Institutional Cook (Full-Time or Part-Time)

Schedules:

• 6:00 AM - 2:30 PM or 10 AM - 6:30 PM (Full-Time or Part-Time)

Compensation:

• $16 - $19 per hour + Benefits (Medical, 401K, Unlimited Paid Time Off, Family Leave)

We’re looking for cooks who are excited to join our passionate, authentic and courageous team. We’re uncompromising in the pursuit of excellence: our core values are more than just words on a page - we live and breathe them. To work at Landmark Recovery is to make a promise to help our patients achieve their wildest dreams. Our mission is to unlock human potential and save a million lives over the next hundred years.

Landmark Recovery operates Residential Treatment Programs for individuals with Substance Abuse Disorder. We seek not merely to restore sobriety, but to transform our patients’ worlds from a state of everlasting darkness to vibrant technicolor. We believe that treatment is local, individualized, holistic and relational. We’re currently in several states and are rapidly growing nationally. Learn more at https://landmarkrecovery.com/.

Summary

Our successful Cook candidates will be organized, efficient, proactive and responsive self-starters. They’ll be authentic and passionate, pay attention to details, and demonstrate strong nursing skills while meeting patients where they are, conveying that “we care about YOU.” They’ll have a high EQ, be people savvy and be carefully attuned to nuance and behavioral subtleties. They’ll enjoy working independently and also collaboratively, as part of a care team.

The most successful candidates will have some capacity with being entrepreneurial and nimble, as we are always developing new approaches throughout the business. They’ll flow well with what others call stress and be comfortable with addressing differences and conflict while simultaneously also humble and eager to receive and integrate feedback. They’ll demonstrate healthy and motivating ways of giving feedback as well. They’ll bring great care, integrity, and customer service to all they do.

Responsibilities

The Cook serves to prepare all meals for all patients and to ensure the kitchen continuously meets all standards of the FDA Food Code.

• Must be able to read, understand and prepare any recipe without direction or confusion.
• Must have the ability to prepare all meats, fish, soups, sauces, vegetables, and desserts and garnishes using an acceptable method; and are also appealing to the eye.
• Must be able to prepare all food (including garnishes) ordered by Landmark patients.
• Proper garnish and the delivery, as needed or ordered.
• Will take part in and be able to prepare all of the food for catered functions. This should include: Food preparation and assembly on display trays with appropriate garnishes.
• Making sure all orders are put away and properly rotated.
• Must take part in the sanitation of all food preparation work surfaces on a clean-as-you-go basis, as needed or assigned.
• Must ensure all cooking, cleaning, and kitchen maintenance are performed to FDA Food Code standards
• Must abide by facility policies concerning workplace safety and infection control

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent; or equivalent experience
• Minimum 2 years prior experience as a Cook
• Be certified by a program accredited by the FDA in Food Protection Management, or obtain such certification within the first 90 days of hire
• Personal passion or interest in substance abuse issues strongly preferred
• Must be committed to drug-free lifestyle and responsible alcohol use

At Landmark Recovery, we believe diversity is a strength. We seek talented, qualified employees regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under country or local law. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

We respect the time and energy it takes to apply for the next step on your career path, so we will make every effort to contact you quickly after receiving your application. Thank you for your consideration and interest in working with us at Landmark Recovery.