Job Description:

Job Title: CookLocation: Kirksville, MODepartment: Preferred Family Healthcare: Food ServicesEmployment Type: Full Time/Part TimeShift: Monday-Friday

Job Summary:Are you a detail-oriented individual with a passion for providing nutritious meals and ensuring a positive dining experience? Join our team at Preferred Family Healthcare as a cook!In this role, you will be responsible for various food service tasks including preparation, serving, and maintaining cleanliness in the cafeteria.

Kirksville, MO offers a variety of events and activities to choose from. Whether it’s visiting the state park, stopping by the farmers market, being engaged in the college and universities, or enjoying community events and businesses. Kirksville is a community driven hub with a high quality of life. Join us!

Position Perks & Benefits:

• Employee benefits package - health, dental, vision, retirement, life, & more**

• Competitive 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan – up to 5% match for Part-Time and Full-Time employees

• Company-paid basic life insurance

• 29 Days of PTO for Full-Time employees

• Emergency Medical Leave Program

• Flexible Spending Accounts – healthcare and dependent child-care

• Health & Wellness Program

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Employee Discount Program

• Mileage Reimbursement

Key Responsibilities:

• Keep track of daily logs for refrigerator, freezer, and dishwasher usage.

• Ensure that food meets specified standards and record it for each meal.

• Coordinate the daily menu by thawing and preparing frozen meat.

• Minimize food waste and utilize leftovers within mandated timeframes.

• Follow menus and maintain a log for any substitutions.

• Prepare and deliver snacks, documenting any changes.

• Clean equipment, dishes, and work areas, restocking and cleaning the cafeteria.

• Report any equipment issues to the supervisor.

• Communicate with coworkers and other departments to meet client needs.

• Maintain a positive attitude towards clients.

• Assist with tracking and communicating supply needs to the manager.

• Prepare and serve meals according to established menus and nutritional guidelines.

• Assist with clean-up during and after meals and properly store leftovers.

• Prep meals for the next day if supplies allow.

• Prepare food for special events as requested.

• Maintain records of menu substitutions.

• Provide input on menu planning, nutrition, and resident observations.

• Give at least 4 hours notice if a scheduled shift needs to be missed.

Education and/or Experience Qualifications:

• Possess a High School Diploma or GED.

• Minimum of one year of employment history.

• Basic understanding of nutrition is beneficial.

Additional Qualifications:

• Ability to demonstrate patience and understanding of persons with disabilities.

• Ability to handle problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Brightli is on a Mission:A mission to improve client care, reduce the financial burden of community mental health centers by sharing resources, and advocate for increased access to mental health and substance use care in our communities.

As a behavioral and community mental health provider, we value diversity, equity, and inclusion in our workforce. If you are passionate about empowering your local communities and promoting health equity, we invite you to join our mission-driven organization that is committed to building a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and authentic workplace.

We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, and encourage applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, disability or veteran status, or to other non-work related factors.

Preferred Family Healthcare is a Smoke and Tobacco Free Workplace.

About Brightli

Brightli is on a mission: A mission to improve client care, reduce the financial burden of community mental health centers by sharing resources, a mission to have a larger voice in advocacy to increase access to mental health and substance use care in our communities, and a mission to evolve the behavioral health industry to better meet the needs of our clients. We are doing this by forming a new behavioral health organization under new model. Under one parent company, multiple organizations are able to collaborate, share resources and system supports, increase recruiting and retention efforts, increase access to specialized care, and meet the growing demand for behavioral and addiction recovery care.

Brightli’s top-line subsidiaries include Burrell Behavioral Health (Burrell), Preferred Family Healthcare (PFH), and Southeast Missouri Behavioral Health (SEMO). While these organizations operate independently and are governed by separate board of directors, their operations and services benefit from this model. Alone, organizations may be able to navigate the current tumultuous healthcare environment, but we believe that together we can do so much more than survive. Our communities need us now more than ever, and by working together we are ready to answer their call for years to come.

Brightli Snapshot

• 200 locations

• 4 states

• 19 subsidiaries and/or affiliates

• 5k+ employees