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 Manager
Hours of Work: Part-time - 20 hours/week. Monday - Friday: 6:00 am - 10:00 am.
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
- 401(k) with company match for qualifying staff.
- Voluntary Benefits (Critical Illness, Short-Term disability, Accident/Incident, Hospital Indemnity)
- Mileage reimbursement
- Up to 368 hours of paid time off just within your first year of employment! Includes 13 paid holidays, up to 40 hours personal time, 12 sick days, 40 hours bereavement leave, 12 vacation days (6 month probation period), and 8 hours volunteer paid time off per year.
- Additional opportunities for compensation are available above starting salary!
Cook Salary: $17.30 - $17.55 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.
