Hello! Thank you for your interest in joining the Wellspring team as a Cook. As a statewide nonprofit serving families in need of support, we take a whole-person approach to our organization and delivery of our services - because we believe we must find the strengths in people and build on these for lasting change to occur.

As a cook, you’ll be part of a team that is committed to delivering exceptional services to children and their families at our Wellspring New Directions campus in Farmington Hills. You will bring a high school diploma or equivalent and 3 years work experience in food services.

As a cook at Wellspring New Directions in Farmington Hills, here is some of what you will be responsible for:

• Prepare wholesome, balanced meals for youth in care. Prepare special diet meals when authorized or ordered by physician, dietician, or nutritionist. Assure compliance with all physicians’ orders and known allergies.
• Prepare menus in accordance with sound and contemporary principles of nutrition. Select foods and preparation techniques/recipes that are both healthy and appealing. At direction of supervisor, secure feedback from staff/residents as part of planning menus. Create a warm, welcoming environment as much as possible within constraints of facility and budget.
• Order and purchase food in accordance with agency budget from vendors offering greatest value for the dollar.
• Assure that the kitchen, storage areas, kitchen equipment, refrigeration equipment etc., are maintained in a clean, safe and functional condition as required by Health Department and other guidelines. Report needed repairs to the appropriate personnel.
• Follow center procedures in the preparations, storage, and inventory of food and equipment. Leave the kitchen in a clean condition at shift end.
• Supervise and instruct youth during their kitchen duties and meal times /clean up as assigned. Maintain supervision of residents assigned to work in kitchen in accordance with agency procedures.
• Maintain inventory of food and daily knife/fork counts and other security procedures.
• Record the number of meals served at each meal for purposes of reporting to the School Lunch Program.
• Assist with planning and preparation of special events for outside groups and special occasions

Why Choose Wellspring?

You may be wondering why Wellspring would be a good option for you. Here are some of the benefits of being a part of the New Directions team at Wellspring:

• You'll be a part of a dedicated and caring multidisciplinary team of therapists, nurses, education specialists, psychiatrists, behavioral analysts that have a strong reputation within the local community and the state of Michigan
• You'll have training and support as needed
• You'll be on a team that is focused on non-coercive, strength-based and trauma-informed care
• Your starting pay will be $20/hr
• You will work Part Time, 16hrs every other weekend
• You'll have access to Wellspring benefits such as 403b Retirement Plans, PTO, SupportLinc (mental health services), DailyPay, etc.