Culinary Assistant

Description

Culinary Assistant
Full time
El Dorado Springs, part of Lifepoint Behavioral Health, nationally known healthcare organization with diversified delivery network with facilities from coast to coast, seeks passionate, patient-centric, and goal-oriented team members to join our team.

About the role

We specialize in compassionate behavioral health services, including crisis stabilization, inpatient care, and outpatient treatment for acute mental health and substance use treatment. Our philosophy is built on a psychosocial model of care to decrease suicide rates, decrease addiction-related deaths, reverse the decline in life expectancy, and improve productivity in the communities we serve.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparing food following department standardized recipes, planned menus, and policies and procedures.
• Serves and portions food per department standardized recipes, planned menus, and policies and procedures.
• Labels, dates, and stores food (including left-overs) properly according to proper cool-down techniques and established policies.
• Aids in receiving, storing, and verifying invoices for incoming food, supplies, etc. as indicated by the supervisor/manager.
• Ensures that an adequate supply of food, supplies, etc. is available at all times.
• Reports inadequate stock levels to the supervisor/manager in a timely manner.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED
• Food Handler’s permit if required by state law.
• One year experience in quantity food preparation setting (i.e. restaurant, hospital, nursing center, hotel, etc.).
• Full understanding of therapeutic diets, preferred.

Benefits

• Affordable medical, dental and vision plans provided to meet the needs of full employees and their families
• Up to 16 days of PTO for full time employees
• 6 paid holidays for full time employees
• Tuition reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts