Status : Non-Exempt
Location : Van Alstyne, TX 75495
Reports to : Executive Chef
Travel : N/A
Schedule : Variable, subject to irregular hours including nights, weekends, and holidays
Enterhealth is a nationally recognized leader in the addiction field. The Ranch at Enterhealth, located in Van Alstyne, Texas, is a premier, dual-diagnosis, residential treatment facility dedicated to supporting the healing process of addiction recovery. The Kitchen Assistant supports The Ranch culinary operations ensuring a positive dining experience for all clients and guests.
Essential Functions: Assist in preparation of safe, visually appealing, and properly flavored foods and well-balanced, nutritional meals. Assist in keeping accurate count of inventory and stocking inventory. Assist in establishing presentation technique and quality standards. Assist with special catering events as needed. Assist with serving meals and snacks to clients and staff. Assist with preparation and clean-up of meals and snacks, including cleaning of dishes, kitchen, tables, etc. Prepare a full hot breakfast at least once a week. Prepare one hot dish each morning. Incorporate organic produce, all-natural protein options, eco-friendly building aspects, and cups, utensils and take-out containers that are biodegradable, in daily services, as often as possible. Ensure proper equipment operation/maintenance and proper safety and sanitation in kitchen. Assist Chef and Assistant Chef with other kitchen duties as requested. Adhere to the Entherhealth policies and procedures. Core Competencies: Demonstrate personal accountability and initiative. Strong communications style, both written and verbal, including adherence to brand. Collaborative and collegial. Proactive Service oriented. Qualifications: Formal culinary training preferred or a minimum of two (2) years of culinary/kitchen support/preparation experience. Knowledge of cultural dietary requirements. Batch cooking or high-volume cooking experience preferred. Experience with food production for large catering or banquet functions. Comprehensive knowledge of food and catering trends. Food Handler Permit required. Food Manager Permit preferred. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER : Enterhealth provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS : The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to handle or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is required to stand and walk up to 500 feet - up hills and on uneven terrain. The employee will occasionally need to lift up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. You will have some light physical demands.
WORKING CONDITIONS : The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job in a typical office or administrative setting. The noise level in the work environment is usually low.
COMPENSATION : Salary commensurate with experience. Excellent benefits program including Health, Dental, Vision, 401(k), and Basic Life and AD&D insurances.
