Cook - Healing Center

Job Overview

As a Cook for Internal SMSC Food Services, you will prepare and produce food for multiple business units within the SMSC Tribal Government, including but not limited to the SMSC Healing Center, Playworks Child Care Center, Playworks Café, Native Harvest, and meals for SMSC Community Members. Cooks are responsible for all aspects of kitchen operations, including food preparation, service, and cleanup. This role emphasizes the quality, safety, and consistency of all raw and prepared products through proper storage, rotation, labeling, preparation, holding, and service. The Cook will follow documented recipes and standardized procedures to ensure the highest level of food quality and service. A strong understanding of USDA daily nutritional requirements and meal preparation standards is essential.

Job Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years old with 1–3 years of relevant cooking experience.
• Proven experience as a cook in à la carte kitchens, catering, or food & beverage (F&B) settings.
• Skilled in using cutting tools, cookware, and bakeware.
• Knowledgeable in various cooking procedures, techniques, and kitchen methods.
• Able to work occasionally nights and weekends, based on business needs.
• Able to follow all sanitation and food safety procedures.
• Pass background check, work physical and drug test.
• Valid Class D driver’s license required with a good driving record.
• Has the physical abilities to perform the required job duties with or without accommodations, including on feet 100% of time.
• Capacity to handle and lift up to 60 lbs. as needed.

Benefits & Perks

• Competitive weekly pay
• Outstanding benefits and advancement opportunities
• Generous benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, onsite medical clinics and pharmacy, 401(k) retirement plan, paid time off, wellness programs and more
• Promising perks like discounts on childcare, fuel, bus passes and fitness membership, free uniforms, free uniform cleaning and tuition reimbursement

Who We Are

The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community contributes both time and financial resources across the region, state, and country. The SMSC has donated more than $400 million to organizations and causes, provided $500 million in economic development loans to other tribes, and contributed millions more to support regional governments and infrastructure. The SMSC's Native Green initiative annually diverts hundreds of tons of waste from landfills, has implemented compostable containers throughout our properties, and restored hundreds of acres of prairie land. Team members are eligible to participate in SMSC Gives, a community outreach initiative that organizes various opportunities in the local community. To empower its team members to take part in the Dakota tradition of giving, the SMSC provides paid hours to team members to volunteer at events.