Cook (8495)

The Salvation Army•Lexington, MS

5d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is located at Camp Hidden Lake in Lexington, MS. Schedule: 38 biweekly hours. This position is responsible for planning, preparing, cooking, and serving nutritional meals and snacks in accordance with established guidelines and schedules. The cook ensures all meals are prepared and served in a safe and presentable manner, cleans kitchen facilities, equipment, and appliances, maintains inventory of kitchen supplies and food in a neat and orderly manner, and assigns, instructs, and monitors the work of the Camp Kitchen Assistant.

Requirements

High School diploma or equivalent, and One year experience cooking food for large groups, or any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Ability to obtain ServSafe Certification within 21 days of hire.

Nice To Haves

Must follow all Site and Food Service Accreditation Standards set forth by American Camp Association.

Responsibilities

Plans, prepares, cooks and serves nutritional meals and snacks in accordance with established guidelines and schedules.
Ensures all meals are prepared and served in a safe and presentable manner.
Cleans kitchen facilities, equipment, and appliances.
Maintains inventory of kitchen supplies and food in a neat and orderly manner.
Assigns, instructs and monitors work of Camp Kitchen Assistant.
Oversees preparation of food.
Ensures that enough food is prepared based on the number of people to be served and that food is prepared in a timely manner as scheduled.
Prepares and cooks food as the menu indicates utilizing frying, boiling, broiling, steaming, roasting of meat, poultry, seafood, fish, vegetables, salads, soups and gravies.
Cleans, cooks, and prepares a variety of foods and beverages utilizing kitchen equipment, utensils, and supplies in accordance with acceptable and economical cooking methods.
Prepares foods including washing and peeling.
Bakes breads, pastries, muffins, etc.
Serves food and beverages in a presentable manner; prepares plates for infants or persons requiring additional assistance.
Prepares snacks and prepares plates of food for people eating after normal serving hours.
Maintains a high degree of cleanliness in the kitchen and dining room.
Ensures that all meals are prepared in a safe manner.
Ensures all kitchen personnel practice proper personal hygiene.
Ensures compliance with health regulations.