Amity Foundation
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Cook - Beacon

Location
Los Angeles, CA
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About the role

Amity Foundation, an internationally acclaimed teaching, and therapeutic community is seeking compassionate and enthusiastic individuals with a desire to teach, learn and join. Join us as a Cook in our Beacon project. With this groundbreaking opportunity not only will you be working with our prison program students, but you will also be enhancing your training and experience in the field by supplying nourishment to the student population.

About the Position

The Cook is responsible for the preparation of all meals, assuring that the meals are prepared on time, assuring that sanitation, nutrition, and safety are priorities at all times, and assuming responsibility for following all recipes in order to maintain quality and cost control.

What You Will Do

  • Works directly with the Food Service Manager in the daily planning, preparation, and presentation of three (3) balanced meals a day for the entire program.
  • Assists in the ordering and storing of food that meets all CDPH, and LA County Health Department food preparation standards.
  • Follows the monthly rotation menu.
  • Helps maintain a high standard of physical excellence in the food service dining room and kitchen.
  • Assists in the training and development of students learning the vocation of food service which includes cooking, food preparation, and presentation of the meal, dining room. esthetics, food storage procedures, and daily hygiene.
  • Attends Community Building day activities.
  • Follows the Community schedule and presents all meals on time.
  • Additional duties as assigned

What You Will Bring

  • High School diploma or equivalent (GED) or actively working toward HS Diploma or GED.
  • One year related culinary experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Current state driver's license
  • ServeSafe Certification
  • Must be able to lift and/or move up to 50 lbs.
  • Maintain social, ethical, and organizational values and norms; build trust and confidence with the staff and with the students; respect confidentiality.
  • Applies high-performance standards to all work-related activities.

What We Offer

  • 100% Employer Sponsored Medical, Dental, and Vision.
  • Paid vacation, sick time, and holidays.
  • 401K, HSA, and life insurance programs.
  • An organization committed to community action.
  • Community-oriented workplace.

About Amity

Amity Foundation is a safe place where people can change in an environment that fosters trust; where new values can be formed; responsibility developed and lasting relationships built. Amity is dedicated to the inclusion and habilitation of people marginalized by addiction, homelessness, trauma, criminality, incarceration, poverty, racism, sexism, and violence. Amity is committed to research, development implementation, and dissemination of information regarding community building.

Remembrance, Resolution, Reconciliation, Restoration, Renewal

Read the original posting

From Amity Foundation's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on November 12, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.

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