Dietary Aid PRN Weekends

Cook Position

Meridell Achievement Center is a 134-bed, seclusion free, psychiatric residential treatment facility located northwest of Austin. Our 60-acre campus is complete with mature oaks, rolling hills, and plenty of walking paths and outdoor spaces. We have 7 unique living units separated by gender, age, and development needs with a swimming pool, gymnasium, sports court and playing fields. We provide 24-hour psychiatric care to girls and boys ages 10 to 17 years old with customized therapeutic approaches and intensive behavioral programs to teach young patients to moderate their behavior, manage emotions and improve social functioning.

We are looking for a cook to work with our experienced dietary team to provide daily meals for our patients. Must be service excellence oriented and ready to become part of a great team. PRN, weekday and weekend availability required. Benefits for our cooks include: challenging and rewarding work environment, competitive compensation & generous paid time off, career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ subsidiaries!

Qualifications:

Education/Training: High school graduate or equivalent. Experience may be substituted for education requirement.

Experience: Previous experience working in a dietary department.

Must be 21 years of age or older.

Licensure/Certification: Current driver license. Health card required, Meridell is willing to pay for certification.

Knowledge and Skills: Ability to read, write, follow and give oral instructions. Maintain confidentiality of patient and employee information.

Essential Physical Requirements: Physical demand requires frequent lifting and carrying objects weighing up to 30 lbs, considerable walking, standing, pushing and pulling of equipment. Stooping, kneeling and reaching is required.

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.

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