Kitchen Cook, Arleta, Ca
National Health FoundationLos Angeles, California, United States
Posted August 1, 2025
40000 - 40000 USD year
Full Time
About the Company
Founded in 1973, National Health Foundation is a nonprofit that works within under-resourced Southern California communities to eliminate barriers to health, address the root causes of poor health, and find solutions that lead to lasting change. Embracing the guiding philosophy that health begins where we live, learn, work and play, the organization’s advocacy and work focuses on four key areas: housing, food access, built environment and education. We are committed to changing the physical and social landscape of vulnerable neighborhoods and empowering individuals to make choices that allow them to live a long, healthy life, regardless of their income, education or ethnic background.
Job Description
We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Full-Time Cook to join our team, providing nutritious and appealing meals in a residential setting serving older adults.
Requirements
- Proven experience as a cook, preferably in a residential, healthcare, or similar environment.
- Experience cooking for large groups or high-volume settings.
- Understanding of dietary restrictions, food safety protocols, and nutritional needs.
- Ability to work effectively with individuals experiencing behavioral challenges or other unique needs.
- Always conduct and maintain professional boundaries.
- Strong approach to cleanliness and directives.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills.
- Flexibility to occasionally work an additional day as required.
- Experience Working in Healthcare or Homeless Service settings, preferred.
- SERV Safe Certification or equivalent food safety training, preferred.
- Bilingual Spanish, preferred but not required.
Benefits
- PROGRAMS National Health Foundation is addressing the social determinants of health using several research-proven strategies.
- Targeting Food Access, with an emphasis on increasing the availability of health and fresh foods in under-resourced communities, Housing, with a focus on providing shelter and care for individuals who have been released from the hospital, the Built Environment, prioritizing the removal of the barriers to health in the communities we serve, and Education, with a focus on risk prevention and support for pregnant and parenting teens to complete their education.
