Kitchen Chef

Evolve Treatment Centers•Walnut Creek, CA

9d•$35 - $37•Onsite

About The Position

Evolve Treatment Centers is hiring a Residential Chef for our 6-bed adolescent residential treatment homes in Walnut Creek/Lafayette. This role offers a chance to use your passion for food to support teens on their healing journey. You will prepare fresh, balanced meals for clients and on-site staff, ensuring all dietary needs are met. This position involves menu planning, grocery shopping within a budget, maintaining kitchen equipment, and ensuring a clean and safe kitchen environment. You will also be responsible for providing meals for other programs if a chef is unavailable and performing other duties as assigned by the Program Director.

Requirements

High School Diploma
Experience in food service and preparation required
Must hold current certification or licensure for operating a kitchen (ServSafe, Food Handlers Card)
Must be 21 years or older
Must be able to pass a LiveScan background check and clear federal and state criminal background checks, and child abuse indexes.
Must be willing to interact with COVID-positive clients, as needed

Nice To Haves

Experience working with teens in a behavioral health setting, school/college or healthcare.
A desire to combine culinary skills with a greater purpose

Responsibilities

Prepare fresh, balanced meals for clients and on-site staff.
Plate and serve lunch and dinner for clients Monday through Friday, ensuring sufficient food for staff and second servings for clients.
Prepare fresh re-heatable lunches and dinners for clients and staff on weekends.
Ensure continental breakfast items are available for clients to self-serve daily.
Prepare a homemade AM and PM snack for clients daily, Monday through Friday.
Ensure all meals are balanced and appropriately portioned for adolescent clients, including a protein, carb, and fruit or vegetable.
Follow Evolve Menu Nutrition Standards, create weekly menus, and prepare meals according to client dietary needs (gluten-free, vegetarian, vegan, lactose-free, etc.).
Post menus weekly and review with clients to determine opt-outs.
Meet with clients individually after admissions to review preferences, dietary needs, and restrictions.
Maintain inventory of food and shop 1-2 times weekly to keep the kitchen stocked.
Ensure the client refrigerator is stocked with whole fruit, string cheese, and yogurt.
Purchase food within the monthly budget, adjusting based on census.
Submit receipts at the beginning of each month for the previous month.
Monitor kitchen equipment functionality and alert Facility Nurse to needed repairs.
Properly store, handle, and prepare all food items per licensing and accreditation standards.
Label and dispose of food per licensing and accreditation standards.
Post menus weekly, maintain refrigerator, freezer, and dishwasher temperature logs per licensing and accreditation standards.
Ensure the kitchen is kept neat and clean.
Ensure kitchen sharps are locked in the sharps box when not in use and complete the sharps sign-out log.
Provide meals and snacks for other Programs in the region if a Chef is out.
Perform other duties as assigned by the Program Director.