Cook Full Time

Bourbonnais Terrace; Bourbonnais (IL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Education assistance

Merit increase opportunities

Refer-a-Friend bonus

Job summary

Bourbonnais Terrace, a Specialized Mental Health and Rehab Facility in Bourbonnais, IL, is seeking a Dietary Cook to prepare meals for patients and support nutritional needs. Official title may be Dietary Cook or Line Cook depending on center; experience in food service is essential.

Flexible shifts and a collaborative kitchen environment. You will work with our team to deliver safe, appetizing meals, maintain sanitation standards, and adapt menus with RD guidance.

Qualifications

• Must have prior experience as a dietary aide or cook.
• Knowledge of quality food production and sanitation.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Able to pass pre-employment physical and background check.

Responsibilities

• Prepare meals for patients, assist with menu planning.
• Work with Registered Dietician on special diets and ensure food safety.
• Assist with kitchen sanitation and general duties as needed.
• Engage with patients to get feedback on meals.

Skills

Food preparation

Customer service

Sanitation knowledge

Team player

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Bourbonnais Terrace - Bourbonnais, IL 60914

Salary Range: $15.00 - $15.00 Hourly

Start Date:ASAP, we have a new employee orientation class starting soon

Hourly Wage Estimate:$15.00 hourly

Shift:8 hour shifts; Days

Schedule:5:00A-1:00P, with every-other weekend rotation

You’re not just your job title. Your role here extends far beyond your job description. You are a friend and family member to each resident. You know their name and their story. You are providing compassion and companionship to those in our care. This family aspect is what sets us apart from other health care sectors.

When someone becomes a patient here, each of us becomes their partner on their journey to healthy living. No matter the illness, injury or limitation.

A little more about our center:

Bourbonnais Terrace is a Specialized Mental Health and Rehab Facility (SMHRF), providing care to the non-aggressive (adult) mentally ill/behavior health population. Located in a quiet suburban neighborhood with a leadership team that has been here for many years.

What makes us unique:

• We are eager to help you excel in your career – ask us about our educational assistance program.
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What you will do in this role:

• Officially we title this job a Dietary Cook, but in other centers it may be called a Line Cook or even an entry level Chef.
• When you are sick or injured, food can be the highlight of your day. As a cook you will help prepare meals for our patients. This could involve menu creation, working with our Registered Dietician for special needs diets, kitchen sanitation and food safety. One day you may clean out the freezer or the next it may involve talking with the patients to see if they liked their meal.
• We wear many hats and do whatever is needed to meet the nutritional needs of the patient.

What’s in it for you:

• A manageable workload (Also - not a lot of lifting)
• Flexible scheduling – we understand when things come up
• A team that takes pride in their work – many have been promoted up to higher positions.
• Employee recognition programs
• Annual merit increase opportunities
• Robust benefits package, including a retirement savings plan
• Refer-a-Friend programs – Bring your friends & earn a $ bonus $.
• Educational Assistance program – We’ll help you $ pay $ for your classes.

Officially we title this job a Dietary Cook, but in other centers it may be called a Line Cook or even an entry level Chef.

What we need from you:

• Must have prior experience as a dietary aide, cook, or in a central kitchen
• Knowledge of quality food production and servicing techniques, food safety/sanitation requirements and procedures.
• Must have excellent customer service skills
• Ability to successfully pass a pre-employment physical and criminal history background check