Cook – Full Time – District-Wide - 2025-2026

Ritenour School District•Saint Louis, MO

17h•Onsite

About The Position

Prepares food items such as soups, meats, vegetables, salads, dressings and desserts for consumption in school cafeterias, using cafeteria equipment and personal previous cooking experience.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent is required.
Over one year up to and including two years of food service experience.
Requires the use of common sense understanding of detailed but straightforward written and oral instruction; ability to handle simple one or two step instructions in standardized situations with the possibility of occasional variables; can use mathematical functions of adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing measurements for recipe adjustments, and reading, writing and conversing at a level commonly associated with a high school diploma.
Sanitation Certification required.
Maintain adequate personal hygiene and cleanliness; wear minimal jewelry.
Keep a “teamwork” based mindset while working with others.
Wear gloves and hairnet at all times in kitchen and be able to continuously stand.

Responsibilities

Inspects all equipment in assigned area for cleanliness and functional operation.
Orders and receives food supplies for assigned area.
Serves students and staff from the cafeteria serving counter.
Checks equipment and cafeteria premises for safe working conditions.
Participates in the preparation and serving of food in the cafeteria and proper storage of leftovers.
Occasionally prepare and serve meals outside of the regular school day for special events.
Participates in the cleaning and sanitizing of dining areas of the cafeteria.
Other related duties as assigned.
Prepares food items from menus for breakfast or lunch.
Operates basic kitchen equipment including slicers, fryers, ovens, can openers, and dishwashers.
Serves food from clean and sanitized serving counters.
Cleans preparation and dining areas.
Moves cooking utensils and food items.
Has knowledge of the menu for current day and next.
Keeps production records of the food cooked daily.
Use production records for accurate forecasting.