🍂 NOW HIRING – WALK-IN INTERVIEW EVENT 

Healthcare Dietary Cook

KVC Missouri | Children's Wellness Campus – Webster Groves, MO
💰 $18.00–$20.00/hour | Based on experience, certifications & shift needs

📅 October 20th | 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM | 30-Minute Walk-In Interviews
Qualified candidates may receive an offer on the spot.

Click this link to reserve your interview: https://calendly.com/aduggan-kvc/walk-in-hiring-event-kitchen-maintenance

About the Role

KVC Missouri is seeking a dependable, compassionate, and service-oriented Healthcare Dietary Cook to join our Children's Wellness Campus team in Webster Groves. This role is responsible for preparing nutritious, high-quality meals in a structured healthcare and residential environment serving children and youth. Both part-time and full-time opportunities are available.

Our Dietary Services team plays an essential role in creating a safe, welcoming, and therapeutic environment. The ideal candidate brings experience in high-volume or institutional food service and understands the importance of consistency, sanitation, teamwork, and reliability in a healthcare setting.

This is not a fast-food environment. We are looking for professionals who take pride in preparing meals that support health, comfort, and daily stability for the individuals we serve.

Essential Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve nutritious meals in accordance with standardized recipes, nutrition guidelines, portion standards, and food safety regulations
• Perform food preparation, batch cooking, baking, and meal production in a commercial kitchen environment
• Follow DESE nutrition standards, ServSafe practices, sanitation procedures, and infection-control expectations
• Maintain meal quality, timing, temperature logs, and kitchen cleanliness standards
• Assist with menu preparation, inventory management, receiving deliveries, and stock rotation
• Support meal service operations for residents, staff, and special events as needed
• Maintain accurate food storage, labeling, and sanitation documentation
• Work collaboratively with residential, nursing, and operations staff to support a positive dining experience
• Ensure dependable attendance and punctuality to support uninterrupted meal service operations
• Maintain a calm, professional demeanor in a fast-paced healthcare and residential setting

What We're Looking For

• High School Diploma or GED required
• Minimum 1 year of experience in food service, commercial kitchens, cafeteria, healthcare dietary, school nutrition, senior living, or other institutional cooking environments preferred
• Experience in healthcare, behavioral health, residential treatment, high-volume meal production, or working with children and adolescents is preferred
• ServSafe Certification preferred (or willingness to obtain within designated timeframe)
• Ability to safely operate kitchen equipment, follow food safety and sanitation standards, stand for extended periods, and lift up to 40 pounds
• Dependable attendance, reliable transportation, and a strong work ethic required
• Team-oriented, respectful, detail-focused, and comfortable working in a structured healthcare environment
• Compassionate professionals who understand the important role food service plays in supporting health, comfort, and wellbeing

Schedule Expectations

• Part-time and full-time positions available
• Flexible scheduling may be available based on operational needs
• Weekend, holiday, and rotating shift availability may be required
• Consistent attendance is essential to maintaining quality meal service for our residents and patients

Benefits & Perks

• Competitive Pay – $18.00–$20.00/hour
• Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay
• Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with Company Match
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $21,000
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program
• Career Growth and Professional Development Opportunities

Walk-In Day – What to Know

Interviews are 30 minutes and first-come, first-served. Candidates who receive an offer will be asked to provide:

• Valid Government-Issued ID
• 3 Professional References
• Education Transcripts