Cook

Under general direction, implement menus and coordinate food preparation and serve meals.

Bowling Green Brandywine:

Bowling Green Brandywine is a leading Drug & Alcohol Addiction Treatment center and is located in the scenic and historic countryside of Pennsylvania’s Brandywine River Valley. It has been a premier provider of effective chemical dependency treatment for more than 30 years. Throughout these years, Bowling Green Brandywine has been committed to provide life-changing treatment for men and women who are struggling with addiction. Today, we are proud to offer a full spectrum of residential addiction treatment services including a special program focused entirely on the problem of prescription drug abuse and opiate addiction.

Acadia Healthcare:

Bowling Green Brandywine is a proud client of Acadia Healthcare which is a for-profit health system, providing mental health and substance-use disorder treatments with locations throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. As a leading provider of behavioral healthcare services, Acadia Healthcare operates under the large network of 227 behavioral healthcare facilities with approximately 9,900 beds in 40 states and have around 20,000 employees serving approximately 70,000 patients daily.

Essential Functions:
• Cook and prepare food according to approved menus.
• Direct activities of workers who assist in preparing and serving meals.
• Clean and inspect equipment, kitchen appliances and work areas to ensure cleanliness and functional
operation.
• Take inventory of supplies and equipment.
• Work with Food Service leadership or Dietitian to ensure menus are varied, nutritionally balanced and
appetizing.
• Perform and coordinate food production, cleaning, maintenance, and inventory control activities.
• Ensure compliance with established policies and procedures, quality standards, cost parameters, and
appropriate regulatory requirements.

Other Functions:

• Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.

Education/Experience/Skills Requirement:
• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Additional education or training in the culinary field preferred.
• Two or more years’ experience in food service role in preparing food for institutions, such as school,
hospital or cafeteria preferred.

Licenses/Designations/Certifications:
• ServSafe Certification or similar food safety certification, where required by the state, facility

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.null