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Job Description

Job Description

Tuerk House is proud to be acknowledged by Newsweek as a top recovery center in Maryland. as one of America’s Best Addiction Treatment Centers for the past two years!

Come and join and grow with The Tuerk House team, work in the recently renovated campus and where we just completed a $10.

2 million project that includes a pharmacy and a state-of-the-art café where patients can choose from healthy food options.

It also includes 18 more beds for in-patient detox treatment. There are currently 40 beds in use, and by the end of 2023, the Tuerk House hopes to have 92 beds in which people can recover comfortably.

Position Summary :

Prepares a large volume and variety of food items for meal service. The Cook performs clean-up duties to maintain sanitary conditions in the workplace and follows standard practices and procedures and complies with regulatory requirements.

Schedule : Sat-Mon 5 : 00 am - 1 : 30 pm

Duties and Responsibilities :

Prepare food using established production procedures and systems.

Determine the amount and type of food and supplies required using production systems.

Ensures availability of supplies in adequate time for preparation.

Check in food orders and all other deliveries, lifting up to 50 pounds.

Set steam table; serve or ensure proper serving of food for tray line or dining room. Including set up and assembly of tray line.

Plan food production to coordinate with meal serving hours so that excellence, quality, temperature, and appearance of food are preserved.

Prepare specific food items based on menu including baked goods such as muffins and dessert items.

Keep work and food preparation areas clean at all times.

Clean and maintain equipment.

Performs other duties as may be assigned or required.

Knowledge of health, safety and sanitary practices involved in cooking.

Knowledge of large-scale food production, required.

Knowledge of nutrition and modified diets, required.

Ability to follow standardized recipes, production sheets and menus in accurately preparing food