Cook Helper/Culinary Worker

Responsibilities

• Set up and breakdown of serving line.
• Help keep dining and kitchen area clean and organized.
• Notify staff of items needing replenishment and restocking.
• Rotate perishable items at the end of the shift.
• Serve students, staff, and guests in a pleasant, efficient, courteous, and professional manner.
• Assist with dishes when necessary.
• Change and empty trash receptacles.
• Work neat and clean, in proper attire.
• Be familiar with communication system in case of emergencies.
• Assist with programming and activity events.
• Perform food preparation tasks such as washing, peeling, cutting, and seeding vegetables and fruits.
• Cook meats, poultry, and seafood.
• Bread food items.
• Stir and strain soups and sauces.
• Weigh or measure ingredients.
• Carry pans, kettles, and trays of food.
• Store foods in designated areas.
• Clean and sanitize kitchen and commons area(s).
• Segregate and remove garbage.
• Steam-clean or hose garbage containers.
• Distribute supplies, utensils, and portable equipment.
• Assist in inventory of supplies and materials.
• Operate kitchen equipment.
• Follow safety and sanitation rules.
• Meet performance standards.
• Adhere to CDSS plan, Code of Conduct, and QAP.
• Comply with DOL guidelines, OFCCP regulations, and center policies.
• Model, mentor, and monitor career success skills.
• Help students become more employable.

Requirements

• One to three months food service/preparation or related experience.
• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• NRA Food Service Sanitation or equivalent/Serve Safe certification.
• Valid State Driver’s License.

Schedule

Tuesday - Saturday, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM with a 1-hour lunch break.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, and walk; to reach with hands, arms, talk, and listen. The employee is occasionally required to sit; to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; to taste and to smell. The employee must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision capabilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision. Physical stamina required for a full shift of working in an industrial kitchen.