Culinary Supervisor

Overview

Explore a career with Mercy Hospital's Community Behavioral Health, a mission-driven organization dedicated to improving the mental health and well-being of individuals, families, and communities. Join a compassionate team of professionals providing high-quality behavioral health services, including mental health counseling, substance use treatment, crisis intervention, care coordination, and community-based support programs. Mercy's Community Behavioral Health program is committed to fostering recovery, resilience, and equitable access to care while creating a supportive and collaborative workplace for its employees. Make a meaningful impact every day by helping people navigate life's challenges and achieve healthier, more fulfilling lives.

Job Details

The Culinary Supervisor will maintain all facets of the kitchen. He/She will be responsible for food prep and kitchen supply inventory. This person will work closely with the program supervisor to assure all of the above stated Kitchen/Food tasks are completed, according to the Department of Health/Child and Adult Care Food Program regulatory code.

Requirements

• Follow written and oral instruction to prepare portions of food
• Prepares meals ensuring high quality, proper quantity and precise measurement
• Operates all kitchen equipment including meat slicer, dishwasher, stove etc. Brings any malfunction to the attention of management in a timely manner
• Responsible for maintaining the cleanliness of the kitchen, washes and sanitizes all dishes, utensils, glasses, pots and pans, etc
• Assists in serving meals to individuals and staff
• Acts as a resource to staff in regard to use of kitchen and it’s equipment
• Liaison between program staff and management team with respect to client involvement in kitchen activities or program curriculum
• Promotes a warm, caring environment in a professional, courteous manner
• Provides coverage to the day programs when all kitchen functions are complete as directed by immediate supervisor or program manager
• Required to drive agency vehicles for shopping, errands or other purposes as defined by the program supervisor.
• Able to facilitate reports, participate in kitchen documentation (i.e., attendance in kitchen, progress on kitchen usage, and maintain schedule of kitchen usage).
• Drives agency vehicle as needed for outings, & accompany trips on outings to assure that S.O.S. will be delivered as requested in plans of care.
• Ensures that all vehicles meet agency regulations concerning gas, maintenance, and operations while using them for shopping/food delivery, etc.
• Ensure that all individuals are provided equal kitchen opportunities as per the Day Habilitation Plan.
• Available to provide classroom coverage as needed by request of Program Management Team.
• Serve as coordinator for bus duty in conjunction with other clinical staff.
• Assist in fundraising events.
• Assures kitchen cleanliness.
• Interrupts and reports suspected abuse to Administrator immediately.
• Employee conducts themselves in conformity with the HIPAA Compliance Program, applicable institutional policies and procedures for individual privacy and the Mercy Hospital Electronic Information Security Policies and Procedures.
• Job requires access to all individual protected health information (PHI), in accordance with the Health Information Privacy and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations.
• Keeps Program Manager/Team Leader advised of significant issues.
• Follows agency policy in regards to attendance.
• Follows agency policy in regards to tardiness.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED
• One year experience in cooking preferred.
• Maintains NYS Driver’s license within agency criteria.
• Computer literacy required.
• Must be able to able to lift and carry(50 pounds)
• Must be able to adapt to perform repetitious tasks of preparing and portioning foods under specific instructions
• Flexibility in schedule as needed.

Posted Salary Range

USD $30.28 - USD $43.26 /Hr.

This range serves as a good faith estimate and actual pay will encompass a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience. The salary range or rate listed does not include any bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation that may be applicable to this job and it does not include the value of benefits.

At Catholic Health, we believe in a people-first approach. In addition to the estimated base pay provided, Catholic Health offers generous benefits packages, generous tuition assistance, a defined benefit pension plan, and a culture that supports professional and educational growth.