Grand Junction, Colorado, United States · On-site
Position Summary The Behavioral Health Cook at Ava Health plays an important role in supporting recovery, wellness, and community through food. This position is responsible for preparing nutritious, home-style meals for …
Skills: Meal Preparation, Menu Planning, Inventory Management, Food Safety, Sanitation Standards
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Prepare and serve nutritious, home-style meals for approximately 32 residents while maintaining a welcoming dining environment. Manage kitchen operations including menu planning, inventory tracking, and adherence to health and safety standards.
Requires previous cooking experience in a residential or healthcare setting and knowledge of food safety practices. Candidates must be able to lift 50 pounds and stand for extended periods.
Position Summary
The Behavioral Health Cook at Ava Health plays an important role in supporting recovery, wellness, and community through food. This position is responsible for preparing nutritious, home-style meals for approximately 32 residents while creating a welcoming dining experience that fosters connection, dignity, and healing.
The ideal candidate is a self-starter who enjoys cooking for groups, takes pride in food quality and presentation, and values meaningful interaction with service users. In addition to meal preparation, this role supports menu planning, inventory management, food ordering, and kitchen operations while ensuring compliance with food safety and sanitation standards.
This position reports directly to the Chief Operating Officer (COO) regarding food service operations and offers opportunities for professional growth and advancement.
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Why Join Ava Health?
Food is more than nutrition—it is care, connection, and healing. At Ava Health, we believe meals can create comfort, foster community, and support recovery. This position offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact while growing within a mission-driven organization. Overtime opportunities may be available.
To live in a world where adaptable, accountable and accessible behavioral healthcare is a universal right.
Transforming behavioral healthcare—accessible, accountable, adaptable. 📍 Grand Junction, CO | Full Continuum of Care Ava Health is redefining behavioral healthcare by providing private-pay quality care that’s accessible to all. From sub-acute stabilization to mental health transitional housing, we offer a full continuum of care serving the Western Slope of Colorado. 🔹 What We Stand For ✔ Adaptable – Personalized care that meets people where they are ✔ Accountable – Focused on real outcomes, not just compliance ✔ Accessible – Medicaid, in-network, out-of-network, private pay ✔ People-First Workplace – We prioritize our team 🔹 How We’re Different 🚀 Building in public → Full transparency—we share insights, wins, and challenges in real time 🚀 Reducing wait times & eliminating system barriers → Care when it’s needed, not months later 🚀 Independently owned, no outside investors, no private equity. → We control our mission, not shareholders 🚀 Providing high-quality care that’s financially sustainable → A mission-driven model, not a volume-based system 🔹 Join Us We’re actively hiring top clinicians, case managers, and operators who want to work in a system that actually supports them. 💡 Follow our journey. Engage in the conversation. Let’s build the future of behavioral healthcare together. 🔗 Subscribe to stay updated: www.helloavahealth.com
Offices: Grand Junction, Colorado, US
View all jobs at Ava HealthTo live in a world where adaptable, accountable and accessible behavioral healthcare is a universal right.
Transforming behavioral healthcare—accessible, accountable, adaptable. 📍 Grand Junction, CO | Full Continuum of Care Ava Health is redefining behavioral healthcare by providing private-pay quality care that’s accessible to all. From sub-acute stabilization to mental health transitional housing, we offer a full continuum of care serving the Western Slope of Colorado. 🔹 What We Stand For ✔ Adaptable – Personalized care that meets people where they are ✔ Accountable – Focused on real outcomes, not just compliance ✔ Accessible – Medicaid, in-network, out-of-network, private pay ✔ People-First Workplace – We prioritize our team 🔹 How We’re Different 🚀 Building in public → Full transparency—we share insights, wins, and challenges in real time 🚀 Reducing wait times & eliminating system barriers → Care when it’s needed, not months later 🚀 Independently owned, no outside investors, no private equity. → We control our mission, not shareholders 🚀 Providing high-quality care that’s financially sustainable → A mission-driven model, not a volume-based system 🔹 Join Us We’re actively hiring top clinicians, case managers, and operators who want to work in a system that actually supports them. 💡 Follow our journey. Engage in the conversation. Let’s build the future of behavioral healthcare together. 🔗 Subscribe to stay updated: www.helloavahealth.com
Offices: Grand Junction, Colorado, US
View all jobs at Ava Health