyssey House has been providing innovative services and programs to a broad population of individuals and families struggling with substance use and mental health disorders. Odyssey House helps New Yorkers of all ages—and across all five boroughs—beat drugs and alcohol with highly individualized treatment programs. Odyssey House provides high quality, holistic treatment impacting all major life spheres, including psychological, physical, social, family, educational and spiritual in order to support personal rehabilitation, renewal and family restoration.

If that sounds different than other treatment programs, you're right. Because Odyssey is where recovery gets real.

Under the guidance of the Head Cook and Director of Food Services, the Cook prepares all recipes and meals. S/he is responsible for the complete care, supply and maintenance of the kitchen and dining facilities.

Specific duties and responsibilities include:

• Post menus.
• Prepare and cook nutritious meals.
• Ensures kitchen cleanliness, timely meal preparation hygienic serving and appropriate portion control.
• Maintain inventory; prepare purchase orders for food supplies in a timely fashion.
• Responsible for conditions and standards of meals in keeping with State requirements.
• Conduct monthly Kitchen Seminar for all residents in the housing programs.
• Execute all holiday and special event meals.
• Attend regularly scheduled staff meetings.
• Attend all required in-service training seminars.
• Other duties as required.

Requirements include:

• High School Diploma or G.E.D required
• Minimum of one (1) year experience in the culinary field, preferably, in a non-profit institutional area.
• Must have a valid Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Qualifying Certificate in Food Protection.
• Must be computer literate.
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule.
• Position requires on call availability.

Positions available at multiple locations

Odyssey House is an equal opportunity employer maintaining a non-discriminatory policy on hiring of its personnel. Odyssey House, and its operational divisions, will not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, disability, marital status, sexual orientation or citizen status in all employment decisions including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer, training, rate of pay or other forms of compensation, layoff, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment.