full-timeLeavenworth

Summary

Location

Leavenworth

Type

full-time

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Benefits Information

Full-time employees will enjoy a competitive benefits package with options for you and your family including:

• Paid Time Off

• Paid Holidays

• 401(k) Matching

• Health Insurance

• Vision Insurance

• Life Insurance

• Health Savings Account

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Employee Discount

• Reduced Tuition Rates

• Disability Insurance

• Employee Assistance Program

• 401(k)

• Pet Insurance

• Dental Insurance

• Paid Training

• Flexible Spending Account

 

The compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law. 

Equal Opportunity Employer


Overview

Are you looking for a career you can feel good about? We hire only those that strive to do their best. By joining our family, you'll receive the honor and recognition that comes with working for the industry's global leader in evidenced based rehabilitation.

Who We Are:

GEO provides complementary, turnkey solutions for numerous government partners worldwide across a spectrum of diversified correctional and community reentry services. From the development of state-of-the-art facilities and the provision of management services and evidence-based rehabilitation to the post-release reintegration and supervision of individuals in the community, GEO offers fully diversified, cost-effective services that deliver enhanced quality and improved outcomes.

Why Work for GEO:

  • We believe that work is more than a place you go to every day. It is about being inspired and motivated to achieve extraordinary things.
  • Employee benefits play an important role in making The GEO Group a great place to work. At GEO, we believe in the three pillars of employee wellbeing: physical, emotional, and financial. With comprehensive benefits and competitive wages, we trust that you will find all the resources you need here to be successful.

Responsibilities

Your Main Responsibilities:

Working with our Food Service Manager, you will prepare large quantities of meats, fish, gravies, cereals, soups, and vegetables. What we expect from you:

  • Prepare food according to the menu plan.
  • Manage inventory (place and receive orders for food and supplies).
  • Ensure food quality and schedule preparations.
  • Guide and train employees.
  • Maintain high standards of sanitation and safety.
  • Train inmate/detainee food service workers and inspect their work.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

  • High school diploma or equivalent certification required.
  • College credits or relevant technical training courses in food service preparation and cooking preferred. Prior cooking and correctional food service training preferred.
  • Minimum two (2) years prior experience in successfully managing and/or quantity food production experience in commercial, military, or institutional setting or an equivalent combination of work experience and training required.
  • Must be able to communicate to all personnel the minimum production/service requirements of the job.

Physical Requirements:

  • Continuously: Lift or carry up to 10 lbs.; stand.
  • Frequently: Lift or carry up to 20 lbs. and push/pull up to 40 lbs.; bend, stoop, reach above shoulder level, walk, and work with machinery and/or in extreme temperatures.
  • Occasionally: Lift or carry and push/pull up to 60 lbs. (sometimes more); climb and sit.

GEO Reentry Services LLC.

Other facts

Tech stack
Food Preparation,Inventory Management,Food Quality Control,Sanitation Standards,Safety Standards,Training,Cooking,Team Management

About The GEO Group

Global Leader in Evidence-Based Rehabilitation

The GEO Group is committed to providing leading, evidence-based rehabilitation programs to individuals while in-custody and post-release into the community through the "GEO Continuum of CareTM."​ GEO's diversified services platform provides unique capabilities for the delivery of educational and vocational programs, cognitive behavioral and substance abuse treatment, and faith-based services across the entire corrections spectrum. The GEO Continuum of CareTM is enhanced in-custody offender rehabilitation programming, including cognitive behavioral treatment, integrated with post–release support services.

GEO provides complementary, turnkey solutions for numerous government partners worldwide across a spectrum of diversified correctional and community reentry services. From the development of state-of-the-art facilities and the provision of management services and evidence-based rehabilitation to the post-release reintegration and supervision of individuals in the community, GEO offers fully diversified, cost-effective services that deliver enhanced quality and improved outcomes.

For information visit
GEO’s Homepage: www.geogroup.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/geogroup
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheGEOGroupInc
Careers site: www.jobs.geogroup.com

Equal Opportunity Employer
EEO is the Law:http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm

Team size: 10,001+ employees
LinkedIn: Visit
Industry: Security and Investigations
Founding Year: 1984

What you'll do

  • The cook will prepare large quantities of food according to the menu plan and manage inventory. They will also guide and train employees while maintaining high standards of sanitation and safety.

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What does a COOK do at The GEO Group?

As a COOK at The GEO Group, you will: the cook will prepare large quantities of food according to the menu plan and manage inventory. They will also guide and train employees while maintaining high standards of sanitation and safety..

Why join The GEO Group as a COOK?

The GEO Group is a leading Security and Investigations company.

Is the COOK position at The GEO Group remote?

The COOK position at The GEO Group is based in Leavenworth, Kansas, United States. Contact the company through Clera for specific work arrangement details.

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