Dietary Cook

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Why Join Our Team? 

• Competitive Compensation: Offering a salary that matches your skills and experience.

• Generous Time Off: Enjoy ample vacation and holiday pay.

• Comprehensive Benefits Package:

• • Employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage.

  • Additional voluntary benefits to support your lifestyle.

• Professional Growth Opportunities:

• • On-the-job training with access to paid CEU opportunities.

  • Career development programs designed to help you grow.

  • Supervision for BBS hours for AMFT, ACSW, and APCC professionals (where applicable).

Employee Recognition & Rewards: A culture that celebrates and rewards your hard work and dedication

What you bring to SBHG:

• High school diploma or equivalent.

• (1) year dietary experience in a hospital, skilled nursing care facility, or other related medical facility preferred. Knowledge of and experience preparing therapeutic diets, preferred.

• (6) months housekeeping experience in a hospital, hotel, motel or similar work environment.

• Valid California Driver’s License required and eligibility to meet agency driving criteria required

• May be required to operate a company vehicle to transport clients.

​How you will make a difference:

• Ability to follow menus and cook a variety of foods in large quantities.

• Ability to find appropriate alternatives for clients who have reported allergies, special diets, limitations, and/or are refusing foods

• meals are served at correct times and temperatures

• Prepare food for therapeutic diets in accordance with planned menus.

• Ensure that safety regulations and precautions are followed at all times by all personnel and clients.

• Assist in maintaining food storage areas in a clean and sanitary manner

• Maintains logs assigned to household coach, such as restroom cleaning log, food temperature logs, appliance temperature logs, and other logs as assigned.

• Maintain and submits a daily checklist to be reviewed by direct supervisor

• Clean and disinfect kitchen and dining area according to current infection control practices

• Empties waste receptacles; cleans solid waste containers.

• Moves and arranges furniture as needed for cleaning or presentation purposes.

• Conducts and assists both large and small activity groups

Division/Program Overview:

• 24/7 inpatient voluntary program

• 16-bed facility for adults (ages 18-59)

• Rehabilitation/recovery services, including substance use rehabilitation services

• Pre-vocational or vocational counseling

• Medication evaluation and support services

Learn more about SBHG at: https://www.starsinc.com/stars-inc/

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