Cook
St Louis, MO, US, 63101-1114
St. Patrick Center provides opportunities for self-sufficiency and dignity to people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Individuals and families build permanent, positive change in their lives through safe and affordable housing, sound mental and physical health, and employment and financial stability.
Working collaboratively with individuals, businesses, government and other service providers, St. Patrick Center will end chronic homelessness in the St. Louis region through Housing First, an evidence-based practice that tells us to remove barriers, do intake and assessment early, move people into housing and offer them support to achieve their goals.
Position Summary
St. Patrick Center, a ministry of Catholic Charities, is hiring a Cook for Rosati Place. The cook will prepare and provide meals to clients in the Rosati Integrated Treatment Services program. Along with cooking delicious meals, this role will be responsible for cleaning and ordering supplies to ensure state and federal regulations are maintained. This position will require experience cooking and working in a professional kitchen. The core working hours are from 8:00am - 4:30pm Monday through Friday.
Overview and Responsibilities
- Planning of weekly menus in coordination with supplies
- Proper use of time, to plan and organize client meals.
- Preparation of meals for up to 15 clients, 3 times per day
- Store food and supplies in appropriate manner.
- Maintain requirements by food inspector for residential/commercial kitchen.
- Keep kitchen and entire area clean and in compliance with food inspector requirements.
- Maintain kitchen supplies and order supplies as needed.
- Complete food orders appropriately
- Communicate with staff appropriately to coordinate client’s meals.
- Adhere to appropriate mealtimes for clients.
- Responsible for cleanliness of additional food storage areas and upkeep
- Observe clients eating to ensure no other needs of clients.
- Oversee the completion of client chore, involving the kitchen.
- Ensure appropriate snacks are purchased and provided to clients regularly.
- Document proper inventory of food, in coordination with ordering for cost saving measures.
- Treat all staff and clients with respect.
- Develop a positive and therapeutic work environment with clients.
- Perform all miscellaneous tasks as required or needed.
- Other duties as assigned.
Knowledge and Experience Requirements
- High school diploma or GED required.
- Experiencing cooking and working in kitchen
- Serve Safe or ability to become certified.
- Current proof of First Aid training and CPR
- Current TB test within 30 days of hire
- Basic Microsoft Office skills, required (Word, Outlook)
Skills and Competencies Required
- Respectful of all individuals at all times
- Flexible and open to change
- Understand and practice client confidentiality.
- Understand and practice client/staff boundaries.
- Ability to coach clients as needed.
- Ability to complete appropriate documentation within licensure and facility standards.
- Participate in interdisciplinary or multi-interdisciplinary team approach.
- Housing First philosophy knowledge
- Ability to sit/stand for extended period of time.
- Adequate and appropriate communication skills
- Ability to handle physical movement and tasks as required.
- Some lifting requirements
Resources for Which Accountable
- None
St. Patrick Center does not discriminate on the basis of handicapped status in the admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its federally assisted programs and activities. St. Patrick Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, or disability.
Pre-Employment Screening
All candidates receiving an employment offer must submit a pre-employment screening. The screenings will include criminal background check and other background checks (as needed), Family Care Safety Registration, drug screen, and an employment and education or licensure/certification verification. Various positions will require physical examination, Tuberculosis screening and Hepatitis A. All offers are contingent upon successful completion of required screening.