Background

Since 1976, St. Joseph Center has been meeting the needs of low-income and homeless individuals and families in Venice, Santa Monica, Mar Vista, and surrounding communities.  The Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community organization that assists people without regard for religious affiliation or lack thereof through comprehensive case management and integrated social service programs.  The Center enjoys broad-based community support as well as a sponsored relationship with its founders, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet.  St. Joseph Center serves approximately 6,000 individuals annually.

Brief Description of Principal Activities

Multifaceted intervention, prevention, and education services are carried out at four sites on the Westside of Los Angeles.  St. Joseph Center’s integrated programs provide clients with concentrated and coordinated access to services according to the nature of their needs.

Intervention Services

• Homeless Service Center
• Chronic Homeless Initiatives
• Bread and Roses Café
• Housing Services
• Senior Services
• Monetary Advisory Program
• Veterans Representative Payee Program
• First 5 LA Project

Prevention and Education Services

• Family Center and Food Pantry
• Culinary Training Program
• Early Learning Center

Free Professional Culinary Training Program
St. Joseph Center in Venice, Calif., offers a FREE back-to-work, professional culinary training program. This training is designed for those who are currently unemployed or underemployed and who are motivated to seek work in the culinary industry as prep cooks and line cooks.
•    10 week program: 6 weeks in classroom and 4 weeks at externship placement.
•    Daytime classes: Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
•    Hands-on culinary training in a new 1500-square-foot teaching kitchen.
•    Classical French techniques in knife skills, stocks and sauces, cooking methods.
•    ONLY cost to students: chef uniform (chef coat and apron, hat and closed-toe shoes).
•    Offer classes approximately every 8 weeks.
NEXT START DATE: Monday, June 15th, 2015
APPLICATION DEADLINE: June 3rd, 2015
TO APPLY: Visit http://stjosephctr.org/culinary_training.html . Please carefully review the eligibility requirements on the website before submitting an application.


Since 1976, St. Joseph Center has been meeting the needs of low-income and homeless individuals and families in Venice, Santa Monica, Mar Vista, and surrounding communities. Our mission is to provide working poor families, as well as homeless men, women, and children of all ages, with the inner resources and tools to become productive, stable and self-supporting members of the community. The Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community organization that assists people without regard for religious affiliation or lack thereof through comprehensive case management and integrated social service programs. The Center serves approximately 6,000 individuals annually. Multifaceted intervention, prevention, and education services are carried out at five sites on the Westside of Los Angeles. St. Joseph Center’s integrated programs provide clients with concentrated and coordinated access to services according to the nature of their needs.





PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
o    Drug/alcohol free environment. Individuals invited to the orientation must have 90 days clean and sober at that time. You will be drug tested at the start of the program, and you must hold yourself accountable for drug testing at any point during the program. We do not recognize the use of medical marijuana.

o    You will be required to disclose information concerning your legal history for externship placement. No major crimes of violence with weapons, sexual assaults, terrorist or arsonist threats, identity theft, or warrants for arrest will be considered.

o    Mandatory housing.  Must maintain residence at same address throughout the 10 week program.

o    Able to read and write in English.

o    Individuals must be at least 18 years old.

o    Must be unemployed or underemployed.

o    Valid CA driver’s license or CA I.D. card & valid Social Security card.

o    Completion and written proof of tuberculosis test taken in the past six months (upon acceptance to the program).

o    Must be in good enough physical condition to stand, move, bend, twist, kneel, and comfortably lift 50 lbs.

o    Must be motivated to work and have an interest in the food service industry.

For more information and to download an application,
find the Culinary Training Program online at www.stjosephctr.org.

Call 310-396-6468 x355 with questions.

If you are eligible based on these requirements and are interested in joining the program, please complete the application form (available for download on our website) in its entirety.

Return your completed application to St. Joseph Center (ATTN: Culinary Training Program):

via email at culinarytraining at stjosephctr dot org,
via mail or in-person to 204 Hampton Drive, Venice, CA 90291,
or via fax to 310-392-8402.

Upon receipt of your completed application, you will be contacted to schedule an in-person interview at St. Joseph Center. Interviews take place during the week preceding the start date of the program. Please see below for application deadlines and program start dates. We accept applications year-round but are only able to schedule interviews for one class at a time.

Status: Full-Time/ Exempt

Salary: Competitive salary (DOE), health benefits, generous vacation time off

Location: Venice, CA

Employment with St. Joseph Center is contingent on completion of satisfactory background check.

For consideration, please submit cover letter and resume. St. Joseph Center is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. All applicants for employment are invited to voluntarily self-identify their gender, race, ethnicity, and veteran status, by completing the EEO Information. Providing your EEO Information is voluntary and refusal to self-identify will not subject applicants to any adverse treatment. Similarly, applicants who do self-identify will not be subject to any adverse treatment based on the information they provide.