39360 Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital - Integrative Kitchen
Part time
Yes
20
Schedule Details/Additional Information:
20 hours per week. 3 class days during the week.
Pay Range
$26.55 - $39.85
Major Responsibilities:
- Designs and develops engaging culinary courses and curricula that align with educational standards and participants needs. Delivers clear and concise lectures, demonstrating cooking techniques, and guiding participants through hands-on exercises and facilitating discussions.
- Ensures a safe and clean working environment by adhering to food safety regulations and maintaining kitchen equipment. Completes weekly sanitation checklist and develops action plans as needed.
- Monitors the atmosphere of the location to include music, scent, lighting, temperature, and overall cleanliness; adjusts as necessary to participants’ needs or preferences.
- Anticipates the needs of class participants; sets up each participant’s station to support the curriculum and ensures that they remain engaged throughout their entire experience.
- Monitors general department operations, establishes work reschedules, issues daily work assignments and responds to requests for service.
- Prepares general and special diet items in accordance with established standardized recipes. Decides on recipe ingredient substitutions or garnishes based on diet requirements.
- Estimates food requirements and controls serving portions, eliminating waste and leftovers. Reviews weekly food usage and completes weekly inventory. Completes class production forecasting sheet.
- Prepares catered and specialized events including luncheons, buffets, and dinners as needed.
Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:
- Serve Safe Certification required at hire.
Education Required:
- Associate’s degree in culinary arts or related field, or equivalent experience.
Experience Required:
- 1 year of culinary teaching or related teaching experience required.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:
- Must have problem solving and decision-making skills.
- Proficiency in meat roasting and preparation of sauces, gravies, vegetables, meats, cereal, hors d'oeuvres, eggs, soup, casseroles, frying, broiling, steaming, baking, and grilling.
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
- Operates all equipment necessary to perform the duties of the job.
- Stands, walks, and reaches above shoulders the majority of the workday as well as squats, bends, twists, kneels and climbs throughout.
- Continuously lifts up to 10 lbs., frequently lifts up to 20 lbs. and occasionally lifts up to 50 lbs.
- Working atmosphere may contain odors from food and dust from flour, spices, etc.
- May be exposed to mechanical, electrical and chemical hazards. Protective clothing must be worn as necessary.
- Will be exposed to sharp knives, other sharp cooking utensils, heat from ovens and other hazards in a cooking environment.
Preferred Job Requirements
Experience Required:
- Experience working in a team-based or clinical environment
- Experience teaching participants both in-person and virtually
- 3 or more years of teaching experience
- 3 or more years of experience in a large volume food preparation and distribution operation.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:
This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.
Our Commitment to You:
Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:
Compensation
- Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
- Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
- Incentive pay for select positions
- Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
Benefits and more
- Paid Time Off programs
- Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
- Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
- Educational Assistance Program
About Advocate Health
Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.