On-Call Cook/Server

Iowa Lakes Community College • Estherville, IA

55d • $15 • Onsite

About The Position

This is a part-time, on-call position located on the Estherville Campus. Primary responsibilities are to cook, plan, prepare, and help serve meals for students, staff, and special events, with occasional evenings and weekends. A sincere commitment to customer service is necessary.

Requirements

• Be willing and able to represent the College in the most positive manner with students, staff, and the public.
• Must be an enthusiastic and energetic individual with the ability to meet and deal effectively and courteously with students, staff, and the public.
• Ability to assume responsibility; deal effectively with problems and exercise good judgment.
• Ability to read and understand written and oral instructions and to verbally issue directions.
• Ability to coordinate other workers in a positive and effective manner.
• Ability to use common tools/equipment in food service area: stoves, refrigerators, freezers, grills, blenders, mixers, food preparation utensils, cash register, and other common items.
• Familiarity with sanitation and safety procedures common to food service areas and ability to implement same.
• Employment with Iowa Lakes Community College is dependent upon successful passage of a criminal background check.
• Must be legally eligible to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.
• High school diploma or equivalency required.

Nice To Haves

• Quantity cooking experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plan, prepare, and cook meals for students, staff, and special events in a safe, sanitary, and enjoyable manner.
• Knowledge of measurement equivalents. Able to follow recipes for quantity cooking. Able to utilize ovens, fryers, roasters, grills, stoves, cutting utensils, grinders, mixers, blenders, etc.
• Read menu to estimate food requirements for meals and ensure sufficient quantities are available.
• Serve high quality and nutritious meals.
• Ensure that tasks are completed in a safe and sanitary manner.
• Clean cooking utensils, scrub floors, clean equipment or wash dishes and pans.
• Serve food in cafeteria line as needed.
• Report equipment maintenance needs to supervisor.
• Run cash register as needed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: High school or GED