Cook / Housekeeper

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

Job summary

Join a leading organization dedicated to supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. As a support staff, you will ensure a clean and safe environment while contributing to the well-being of those we serve. Ideal candidates will be enthusiastic and flexible, ready to take initiative in a dynamic team setting.

Benefits

DailyPay

Medical and Dental Insurance

Paid Vacation

403(b) Retirement with Employer Match

Life Insurance

Discounts on Travel and Entertainment

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Maintaining professionalism and punctuality.
• Ensuring cleanliness and organization of the facility.
• Cooking and preparing meals according to dietary needs.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Problem Solving

Communication

Initiative

Flexibility

Education

Experience with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities

Job description

About the Position:
YAI supports people of all ages with intellectual and developmental disabilities in achieving the fullest lives possible bycreating new opportunities for living, loving, working and learning. YAI is a network of agencies with programs that empower and enhance the lives of thousands of people we support and their families. YAI promotes a person centered approach by creating supports that cater to the specific needs of each person. Join our dynamic team as a support staff ensuring a clean and safe home environment. The ideal candidate will have enthusiasm for ensuring cleanliness andorganization of the facility.

Mission Statement:
YAI is a network of agencies offering people with intellectual and developmental disabilities a comprehensive range of services across all ages. YAI empowers people with disabilities to reach their goals every day. 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.

Location:

Flushing, Queens

Schedule:

Monday - Friday, 7am - 12pm

Key Responsibilities:

Maintaining Professionalism and Punctuality

Taking Ownership/ Accountability

Being Flexible: Job responsibilities may change based on needs

Adhering to policies, procedures and regulations

Being a member of a highly effective team

Ensuring maintenance upkeep and safety based on facility/ program structure

Completing mandatory trainings based on the program and position as well as applying skills

Ensuring health, wellness and safety

Understanding when to contact an administrator for support

Building Positive relationships

Cooking and preparing meals according to dietary needs

Sweeping and mopping floors

Dusting furniture and other fixtures

Vacuuming carpets and area rugs

Cleaning and organizing kitchen cabinets

Discarding expired foods

Emptying trash receptacle/bags

Other cleaning responsibilities if the need arises

Education and Experience:

Work or life experience with intellectual/developmental disabilities is a plus

Tuberculosis test mandatory for most positions

Exceptional interpersonal, problem solving and communication skills

Willing to take initiative

Highly flexible personality type

DailyPay available - Work today, get paid today!

Medical and dental i nsurance - with options for family and more extensive medical plans, as well as vision (for full-time positions)

Paid vacation, holidays, and sick time

403(b) retirement with employer match

Life insurance and long-term disability

Discounts on travel, entertainment, wireless services, shopping, and more. Check out our benefits page to learn more!

Compensation:

$16.78/hour to $16.78/hour

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

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.

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.

YAI was launched in February of 1957 out of a small school in Brooklyn, New York. Initially staffed by Co-Founders Bert MacLeech and Pearl Maze MacLeech alone, their pilot program served just seven people. According to Bert, from its very beginning YAI has been dedicated to providing innovative services for the I/DD (intellectual and/or developmental disabilities) community. MacLeech envisioned a, “total life adjustment approach, emphasizing personal growth, social responsibility, employment goals, and the development of independence for the individual.” At a time when institutional living was the norm for people with I/DD, this vision was nothing short of revolutionary.

YAI Today:

Today, YAI has a team of over 4,000 employees and supports over 20,000 people in the I/DD community. This extraordinary growth shows the ongoing need for these important services, and YAI’s success in offering them. YAI supports people with autism, Down syndrome, and Cerebral Palsy, among others. Operating throughout Downstate New York and Northern New Jersey, YAI now offers more than 300 programs for people of all ages.

Better Together:

At YAI, we are driven by our mission of living, loving, working, and learning. This applies not only to the people we support, but to our staff as well. Commitment and passion for the work continue to unite employees and drive the organization forward. Empowering the people we support to reach their goals remains at the heart of our organization.