Food Service Support

Do you enjoy preparing food Are you interested in making a positive difference in the lives of children with developmental disabilities

If you answered YES then consider joining our Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health team!

Being a Food Service Support has its Advantages

As a Food Service Support at Devereux you will work with other dedicated professionals who share your passion for helping individuals in need. We offer:

• Paid orientation.
• Over 5 weeks of paid time off your first year.
• Quality Low-Cost Benefits plus student loan debt assistance and 30-day benefit eligibility waiting period for new hires! to the Savi Student Loan Checkup tool to help you navigate the student loan system quickly see your repayment plan options and discover potential savings
• A rewarding career while making a difference!

Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health New York provides programs and services for children and adults with intellectual disabilities Autism Spectrum Disorder and dual diagnoses. Located at our main campus in Red Hook NY this position is responsible for assisting in all food preparation as well as cleaning of all flatware dishes pots and pans and general cleanliness of the kitchen. This position is responsible for proper rotation of dry goods milk products and meat fish and poultry to make sure waste is at a minimum at all times. They will check on a daily basis and record temperature and basic functions of the dishwasher to insure proper temperature and cleanliness of all ware going through it. They will assist each morning in table preparation serving portioning kitchen and dining room clean up.

Location: Main campus Red Hook school

Salary: (commensurate with education and experience)

With HS Diploma/GED: $18.00 - $19.26 per hour

With BA/BS: $19.00 - $20.33 per hour

With MA/MS or higher: $20.00 - $21.40 per hour

You deserve to work somewhere that gives back to you! Devereux is proud to offer ASCEND the first career accelerator program exclusively designed to give behavioral healthcare workers the career guidance one-on-one coaching skills and financial assistance you need to reach your full potential. This program includes tuition assistance and student loan repayment among other benefits!

Education: Minimum GED or High School Diploma

Experience: Minimum one year experience preferably in an institutional setting. Educational requirements will be waived if candidate can demonstrate five(5) years experience in food service preferably in an institutional setting.

Devereux has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse and maintains policies and procedures to systematically reduce the risk of abuse to occur in our organization. Devereux fosters a culture of reporting abuse and will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent possible.

Company Overview

Devereux is one of the nations largest nonprofit organizations providing services insight and leadership in the evolving field of behavioral healthcare. Founded in 1912 Devereux operates a comprehensive national network of clinical therapeutic educational and employment programs that positively impact the lives of 10000 children adults and their families every year.

Our Mission: Devereux changes lives by unlocking and nurturing human potential for people living with emotional behavioral or cognitive differences.

With nearly 6500 employees working in programs across the country Devereux is a trusted partner for families schools and communities serving individuals in the areas of autism intellectual and developmental disabilities specialty mental health education and foster care.

Our Culture Our Expectations

At Devereux Servant Leadership is embedded throughout our culture and every aspect of our organizational framework. Our mission-driven people-first mindset is at the heart of the compassionate and high-quality programming we provide every day for the individuals and families we serve and other key stakeholders. Devereux offers challenging and exciting work and our team environment creates an empowering positive and rewarding atmosphere. To be successful at Devereux you will: put the needs of others first feel called to serve and called to lead. As a member of our team you will be a significant part of our commitment to providing a welcoming and supportive work environment across all programs and services and within all policies and employee practices.

We believe a workplace rooted in inclusivity offering a sense of belonging to all those who walk through our doors is fundamental to delivering the highest quality healthcare services. Through open dialogue and the creation of brave spaces we will engage in work that gives each of us a chance to change the world one person one family one community at a time.

What Devereux Offers You

In addition to a competitive salary Devereux provides a comprehensive health and welfare program to eligible full-time employees family members and domestic partners. Eligible employees are eligible to start benefits after 30 days of addition we offer;

• Medical (including telemedicine via phone web app) dental prescription drug preventative care and mental health services.

• Student loan debt assistance tuition reimbursement and continuing education assistance.

• Generous time-off (start accruing 1st day) 403(b) retirement plan with matching benefit and voluntary/employee paid supplemental life and accident coverage.

• Employee assistance / work-life balance program.

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