Dietary Cook

Job overview

The Dietary Cook role is full-time and onsite in Grapevine, TX, with starting pay of $16–$18 per hour based on skills and experience. Valley Hope of Grapevine provides residential and outpatient drug and alcohol addiction treatment. Valley Hope’s mission is to restore lives affected by addiction and support lifelong recovery. The cook prepares and serves meals and snacks for patients, visitors, and staff while maintaining food safety, sanitation, and kitchen standards. The role supports the treatment community by providing meals that follow menus, recipes, and special diet instructions from the nursing department.

What you'll do

• Maintain safe food-handling practices and required documentation
• prepare or support daily meals and snacks according to menus, recipes, and special diet needs
• serve food to patients, units, programs, visitors, and staff
• store food according to guidelines
• wash dishes and sanitize kitchen items
• complete scheduled cleaning and sanitation
• follow kitchen equipment safety practices
• report hazards
• remove trash and other materials safely
• participate in assigned meetings, staff development, and training.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

dietary cook

food preparation

addiction treatment

patient meals

special diets

food safety

grapevine tx

valley hope association

$16-$18/hr

full-time

food handler card

weekend and holiday availability

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical coverage with Valley Hope paying up to 85% of premiums
• dental and vision plans
• up to 22 days of PTO
• eight paid holidays
• paid parental leave
• 401(k) with employer match
• tuition assistance
• student loan repayment support
• PSLF-eligible employer
• HSA and FSA options
• Employee Assistance Program.

Why this role

Food Permit/Handler’s Card required or must be obtained within 30 days; high school diploma and dietary experience preferred; schedule may include early mornings, evenings, weekends, holidays, and overtime.

About the employer

Valley Hope Association is hiring for this role. Industry: Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities. Sector: 62.