About us:

When you join the Arrowleaf team, you are committing to a meaningful career where your work will make a difference for your neighbors throughout Southern Illinois and strengthen our region as a whole. You’ll have a chance to build well-being not just for the people you work with, but for yourself as well, as you gain life-changing experiences, enjoy highly competitive benefits, and experience unmatched opportunities for advancement.

Mission: Arrowleaf’s mission is to help all Southern Illinoisans reach their full potential. We provide resources and opportunities that support individuals of all ages so they can thrive, make our communities more vibrant, and build economic prosperity that benefits everyone.

Vision: We envision a Southern Illinois where all individuals are contributing to a community that is safe and vibrant for everyone.

Visit our website: myarrowleaf.org/employment to learn more about Arrowleaf

Job Title: Cook

Home Office: Clyffe Cafe - Vienna, IL

Area of Focus: Community Collaboration

Program(s): Supported Employment (SE) is a vocational rehabilitation approach that emphasizes helping people with serious mental illnesses and disabilities obtain competitive work in the community. The program provides support to ensure their success in the workplace. Our SE program will help trainees find jobs that pay competitive wages in integrated settings in the community.

Immediate Supervisor: Site Administrator

Hours of Work: Part-time - 20 hours/week. Monday - Friday: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm.

FLSA Classification: Non-exempt

Cook Minimum Qualifications: GED/HS Diploma required; must get food handlers managers license within 30 - 60 days of hire; prefer experience cooking in commercial environment.

Cook Skills & Knowledge: Knowledge of kitchen equipment; experience in food preparation and cooking for large numbers of people; excellent written and oral communication skills; basic computer skills

Cook Special Requirements: Must be 18 years of age or older; must complete and maintain the required registry clearance and criminal fingerprint background checks; be able to lift 50 lbs.; maintain First Aid and CPR Certification; maintains a valid driver’s license and vehicle liability insurance.

Cook job duties include, but are not limited to:

Cleans and sanitizes the dining room, kitchen, storage area and dietary equipment as needed
Prepares and cooks food in accordance with state food and nutrition guidelines
Monitors food temperatures prior to meal service
Records temperatures of food according to established policy and procedure
Ensures that an adequate supply of food, supplies, etc. is available at all times
Follows recipes for planned weekly menu
Ensures proper quantities of food are prepared
Ensures that food is prepared in accordance with established time schedules
Labels, dates and stores food properly according to established policies
Picks up and disposes of dining room and kitchen trash
Reports all health and safety concerns to site coordinator
Follows agency policy and procedure for all reports of abuse and neglect or suspected abuse and neglect

Cook Benefit Package

Professional & upward mobility opportunities
A family-oriented atmosphere
Health wellbeing stipend ($200 per fiscal year after a 6 month probation period)
Travel reimbursement
Paid time off just within your first year of employment! Includes paid holidays, personal time, sick days, bereavement leave, vacation days (6 month probation period), and volunteer paid time off per year.
Additional opportunities for compensation are available above starting salary!

Salary: $16.80 - $17.05 per hour

*This is a bargaining unit, union position

Questions? visit myarrowleaf.org/employment or call 618-658-3079 to learn more!

Arrowleaf is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Arrowleaf will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations unless the accommodation will impose an undue hardship. If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to Human Resources.

Arrowleaf is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (“EEO”) and to compliance with all Federal, State and local laws regarding it. EEO is a set of standards that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee because of the person’s actual or perceived race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and related conditions, gender identity, and sexual orientation), marital status, national origin, ancestry, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information (including family history), order of protection status, or military status or unfavorable discharge from military service. The laws apply to all types of work situations, including recruiting, hiring, disciplinary actions, terminations, promotions, pay practices, training, wages, and benefits.

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