Cook (Senior Services)

Do you enjoy being involved in community where your product nourishes both body and spirit? Do you want to join a team which provides nutrition and high-quality food to older adults? The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community may hold your next opportunity.

Who are we?

The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (SRPMIC) is a sovereign tribe located in the metropolitan Phoenix area. SRPMIC is comprised of two tribes, Akimel O’odham (River people) and the Piipaash (People who live toward the water). Bounded by the cities of Scottsdale, Tempe, Mesa and Fountain Hills, the Community serves over 11,000 tribal members, and all persons conducting business over approximately 96 square mile area of residential, agricultural and commercial lands, as a full-service government entity. SRPMIC Senior Services department is committed to enriching the lives of older adults through nutritious meals, compassionate service, and a welcoming community.

What the job looks like:

Working Monday through Friday 6am to 3pm, with occasional evening weekends for events. The cook position prepares daily on-site and home delivered meals to 200 senior citizen clients and home-bound adaptive adults. You are a lifeline, because you provide on-site meal service for dine-in clients, meal delivery for home-bound clients, and even cater events for the Senior Services department. The Cook is also eligible for growth and advancement to a level II, given certain benchmarks are met.

What you have:

• Knowledge of large volume meal and menu planning and preparation.
• Knowledge of dietary and nutritional meal planning for renal or diabetic patients.
• Knowledge of organizing and managing meal preparation workflow.
• Knowledge of inventory, supplies ordering.
• Knowledge of sanitary and hygienic care of supplies, equipment and utensils.
• Knowledge of proper disposal, packaging and storage of trash and food waste.

What you need:

• High school diploma or GED
• SRPMIC Food Handler’s card
• CPR/First Aid certification within 6 months
• Food/meal preparation experience preferred
• Knowledge of dietary needs of seniors with various medical conditions preferred

Why should you apply?

• Competitive Salary
• Diverse Culture
• 15 Paid holidays
• Paid Sick leave AND Annual Leave
• 401(k) retirement plan with flat 5% Employer contribution, plus additional Employee contribution match up to 3%.
• Rich benefits plan
• The Valley’s Healthiest Employers 14 years in a row

Next Steps:

• Complete the online application no later than 5/12/2026. No applications will be accepted after the deadline.

• May be required to work outside normal business hours including nights, weekends and holidays.

Prior to hire as an employee, applicants will be subject to drug and alcohol testing. Will be required to pass a pre-employment background/fingerprint check.

"SRPMIC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer" Preference will be given to a qualified: Community Member Veteran, Community Member, Spouse of Community Member, qualified Native American, and then other qualified candidate.

In order to obtain preference, the following is required:1) Qualified Community Member Veteran (DD-214) will be required at the time of application submission 2) Qualified Community Member (must provide Tribal I.D at time of application submission),3) Spouse of a Community Member (Marriage License/certificate and spouse Tribal ID or CIB is required at time of application submission), and 4) Native American (Tribal ID or CIB required at time of application submission).

Documents may be submitted by one of the following methods:

1) attach to application

2) fax (480) 362-5860

3) mail or hand deliver to Human Resources.

Documentation must be received by position closing date.

The IHS/BIA Form-4432 is not accepted.