Cook/Housekeeper

YAI; New York (NY); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks dedicated support staff to join their dynamic team. This role focuses on ensuring a clean and safe environment for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Ideal candidates will possess strong interpersonal and communication skills, be flexible, and demonstrate a commitment to maintaining high standards of cleanliness and organization. If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of others and thrive in a collaborative environment, this opportunity is perfect for you. Join a team that believes in the fundamental rights of every individual to live, love, work, and learn to their fullest potential.

Qualifications

• Experience with intellectual/developmental disabilities is a plus.
• Mandatory tuberculosis test for most positions.

Responsibilities

• Maintain professionalism and punctuality while ensuring cleanliness.
• Cook and prepare meals according to dietary needs and perform cleaning tasks.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Problem-Solving Skills

Communication Skills

Time Management Skills

Flexibility

Education

Experience with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities

Tuberculosis Test

Job description

If you are a current YAI employee, please click this link to apply through your Workday account.

About the Position:

YAI supports people of all ages with intellectual and developmental disabilities in achieving the fullest lives possible by creating new opportunities for living, loving, working, and learning.

YAI promotes a person-centered approach by creating supports that cater to the specific needs of each person. Join our dynamic team as support staff, ensuring a clean and safe home environment. The ideal candidate will have enthusiasm for ensuring cleanliness and organization of the facility.

Our enthusiastic staff of over 4,000 professionals believes that everyone has a fundamental right to live, love, work, and learn. If you share our vision and want to help support people to live the fullest lives possible, apply to this position.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Maintaining professionalism and punctuality
2. Taking ownership/accountability
3. Being flexible: Job responsibilities may change based on needs
4. Adhering to policies, procedures, and regulations
5. Using effective communication skills & time management skills
6. Being a member of a highly effective team
7. Ensuring maintenance upkeep and safety based on facility/program structure
8. Completing mandatory trainings based on the program and position as well as applying skills
9. Ensuring health, wellness, and safety
10. Understanding when to contact an administrator for support
11. Building positive relationships
12. Cooking and preparing meals according to dietary needs
13. Sweeping and mopping floors
14. Dusting furniture and other fixtures
15. Vacuuming carpets and area rugs
16. Cleaning kitchen appliances/refrigerator
17. Cleaning and organizing kitchen cabinets
18. Discarding expired foods
19. Emptying trash receptacle/bags
20. Other cleaning responsibilities if the need arises

Education and Experience:

1. Work or life experience with intellectual/developmental disabilities is a plus
2. Tuberculosis test mandatory for most positions

Additional Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

1. Exceptional interpersonal, problem-solving, and communication skills
2. Willing to take initiative
3. Highly flexible personality type

Compensation:

1. $16.78/hour

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or status as a Vietnam or disabled veteran. YAI is an Equal Opportunity Employer.