Cook II

Location: Augusta,Maine,United States

Opening Date: March 13, 2025

Closing Date: March 20, 2025

Job Class Code: 1232
Grade: 12
Salary: $19.68 - $25.54 per hour*

*Salary is inclusive of $1.00 per hour direct care stipend

Position 03100-3325

Location: Augusta, Maine

Watch this video to learn more about building your career with us at Riverview Psychiatric Center: Come Join Our Team!

How will you contribute to our dietary team?  As our newest Cook II, you will:

Plan, coordinate, oversee, and inspect work activities of a moderate sized dietary staff to ensure work is completed efficiently, timely, and properly. Oversee meal planning and preparation for hospital patients.  Teach new dietary staff the proper methods of volume food preparation and utilization of kitchen utensils to ensure job proficiency.  Order food supplies and complete inventory control to ensure products/ingredients are sufficiently supplied.  Plan, direct, oversee, and coordinate the work of dietary staff. 

Minimum Qualifications: 

Two (2) years' experience in large scale institutional/hospital food preparation including serving and cleanup. 

Agency information:

Riverview Psychiatric Center, in collaboration with the community, is a center for best practice, treatment, education and research, for individuals with serious, persistent mental illness, and co-occurring substance use disorders. Hospital leaders have worked hard to implement changes and establish quality measures of distinction. To continue our goal of becoming a leader within the Behavioral Health field, we are looking for candidates who work well in a team and are enthusiastic and dedicated to providing compassionate care. We hold accreditation's by CMS and the Joint Commission.

The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is dedicated to promoting health, safety, resilience, and opportunity for Maine people. The Department provides health and social services to approximately a third of the State's population, including children, families, older Mainers, and individuals with disabilities, mental illness, and substance use disorders. The Department also promotes public health, operates two state psychiatric hospitals, and provides oversight to health care providers.

APPLICATION INFORMATION:

For additional information about this position or to request a paper application, please contact Anne White at 207-624-4660 or via email at anne.e.white@maine.gov. 

Why join our team?

No matter where you work across Maine state government, you find employees who embody our state motto—"Dirigo" or "I lead"—as they provide essential services to Mainers every day. We believe in supporting our workforce's health and wellbeing with a valuable total compensation package, including:

• Work-Life Balance– Rest is essential. Take time for yourself using 13 paid holidays, 12 days of sick leave, and 3+ weeks of vacation leave annually. Vacation leave accrual increases with years of service, and overtime-exempt employees receive personal leave.
• Health Insurance Coverage – The State of Maine pays 85%-100% of employee-only premiums ($11,196.96 - $13,172.88 annual value), depending on salary. Use this chart to find the premium costs for you and your family, including the percentage of dependent coverage paid by the State. 
• Dental Insurance – The State of Maine pays 100% of employee-only dental premiums ($358.08 annual value).
• Retirement Plan – The State contributes 18.09% of pay towards the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (MainePERS), on behalf of the employee.
• Parental leave is one of the most important benefits for any working parent. All employees who are welcoming a child—including non-birthing parents and adoptive parents—receive six weeks of fully paid parental leave. Additional, unpaid leave may