Cook

Cook

Department/Program: ORR

Reports to: Kitchen Supervisor

Work location: Downtown Kitchen/Central Kitchen

FLSA status: Non-exempt/hourly

Salary: (Bilingual Spanish) $23.33/hr. - $25.69/hr.

Morrison Child and Family Services: We are a Joint Commission and Sanctuary accredited non-profit organization that provides a comprehensive array of services to children, adolescents, and their families. As an agency, Morrison, its team members, and clients commit to the following values of trauma-informed care:

• Nonviolence - being safe and doing the right thing
• Emotional Intelligence - managing our feelings so we don't hurt ourselves or others
• Social Learning - respecting and sharing ideas of our teams
• Democracy - shared decision making whenever possible
• Open Communication - saying what we mean and not being mean when we say it
• Social Responsibility - everyone makes a contribution to the organizational culture
• Growth and Change - creating hope for our clients and ourselves

Job Summary:

The cook is responsible for preparing nutritious and appealing meals for up to 75 individuals. Maintain high standards of kitchen cleanliness.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Organize, prepare, and serve complete meals as specified by the menu. Specific meals for diets and special occasions to be prepared as required.
• Maintains sanitation procedures and requirements in compliance with Oregon Health Codes and Department of Education regulations.
• Maintains clean food preparation area and serving environment in compliance with health department and other program requirements.
• Maintains records of daily attendance and meal counts, and tracks nutritional requirements to meet state and federal standards.
• Maintains cooperative and supportive working relationships with food service and program staff.
• Responsible for appropriate use of maintenance of food service equipment and reporting equipment and maintenance problems.
• Attends staff meetings and trainings provided by the program.
• Maintain a supportive, caring and disciplined environment for our clients.
• Personal style that models and encourages direct, professional customer-focused communication among all members of the program.
• Demonstrate a commitment to developing a thorough knowledge and application of the Sanctuary model and other organizational policies & practices.
• Participate in staff development, in-services, and training related to workplace effectiveness; model professional behaviors and implement improvements to business practices with awareness of their impact in a trauma-informed behavioral healthcare organization.

Competencies:

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with a broad variety of people, including staff, supervisors and management in English.
• Ability to work effectively as a team member.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and appropriate professional boundaries.
• Nutritional knowledge is required.
• Ability to work with emotionally and behaviorally disturbed adolescents and flexibility is required.
• Openness to feedback and supervision.
• Ability to regularly attend scheduled shifts, be punctual for scheduled shifts and meetings, and be in a condition suitable for assuming responsibilities of position.

Required Position Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• 1 year experience cooking in an industrial kitchen, required.
• Bilingual abilities, including the ability to speak, read, write, and translate documents in Spanish. Must clear a language proficiency test.

Other Requirements:

• Pass a criminal history background check though Morrison and a suitability determination investigation through the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. For further information review:
• Blood borne Pathogens training is required on first day of employment.
• Food handler's card is required.
• Must pass criminal history check.
• Have a driver's license
• Submit vaccination requirements.

For positions that require driving:

• Hold a valid drivers' license. Must be licensed in Oregon or Washington within 30 days of hire
• Personal transportation allowing for travel within the greater Portland metropolitan area in a timely manner.

Working Conditions: Environment: Work is done in clinical offices, community settings, including Morrison Residential, administration buildings, public locations, and social service sites. Breaks and meals are subject to interruption. Universal Precautions and remaining alert to the environment are critical to address the potential for violent behavior, exposure to disease, biohazards, noise, and contaminants. Mental demands: Work assigned is diverse and may involve addressing new and unique circumstances. The work might be unpredictable and disrupts planned tasks, requiring flexible time management. Physical demands: Ability to remain calm and emotionally available serving youth, adults and or families who have experienced trauma. Proficient with office equipment and physical movement. Ability to perform physical interventions if needed in accordance with program and training. Physical dexterity for reaching, stooping, and repetitive wrist and hand motions. All Morrison programs and services are accredited by The Joint Commission, a nationally recognized standard-setting and accreditation body for health care. Morrison is also certified as a trauma-informed organization by the Sanctuary Institute. Certification recognizes our dedication to providing a trauma-informed culture and environment for children, families and staff through implementing Sanctuary values, commitments, and tools. We are an Affirmative Action Plan Employer. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic. In compliance with our Affirmative Action Plan, Morrison uses E-Verify to determine employment eligibility after an offer is accepted. Applications will be reviewed as received. Morrison reserves the right to make a hiring decision at any point during the posting period. Morrison employees are offered a variety of benefits including Medical, Vision, Dental, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employer-Paid Life, Accidental Death and Dismemberment and Long-Term Disability, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP).