Cook (School Age/Youth) NA-04.

About the role

The primary responsibility is to assist in planning and implementing a comprehensive food service program that adheres to USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Applies knowledge and skill to assist in planning and implementing a comprehensive food service program that follows USDA CACFP policies and procedures.
• Prepares food by peeling, chopping, grinding, paring, cutting, slicing, dicing, pureeing, dredging, flouring, or breading.
• Follows established sanitation procedures when handling food.
• Disassembles, cleans, and assembles component parts and accessories, following safety procedures to avoid personal injury and damage to the equipment.
• Serves as a consultant to youth cooking clubs/health and fitness programs as required.
• Follows risk management procedures such as abuse prevention, identification, and reporting procedures; accident prevention, etc.

Requirements

• Direct Deposit and Social Security Card is required.
• A one-year probationary period may be required.
• Satisfactory completion of a minimum of 4 hours initial food sanitation and safety training is required within 30 days of employment and a minimum of 4 hours refresher training annually.
• Satisfactory completion of all pre-employment checks in accordance with AR 215-3, para.2 and a Child Care Tier 1 background investigation is required.
• Must have current health assessment which documents good mental and physical health, freedom from communicable disease, and immunizations IAW current Army and DoD policy including annual influenza vaccinations.
• Work involves continual standing and walking, frequent stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling, and bending.
• Must be able to lift or move objects up to 40 pounds unassisted, and occasionally lift or move objects weighing over 40 pounds with the assistance of other workers or lifting devices.
• Work is performed in kitchen areas, which are well lighted but are often hot and noisy. Employee is exposed to steam, fumes, odors from cooking, and to extreme temperature changes when entering walk-in refrigerators or freezing units.
• Travel to on and off post locations is required.

Qualifications

• Work experience related to the duties described above, that included skill in working with professional kitchen appliances and equipment.
• Ability to communicate (verbal and written) in English.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 40 lbs. on a routine basis.

Skills

Not specified.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

Not specified.

Schedule

Regular full-time and part-time employees are eligible for enrollment in health and life insurance, participation in 401k and retirement plans, and paid personal time off and federal holidays. NAF flexible employees, working in the United States or a U.S. citizen or spouse or child of a U.S. citizen working for a NAFI in a foreign area, are eligible to participate in the NAF 401(k) plan. Some flexible employees may also be eligible to receive health insurance.

Additional Information

Not specified.