Located in Tucson AZ, our Brief Intervention Program (BIP) is a short-term residential facility that provides enhanced residential services to male and female adolescents ages 12-17. Individuals stay up to 30 days in our structured treatment setting which includes 24-hour supervision and therapeutic services. This program is designed for adolescents who are in crisis, requiring active treatment in an environment with a high degree of oversight, intensive programming, and treatment. The BIP features living facilities, education/schooling, food services, medical/nursing, and therapy services.

As a Food Service Specialist (Prep Cook), you will help prepare and manage food service operations while maintaining a clean, orderly, and sanitary kitchen environment. This position follows federal and state guidelines in the planning, preparing, and serving meals to individuals and staff. In addition to assisting with food preparation and cooking, the Food Service Specialist completes general kitchen cleaning duties (dishes, mopping, deep cleaning projects), organizing food storage areas, receiving deliveries, completing temperature check logs, and shift coverage as needed.

Pay Range: $18.00 - $19.80 / hr.

Full or Part Time Schedule Options:

• Full Time: Wednesday 11:00am-6:00pm; Thursday-Saturday 7am-6pm
• Part Time: Tuesday-Thursday 7:00am-5:00pm

Benefits and Rewards

We strive to create an inclusive environment, and retain the talented employees who make our organization a great place to work. We 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.

• Retirement, eM Life for Mental Health and Work/Life Programs, Service Anniversary Awards

• Free access to Payactiv, a platform to get a portion of your earned wages between pay periods

• Employee Assistance Program and Employee Discounts – Available the first day of employment through Carebridge

• Full Time ONLY: Quality Low-Cost Benefits (medical, dental, vision pet insurance), Paid time off (24 days per year, increase with years of service); Sick time (64 hours per year). For more information: http://benefits.devereux.org

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• Must be 21 years of age or older
• High School Diploma/GED
• Valid Food Handlers card required
• Minimum one (1) year experience in food services required; preferred experience in large quantity or institutional cooking
• Must be customer oriented
  

OTHER

• Valid Arizona Driver's License & pass DMV 39-month history check
• Current AZ Fingerprint Clearance Card with no restrictions (or eligibility to obtain with no restrictions)
• Pre-employment Physical and Job Demand Assessment (if applicable)
• Drug test within 24 hours of offer with negative results
• Must attend mandatory 2 weeks paid new hire orientation Mon-Fri 8:30am-5:00pm

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.

Devereux is committed to the health and safety of our staff. All Devereux centers have formal infectious-disease and emergency-management plans tailored to specifically address the unique aspects of communicable disease prevention including COVID-19. Learn More: https://jobs.devereux.org/#covid.