DSHS CSTC Cook 2

Join our team at the Child Study and Treatment Center in Lakewood, WA, where you’ll prepare high-quality meals while ensuring food safety and nutritional excellence for our patients. This role is ideal for someone passionate about culinary leadership and making a meaningful impact.

Responsibilities

• Lead assigned kitchen personnel to ensure all regular and special diets are correctly and safely prepared according to instructions and standard procedures.
• Collaborate with cooks to prepare meals in a timely manner, checking quality and palatability through taste and smell.
• Establish work methods, train staff, plan and assign work duties, and instruct others in routine kitchen tasks.
• Cook products as needed using standardized recipes, measure and assemble ingredients, and plan cooking schedules to meet meal deadlines.
• Properly store food items at appropriate temperatures and routinely check equipment for proper performance.
• Complete food inventory requisitions, maintain an accurate and rotated food inventory, and restock the kitchen for subsequent shifts.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Two years of cooking experience in a large-scale food service or culinary operation. Completion of a course in large-scale cooking may substitute for one year of experience.
• OR one year as a Cook 1 in State service.

Benefits

• Pierce County employees are eligible to receive an Orca Card for transportation needs.
• Opportunities performed on-site at least three days a week may qualify for an additional 5% premium pay on top of the advertised salary.

Schedule

• Workdays: Saturday - Wednesday
• Days off: Thursday and Friday
• Weekday hours: 5:45 AM - 2:15 PM
• Weekend hours: 6:15 AM - 2:45 PM

DSHS employees make a difference in Washington State every day by supporting sustainable recovery, independence, and wellness. We partner with people to access support, care, and resources.