Chef - Resential Treatment

Paradigm Treatment Centers; Malibu (CA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision

401k with 4% match

Paid Time Off programs

Job summary

Paradigm Treatment Centers and Ridge RTC are seeking a skilled Chef to support our residential treatment programs. You will plan, prepare, and serve nutritious meals that support clients in recovery within a structured healthcare environment.

The role emphasizes the importance of food in recovery, maintaining a calm professional presence, and coordinating with clinical teams to meet program needs. Some events and special programming support may be required.

Qualifications

• Prior experience as a Chef or Cook in a residential, healthcare, hospitality, or institutional setting preferred.
• Knowledge of food safety standards and proper kitchen sanitation practices.
• Ability to prepare meals for larger groups while maintaining quality and consistency.
• Experience accommodating dietary restrictions (e.g., allergies, vegetarian/vegan, medical diets).
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Reliable, punctual, and able to work independently.
• Comfortable working in a behavioral health or residential treatment environment.
• Food handler certification required (or willingness to obtain).

Responsibilities

• Plan and prepare daily meals for residential clients and staff, ensuring consistency, quality, and nutritional balance.
• Develop menus that accommodate dietary needs, allergies, and medical or cultural restrictions.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and sanitary kitchen in compliance with health and safety regulations.
• Order, receive, and properly store food and kitchen supplies.
• Monitor food inventory and manage costs to stay within budget guidelines.
• Collaborate with clinical and operations teams to support client needs and program schedules.
• Follow all food safety, sanitation, and infection control protocols.
• Maintain professionalism and appropriate boundaries while interacting with clients.
• Assist with special events, holidays, or therapeutic programming as needed.

Skills

Food safety

Residential healthcare

Organizational skills

Job description

Our family of services comprises three distinct mental health treatment programs, including a specialized program for US Veterans. With over 15 unique locations, we manage and support 500+ dedicated employees serving over 300 residential clients daily located across five states: California, Idaho, Maine, New Hampshire, and Texas.

Paradigm Treatment (West Coast) and Ridge RTC (East Coast) partner together under Altior, united by a shared commitment to providing exceptional mental health care. For over a decade, our core clinical and support teams have worked side-by-side, delivering compassionate, evidence-based treatment that changes lives.

As part of the Altior network, you'll find the stability of an established organization with the heart of a close-knit treatment community where every role matters.

Job Summary

Paradigm Treatment Centers and Ridge RTC are seeking a skilled and dependable Chef to support our residential treatment programs. This role is responsible for planning, preparing, and serving nutritious, high-quality meals that support the physical and emotional well-being ofclients in treatment. The ideal candidate understands the importance of food in recovery, maintains a calm and professional presence, and can work effectively within a structured healthcare environment.

Responsibilities

• Plan and prepare daily meals for residential clients and staff, ensuring consistency, quality, and nutritional balance.
• Develop menus that accommodate dietary needs, allergies, and medical or cultural restrictions.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and sanitary kitchen in compliance with health and safety regulations.
• Order, receive, and properly store food and kitchen supplies.
• Monitor food inventory and manage costs to stay within budget guidelines.
• Collaborate with clinical and operations teams to support client needs and program schedules.
• Follow all food safety, sanitation, and infection control protocols.
• Maintain professionalism and appropriate boundaries while interacting with clients.
• Assist with special events, holidays, or therapeutic programming as needed.

Qualifications

• Prior experience as a Chef or Cook in a residential, healthcare, hospitality, or institutional setting preferred.
• Knowledge of food safety standards and proper kitchen sanitation practices.
• Ability to prepare meals for larger groups while maintaining quality and consistency.
• Experience accommodating dietary restrictions (e.g., allergies, vegetarian/vegan, medical diets).
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Reliable, punctual, and able to work independently.
• Comfortable working in a behavioral health or residential treatment environment.
• Food handler certification required (or willingness to obtain).

Schedule: Thursday - Monday (10 AM to 6 PM)

Salary Range

$28 - $28 USD

• Comprehensive benefits package: medical, dental, and vision.
• 401k with 4% match.
• Paid Time Off Programs including vacation, holidays, and illness.

For Direct Care roles:

• Chef made meals onsite.
• Professional trainings provided for development; continuing education assistance for clinicians.
• Supportive clinical supervision and professional development.

Altior Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics or any other basis forbidden under federal, state, or local law.

Voluntary Self-Identification

For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey.Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiringprocess or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in aconfidential file.

As set forth in Paradigm Treatment Centers's Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection.As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measurethe effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Classification of protected categoriesis as follows:

A "disabled veteran" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.

A "recently separated veteran" means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.

An "active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran" means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.

An "Armed forces service medal veteran" means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.