Food Services Specialist

Summary

For over 132 years, Lund has been harnessing hope and providing opportunities to help strengthen families and ensure a safe, secure and loving environment for all Vermont children. As a multi-service nonprofit organization, Lund serves more than 5,000 individuals each year. Lund’s mission is to help children thrive by empowering families to break cycles of poverty, addiction and abuse. Lund offers hope and opportunity to families through education, treatment, family support and adoption.  

Duties

Join The Lund Team: support and empower Vermont families!

Food Services Specialist

$500 sign on bonus offered! Lund is a qualified employer for Public Student Loan Forgiveness.

About the Position:

• Full-time Food Services Specialist support all aspects of food services within residential treatment program and ensures compliance with VT Dept of Health and Residential Licensing regulations.
• Primary responsibilities include meal planning, preparation, and food service to parents and children in residential treatment setting.
• Position includes the opportunity to interact with clients and their children, provide individual coaching, and teach cooking and nutrition classes as applicable.
• Starting rate of $19-$22/hourly.
• Positions include weekend hours.

Requirements

 What We Look For:

• Looking for candidate with strong nutritional knowledge and ability to multi-task.
• Food preparation and service experience required.
• Supervisory experience preferred.

Nice To Haves

Benefits

Why Join Our Team at Lund:

• We honor and celebrate the distinctive strengths and talents of our clients and staff.
• Our work encompasses collaboration with a strong team of professionals and a strengths-based approach to providing services to families. 
• Lund’s adoption program provides life-long services to families brought together through adoption.
• Lund’s residential and community treatment programs are distinctive as our work focuses on both treatment and parenting.
• Lund’s educators believe in laughter, the importance of fun, community-oriented activities, and non-stop learning.
• Professional growth and ongoing training opportunities are available; Lund offers weekly supervision.
• Lund values employee well-being and strives to be a welcoming and inclusive workplace; staff are encouraged to engage in staff led initiatives for wellness, employee recognition, and diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Lund is a family-centered organization filled with supportive colleagues and offers work-life balance; some positions offer opportunities for hybrid schedules or schedule flexibility.
• Lund offers competitive pay and paid training.
• Lund offers a comprehensive and very generous benefit package including health, dental, life, disability, and retirement.
• Employees earn extensive time off accrual in addition to 11 paid holidays, and annual wellness reimbursement.  
• Lund does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, genetic information, ancestry, place of birth, age, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. EEO/AA

About Us

About Lund Family Center

Since 1890, Lund has been harnessing hope and providing opportunities to help families provide a safe, secure, and loving environment for all Vermont children. As a multi-service nonprofit organization, Lund serves more than 5,000 individuals each year. Lund's mission is to help children thrive by empowering families to break cycles of poverty, addiction, and abuse. Lund offers hope and opportunity to families through education, treatment, family support, and adoption.