Cook

Union County Community Action, Inc • Monroe, NC

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Prepares and cooks family-style meals for children and employees assigned to the Head Start Program by performing the following duties:

Requirements

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and six months to one-year related experience or training.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
• Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's.
• Ability to perform those operations using units of American money and weight measurements.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Employee must pass a pre-employment physical, TB test, and drug screening and submit to random drug screenings.
• Must also be able to operate all powered and manual kitchen appliances.

Nice To Haves

• Prefer incumbent have a valid state-issued driver’s license.
• Incumbent must obtain/maintain Serve Safe Certification within six months of employment.

Responsibilities

• Cooks food in quantities according to menu and number of persons to be served and serves the meals to our Head Start/Early Head Start children in a family-style environment.
• Ensures that food preparation and delivery follow Head Start performance standards, program policies and procedures, and CACFP policies and procedures.
• Requests approval, in writing, from the Health and Nutrition Specialist for any menu deviation/substitution prior to implementing this deviation/substitution.
• Washes dishes.
• Maintains clean and sanitary conditions in kitchen and storage rooms.
• Attends and participates in Nutrition Workshops.
• Attends and participates in training sessions.
• Assists Lead Cook in ordering and purchasing food supply and keeps records and accounts.
• Performs related duties as required or as assigned by the Lead Cook, Site Manager or the Director of Children and Family Services.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED