Food Services Member

JOB PURPOSE: The Food Services Team Member is a skilled cook that assists in preparing meals according to the menu. An excellent cook must be able to follow instructions in cooking and delivering well-prepared meals. Must be skillful around the kitchen and able to multi-task. Experience in preparing meals from scratch and in using various ingredients and cooking techniques is also important.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Sets up workstations with all needed ingredients a cooking equipment.
• Prepares ingredients to use in cooking (chopping and peeling vegetables, cutting meat etc.).
• Cooks food using various utensils or grillers.
• Checks food while cooking to stir or turn.
• Keeps their workstation sanitized and orderly in the kitchen.
• Ensures all food and other items are stored properly.
• Checks quality of ingredients.
• Other duties may be assigned.
• Preparing meals from scratch

QUALIFICATIONS: 

•  High school diploma or GED Required
• Diploma from a culinary school will be an advantage

COMPETENCIES: 

• Proven work experience as a cook.
• Knowledge of various cooking procedures and methods (grilling, baking, boiling etc.)
• Ability to follow all sanitation procedures
• Ability to work in a team
• Very good communication skills
• Flexibility to work during evenings and weekends.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: 

Physical demands described are representative of those that must be routinely met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties of this position.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essentials duties.      

• Ability to lift minimum 25 pounds. 
• Ability to perform job responsibilities in a facility with multiple levels and without elevator or mechanical transportation. 
• Operates a computer and keyboard

POSITION TYPE/EXPECTED HOURS OF WORK: 

• This is a part time position. Hours are scheduled to accommodate a 24/7 facility. Hours include holidays. 

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• This job operates in a kitchen environment.   

WORKING CONDITIONS: 

Working conditions described are representative of those that must be routinely met by and employee to successfully perform the essential duties of this position.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential duties. 

• This job operates in a kitchen environment.  This role routinely uses standard kitchen equipment such as stoves, ovens, knives, mixers, etc. 
• May be required to come in early or stay late if the need arises.  
• Smoke-free environment. 

This position description is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties or a skill required for the job and is subject to review and change in accordance with the needs of OVP Health and contractual obligations. 

Our Mission

Centered in compassion and excellence, we serve to save lives while nurturing stronger and healthier communities for our persons served , employees, and families.

CORE VALUES: 

Moral, Ethical and Behavioral Guidelines

Family: OVP Health is proud to be a family-owned company. We hold ourselves to the highest standards: the family values that are passed from generation to generation. However, at OVP Health we also believe that our coworkers, our persons served  and our community are family. That means we will always treat you like family, no matter what health struggle you're facing. 

Quality: In an ever-changing health care industry, our commitment to consistent, high-quality care has been the same since day one. Our highly trained physicians and nurses are constantly striving to provide the latest, most advanced care and treatment to persons served . Our medication-assisted treatment program is fully accredited by CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities). In everything we do, our goal is to provide persons served  and their loved ones with the highest level of care possible.

Community: At OVP Health, we believe in giving back. And our commitment to improving the communities we serve doesn't stop at providing high-quality medical care. After work and on weekends, OVP Health employees can be found volunteering in the community, and we are proud to support a number of nonprofit groups in the areas we serve. 

Integrity: Ethical, responsible health care is a nonnegotiable at OVP Health. We treat our coworkers, our persons served  and our communities with honesty, truest and respect and hold ourselves to the highest standards of ethics and professionalism. Earning a patient's trust and loyalty is our greatest reward. 

EEO STATEMENT 

OVP Health provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.  In addition to federal law requirements, OVP Health complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.  This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfers, leaves of absence, compensation and training. 

OVP Health expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.  Improper inference with the ability of OVP Health employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.