Food Service Assistant Hawthorn Children's Psychiatric Hospital

State of Missouri
St. Louis County, Missouri United States  View Map
Posted: Jun 26, 2025
  • Salary: $34,999.74 per Year USD
  • Salary Top:34999
  • Full Time
  • Accounting and Finance
  • Nutrition and Food Services
  • Public Health
  • Job Description

    Job Location: Hawthorn Children's Psychiatric Hospital, 1901 Pennsylvania Ave., St. Louis, MO 63133

    Why you’ll love this position:

    Hawthorn Children's Psychiatric Hospital provides specialized care for children and adolescents diagnosed with mental illness. We are looking for a positive and energetic Food Service Helper I who has an interest in helping children with mental illness maximize their potential.

    Hawthorn Children’s Psychiatric Hospital uses the Sanctuary Model to guide our interactions with our teammates and the care we provide to our consumers in order to promote healing, safety, and nonviolence. This is accomplished by following the Foundation of Sanctuary - The Four Pillars of (1) Trauma Theory, (2) Seven Commitments, (3) S.E.L.F. (Safety, Emotion, Loss, and Future), (4) Sanctuary Tool Kit.

    • Assist Dietary Team make and serve delicious food for children

    • Ability to read and follow recipes

    • Prepare food in a safe and sanitary manner

    • Serve and Deliver food

    • Clean equipment

    • Stock/shelve new items

    Minimum Qualifications:

    • 1 year previous work experience or training in food service or equivalent
    • Ability to read and follow recipes
    • Lift up to 35lbs
    • Dependability and willingness to work with attention to detail
    • Completion of 6 month probationary
    • No disciplinary action in last 12 months [current State of Missouri applicants]
    • Have or are willing to receive Hepatitis A vaccination


    Lack of post-secondary education will not be used as the sole basis denying consideration to any applicant.

    The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found here .

    For questions contact the Human Resources Office at: Michael.Tillman@dmh.mo.gov
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