Cook

Job Summary

Would you like to get paid to develop your culinary creativity? Are you ready to collaborate with an executive chef with decades of experience and a true passion for cuisine? How about the chance to serve and delight the retired priests of the Archdiocese of St. Louis with your personal flair in cooking? If yes, join our kitchen team!

Job Responsibilities

• Prepare breakfast, lunch, and dinner following the daily menu.
• Prepare desserts for lunch and dinner.
• Ensure all dishes are completed and set up on the steam table five minutes prior to service.
• Follow recipe cards.
• Conduct daily cleaning and sign off on the daily cleaning task, once completed.
• Minimize food waste, by reutilizing ingredients in additional dishes.
• All food must be garnished.
• Sweep & mop dish room floor.
• Take out trash to dumpster as needed.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Prepare breakfast, lunch, and dinner following the daily menu.
• Prepare desserts for lunch and dinner.
• Ensure all dishes are completed and set up on the steam table five minutes prior to service.
• Follow recipe cards.
• Conduct daily cleaning and sign off on the daily cleaning task, once completed.
• Minimize food waste, by reutilizing ingredients in additional dishes.
• All food must be garnished.
• Sweep & mop dish room floor.
• Take out trash to dumpster as needed.

Job Requirements

• Schedule: This position is for a full time or part time cook who will work a rotating schedule. The schedule will vary based on your availability and our staffing needs. Shifts are 10 hours: 6:30 am–12:30 pm and 2 pm–6:00 pm. Meals are served 3 times a day, 7 days per week.
• Compensation: Hourly. Uniforms and meals are included. Full time and half time new hires are eligible for generous benefits packages on first day of hire, including health, dental & vision insurances, paid time off and 403B retirement.
• Minimum Age Requirement: 21 years’ old
• Vaccination Requirement: Must have or be willing to obtain at employer's cost a full series Hepatitis A vaccination as required by the St. Louis County Health Department

Skills And Attitudes Needed For Success

• Food Handler Certification a plus
• Prior cooking experience, preferably in a commercial setting
• Knowledge of food preparation and cooking techniques
• Familiarity with food safety and sanitation guidelines
• Ability to follow recipes and work independently
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Availability to work weekends
• Ability to lift and carry up to 30 pounds
• Ability to stand for long periods of time
• Ability to be gentle and compassionate in communicating with retired priests
• Provide excellent customer service, especially during mealtimes
• Work well with executive chef, kitchen team, administrator, and other team members at Regina Cleri Community

Benefits

• Work/life balance is so important to the archdiocese. After all, our business is about making life easier and better—and we want that for you and your career just as much as our consumers and their day-to-day lives.
• We offer flexible working times, remote working options, generous paid vacation increasing with service, and personal leaves of absence.
• You can discover more about who we’re working with near you, and you can always ask us more about this at events and interviews—we love to see how passionate our people are about giving back.

Our Mission

We are a unique community—diverse in our talent, but unified in our drive to create together, face challenges together and grow together. Our values push us to empower, propel and inspire new ways of turning possibilities into realities. Our competencies define the behaviors that guide who we are, how we are inspired and how we inspire of others to succeed.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Archdiocese of St. Louis is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, marital, parental, veteran or disability status.