Cafeteria Cook
Fora Health
- Portland, OR
- $18.70-19.46 per hour
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Meets daily with the Lead Cook and/or Food Services Manager to discuss day-to-day operations of the Food Services Department.
- Receives daily work tasks assigned by the Lead Cook and/or Food Services Manager.
- Participates in weekly one-on-one supervision with the Food Services Manager to receive support, praise, and constructive criticism on work performance.
- Attends Food Services monthly staff meetings and trainings to ensure good communication.
- Participates in working additional hours as needed to accommodate vacant cook positions and Food Services staff using PTO.
- Offers support and assistance to co-workers as needed in order to complete all assigned daily tasks.
- Prepares and serves a wide variety of nutritious meals that are diverse, meeting the needs of both the Youth and Adult clients.
- Participates in creating and testing new recipes to increase the quality and variety of foods offered to clients and staff.
- Maintains consistent portion control of foods served to clients and staff to comply with Food Services budgeted expenses.
- Prepares picnic foods and sack lunches for off-site events.
- Maintains a clean and sanitary work station.
- Maintains a positive working relationship, expressing good agency boundaries, while working with clients in the kitchen.
- Oversees clients in completion of their house jobs in a timely manner in order to comply with the agency’s need for treatment hours.
- When necessary utilizes written warnings to inform Food Services Manager or Lead Cook and clinical staff of clients’ noncompliance of performing house jobs.
- Experience with large batch, institutional cooking
- Able to provide nutritionally balanced, tasty meals to clients three times/day daily within the limitations of the food expenses budget
- A current food handler’s card and driver’s license are required
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to read recipes
- For employees with a history of substance use disorder or identifying as a person in recovery, Fora Health requires certification of a minimum of six months continuous sobriety.
- Successful completion of pre-employment drug test
- Successful completion of Tuberculin test and/or evaluation with negative results or documented evidence of non-communicability
- DHS criminal background approval
- Walking, bending and standing
- Using hands and fingers for manual tasks in food preparation as needed.
- Lifting and carrying up to 25 pounds
- Walking up and down stairs during working hours as appropriate.
- Ability to work in high heat environment.
- Recognize the importance of family, social networks, and community systems in the treatment and recovery process.
- Respect the diversity and uniqueness of all people.
- Recognize that a healthy work environment is maintained through the practice of mutual respect and healthy self-care.
- Uphold the highest standard of customer service to clients, referents, and all community partners.
- Regence BlueCross BlueShield medical insurance
- Comprehensive dental and vision insurance
- Employer-paid basic life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance
- Additional voluntary insurance (short-term disability insurance, supplemental group life insurance, accident & critical illness insurance, and pet insurance)
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for healthcare, dependent care and transportation costs
- 401K plan with Employer Matching up to 6%
- 4 weeks paid vacation, one floating holiday & sick leave
- 10 observed holidays, paid bereavement and paid jury duty days
- Flexible schedules
- Employee Assistance Program
- Discounted 24 Hour Fitness membership from $6.99/month
- One free employee meal on days worked at our Cherry Blossom location
- Online education tools for CEUs
- Critical shift compensation up to double hourly pay rate and shift premiums for certain positions
- Employee referral bonus
- Education grant program reimbursement for continuing education expenses after 90 days of employment
- Loan forgiveness for eligible medical and clinic positions
- Free parking at our two facilities
- National Health Service Corps (NHSC)
- NURSE Corps
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)