Culinary Assistant PRN

Why You Will Love Working With Us!

At Pasadena Villa - The Grove, we are a dynamic, dedicated, and growing team of professionals deeply passionate about providing evidence-based and personalized clinical care for behavioral health conditions.  

Our team’s foundation is client centered care and clinical excellence through our 5-star service commitment – Respect, Accountability, Integrity, Flexibility, Service, and Collaboration.  We are committed to our team and our team is committed to our clients! 

We are seeking a Culinary Assistant to join our team in Locust Grove, Virginia!  

What we offer

•        Collaborative environment dedicated to clinical excellence
•        Multiple Career Development Pathways
•        Company Supported Continuing Education & Certification
•        PPO & HDHP Health Plan Options
•        Flexible Dental & Vision Plan Options
•        100% Company Paid EAP Emotional Well-Being Support
•        100% Company Paid Critical Illness (with health enrollment plan)
•        100% Company Paid Life & ADD
•        401K with Company Match
•        Company-Sponsored HSA, FSA, & DSA Tax Savings Accounts
•        Generous Team Member Referral Program
•        Parental Leave

Position Summary

The Culinary Assistant is responsible for preparing and serving food items with attention to the dietary needs of clients and within food safety standards. Culinary Assistants maintain food preparation, storage and serving areas ensuring the environment is always safe and clean.  

Relationships and Contacts

Within the organization:  Initiates and maintains strong professional relationships with peers, immediate supervisor, and leadership throughout the organization.

Outside the organization:  Initiates and maintains strong professional relationships with clients and families, clinical providers, referral partners and vendors, as needed.

Essential Responsibilities

1. Ensures clients’ dietary needs are met, to include accommodations for allergies and specialized meal plans. 
2. Follows all food safety, food storage, health safety, food service and sanitation standards.
3. Follows recipes, prepares, and serves healthy and flavorful meals to clients in a timely manner.
4. Utilizes proper sanitation and safety methods for storing, preparing and serving foods.
5. Ensures all food items are properly labeled and safe storage temperatures are maintained and logged in accordance with regulatory guidelines.
6. Follows published menus and completes substitution schedule when necessary.
7. Follows the cleaning schedule as posted.
8. Collaborates with team members for menu changes to accommodate client needs and special diets.
9. Ensures inventory is well stocked and equipment is in good working order.
10. Assists with controlling food costs by following proper storage procedures, standardizing recipes, and minimizing waste.
11. Prepares extra meals for visitors and/or staff, as needed.
12. Identifies and reports the presence of unhealthy/unsafe conditions in the work area.                                                    

Education and Experience

Requires a high school diploma or equivalent combination of education experience; trade or vocational school training preferred. One (1) or more years of previous experience in a culinary setting preferred. Must have Safe Serve certification or obtain upon hire.

Physical Requirements

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be required to communicate with peers/general public, clients and/or vendors
• Tolerant to various noise levels: noise level in the work environment varies – may be very quiet to moderate
• Job performance will require the ability to move throughout the building as well as sit or remain stationary for extended periods of time
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