Full time Chef - | Behavioral Health Treatment Center

Sanctuary Treatment Center is seeking a full time Chef for our Residential Treatment Program in the Tarzana / SFV Area!

Schedule : friday-Tuesday 9am-530pm

Summary :

The chef facilitates client education about food and meal preparation. The chef provides appetizing and nutritious meals for individuals as well as staff. The chef is responsible for daily meal prep, food purchasing, and maintaining the kitchen according to county health codes and ServeSafe standards. The chef is familiar with standard concepts, practices and procedures for individuals with eating disorders.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

• Planning and providing all meals (breakfast, lunch, snack and dinner) for clients and staff
• Ensuring kitchen safety e.g. cleaning up spills, harmful items such as kitchen knives are locked at all times they are not in use, etc.
• Notify staff of emergency situations in a professional and prompt manner
• Follow a menu to properly prepare and cook meats, fish, poultry, vegetables, etc.
• Consider food allergies, preferences and individual meal plans
• Responsible for safe food standards including sanitation duties, food temperatures, refrigerator temperatures and food handling.
• Communicates information to the appropriate personnel about unsafe conditions and defective equipment immediately. Removes any unsafe equipment from use and notifies maintenance.
• Creating and managing food supply purchases as needed to operate kitchen, menu development and other duties.

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