Culinary Assistant

PASADENA VILLA MICHIGAN LLC; Battle Creek (MI); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

Continuing education

401K with company match

HSA/FSA

Parental leave

EAP emotional well-being support

Life & ADD insurance

Job summary

Pasadena Villa Great Lakes in Battle Creek, MI is seeking an entry-level Culinary Assistant to prepare and serve meals while respecting dietary needs and food safety standards.

The role supports a team in a residential behavioral health setting, with responsibilities for following recipes, keeping prep areas clean, and assisting with menu substitutions as needed.

Qualifications

• Requires a high school diploma or equivalent; trade or vocational training preferred.
• One year or more in a culinary setting is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve food items with attention to dietary needs.
• Maintain clean and safe preparation, storage and serving areas.
• Follow recipes and menus; assist with substitutions and special diets.
• Ensure proper labeling and safe storage temperatures and document as required.
• Assist with inventory and maintain equipment functionality.
• Respect food safety, health, and sanitation standards.

Skills

Food safety

Dietary accomodations

Team collaboration

Customer service

Education

High School diploma

Job description

Job DetailsLevel: EntryJob Location: Pasadena Villa Great Lakes - Battle Creek, MI 49017Position Type: Full TimeEducation Level: High SchoolJob Category: Restaurant - Food ServiceWhy You Will Love Working With Us!

At Pasadena Villa, we are a dynamic, dedicated, and growing team of professionals deeply passionate about providing evidence-based and personalized clinical care for behavioral health conditions. Our team’s foundation is client centered care and clinical excellence through our 5-star service commitment – Respect, Accountability, Integrity, Flexibility, Service, and Collaboration. We are committed to our team and our team is committed to our clients!

Pasadena Villa Great Lakes is a residential psychiatric facility located in Battle Creek, Michigan. Our campus provides a beautiful modern aesthetic in a therapeutic environment, ideal for healing and recovery, including areas for reflection, outdoor walking trails, a pond water feature, and a state-of-the-art wellness and fitness center.

What we offer:

• Collaborative environment dedicated to clinical excellence
• Multiple Career Development Pathways
• Company Supported Continuing Education & Certification
• Multiple Health Plan Design Options Available
• Flexible Dental & Vision Plan Options
• 100% Company Paid EAP Emotional Well-Being Support
• 100% Company Paid Critical Illness (with health enrollment plan)
• 100% Company Paid Life & ADD
• 401K with Company Match
• Company-Sponsored HSA, FSA, & DSA Tax Savings Accounts
• Generous Team Member Referral Program
• Parental Leave

Position Summary

The Culinary Assistant is responsible for preparing and serving food items with attention to the dietary needs of clients and within food safety standards. Culinary Assistants maintain food preparation, storage and serving areas ensuring the environment is always safe and clean.

Relationships and Contacts

Within the organization: Establish and maintain productive working relationships with peers and accounting team members throughout Pasadena Villa and affiliated facilities.

Outside the organization: Establish and maintain productive working relationships with third party vendors, as necessary.

Position Responsibilities

• Ensures clients’ dietary needs are met, to include accommodations for allergies and specialized meal plans.
• Follows all food safety, food storage, health safety, food service and sanitation standards.
• Follows recipes, prepares, and serves healthy and flavorful meals to clients in a timely manner.
• Utilizes proper sanitation and safety methods for storing, preparing and serving foods.
• Ensures all food items are properly labeled and safe storage temperatures are maintained and logged in accordance with regulatory guidelines.
• Follows published menus and completes substitution schedule when necessary.
• Follows the cleaning schedule as posted.
• Collaborates with team members for menu changes to accommodate client needs and special diets.
• Ensures inventory is well stocked and equipment is in good working order.
• Assists with controlling food costs by following proper storage procedures, standardizing recipes, and minimizing waste.
• Prepares extra meals for visitors and/or staff, as needed.
• Identifies and reports the presence of unhealthy/unsafe conditions in the work area.

QualificationsEducation and Experience

Requires a high school diploma or equivalent combination of education experience; trade or vocational school training preferred. One (1) or more years of previous experience in a culinary setting preferred. Must have Safe Serve certification, or obtain upon hire.

Physical Requirements

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be required to communicate with peers/general public, clients and/or vendors
• Tolerant to various noise levels: noise level in the work environment varies – may be very quiet to moderate.
• Job performance will require the ability to move throughout the building as well as sit or remain stationary for extended periods of time.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to talk or hear, sit, stand, walk, reach, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, taste or smell.
• Ability to move up to 50 pounds.

Additional Requirements

• Position requires incumbent to have a valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record.
• Clearance of criminal background, TB test, and any other mandatory state/federal requirements.
• Current CPR and First Aid certification, or willingness to complete within the first 30 days of employment.

Pasadena Villa provides equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, ethnicity, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, genetic information, service in the military, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment. Pasadena Villa reserves the rights to modify, interpret, or apply this job description in any way the organization desires. This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties, including essential duties, to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities. This job description is not an employment contract, implied or otherwise. The employment relationship remains “At-Will.”