Nexus Family Healing

Nexus-Indian Oaks is hiring for a Food Service Assistant II at our Manteno, IL location!. We offer a unique homelike setting, where boys and girls ages 12 to 21 live, eat, exercise, and go to school on campus.. NEW – Carrot Fertility Benefit. Assist Food Service Supervisor in the development, implementation and preparation of daily menus, meals and special events.. Compassion: Listening, honoring differences, and showing respect, kindness, empathy care, and concern

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Nexus-Indian Oaks is hiring for a Food Service Assistant II at our Manteno, IL location!
Nexus-Indian Oaks is located 50 miles south of Chicago in the small, rural community of Manteno, Illinois. We offer a unique homelike setting, where boys and girls ages 12 to 21 live, eat, exercise, and go to school on campus. Helping youth face difficult challenges isn’t easy — but for most of us, it’s the most satisfying work we’ve ever done.
The benefits for the Food Service Assistant II include:
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
401(k) match
Pre-tax flexible health care and dependent care spending accounts
No cost life insurance
No cost short term and long-term disability benefits
Tuition assistance program
Education loan forgiveness program
Paid time off
Holiday pay
Advancement pathways and internal promotion
NEW - Talkspace Therapy Benefit for the whole family
NEW - Hinge Health Benefit for the whole family
NEW – Carrot Fertility Benefit
And much more!
Responsibilities:
Perform general food service tasks within pre-established standard operating procedures and adhere to all policies and procedures surrounding food handling, sanitation, health and safety.
Assist Food Service Supervisor in the development, implementation and preparation of daily menus, meals and special events.
Assist supervisor and collaborate with department staff to ensure balanced meals are served to residents to comply with established standards.
Assist in ordering and/or purchase of food and supplies.
Ensure proper inventory levels are maintained by conducting periodic inventory checks.
Prepare food and/or assist in the preparation of meals for residents and staff according to established meal plans and in accordance with established procedures.
Follow sanitation and safety regulations and standards.
Follow food-handling procedures in accordance with sanitation and safety regulations.
Maintain cleanliness and order in the food service, preparation and serving areas.
Required Education & Licensure:
High School diploma or GED.
Minimum 2 years related food service experience.
Certificate in food handling.
Work Schedule & Salary:
Schedule: Full Time, weekdays & some weekends; 5:30a-2p & 10a-6:30p shifts
Salary: Starting at $16.42 per hour
Physical Demands:
Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds unassisted and 50 pounds with assistance.
Must be able to perform repetitive motion tasks with hands and wrists.
Must be able to bend, reach, twist and turn in a manner conducive to a large cafeteria/cooking environment
This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as desktop and/or laptop computers, photocopiers, and smartphones.
At Nexus Family Healing, our voices and actions are focused on recognizing, affirming and respecting people of every race, ethnic background, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, gender expression and faith.
Our ICARE Values:
Innovation: Leading the way and implementing creative, cutting-edge ideas and approaches
Compassion: Listening, honoring differences, and showing respect, kindness, empathy care, and concern
Agility: Exhibiting flexibility and adapting quickly
Responsiveness: Being quick, positive, and accurate
Excellence: Demonstrating quality results that surpass ordinary standards
APPLY TODAY TO BE CONTACTED BY OUR RECRUITING TEAM! When you work at Nexus, you have the opportunity to change lives — including your own!
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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