Cook

Function:

Cooks are responsible for meal preparation, kitchen cleanliness, receiving incoming products, and counting/documenting as required by regulatory and accrediting bodies.

Organizational duties & responsibilities:

1. The primary responsibility of all staff is to ensure the safety and well-being of all Ramey-Estep/Re-group (RE) clients.
2. Supports the mission, vision, and values of RE. Facilitates and adheres to the agency’s code of ethics, policies, and procedures.
3. Supports all functions that attain and maintain accreditation and compliance with regulatory agencies.
4. Supports and facilitates positive interaction with clients and staff by exhibiting both in-office and in-public when carrying out job duties: individual maturity, respect for others, a team-centered approach, maintenance of confidential information, and awareness and sensitivity to cultural and other differences in clients and staff.
5. Exhibits effective communication skills including proper use of agency communication systems.
6. Participates in appropriate professional development programs to attain and maintain competency.
7. Effectively manages financial and physical resources to achieve the mission of RE.
8. Reports incidents of abuse or potential abuse involving clients to the appropriate authorities and RE.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Prepares nutritional meals by following the menus provided.
2. Follows all Health Inspection Codes.
3. Conducts necessary cleaning of the kitchen on a daily basis including washing dishes, wiping down cabinets, cleaning the dining room, sweeping, etc.
4. Reports all damaged, spoiled, or destroyed food.
5. Supervises and/or interacts with RE clients when necessary.
6. Performs other duties as assigned.

Working conditions/environment:

1. Varied shifts within a twenty-four-hour schedule.
2. Holidays, weekends, and overtime may be required.
3. Meals are provided for staff when on campus.
4. Intense, unpredictable population with the possibility of verbal and physical aggression.
5. Fast-paced environment with the need for quick decisions to deal with any crisis that may arise.
6. Environment is both indoor and outdoor.
7. Environment is at times loud and stressful.

minimum job requirements:

Education:

High School Diploma or GED preferred.

Experience:

Previous experience with school food service preferred.

Specific Skills and requirements:

• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Technical requirements include proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and any other applications used by the organization or regulatory agencies.
• Ability to understand and relate to the needs of youth from diverse backgrounds.
• Ability to read, write and converse in English.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen.
• Successful completion of a background screening.
• Successful completion of a TB skin test or proof of a negative chest x-ray or other documentation.

Specialized Licenses or training:

• Successful completion of Excellent Foundations.
• Maintain 20 hours of annual training.
• Maintain CPR/First Aid certification.

Physical Requirements:

The physical requirements 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 essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit, walk, talk, hear, reach with hands and arms, and use hands to finger, handle, and feel. This employee is also regularly required to use a computer keyboard and mouse. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, and climb stairs. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds or more. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision.

Supervisory REquirements:

N/A

This positionis also eligible for our full-time employee benefit package, which offers a generous 401(k) program with immediate vesting with dollar-for-dollar matching up to 6%, paid leave, health/dental/vision, and other competitive benefits!

The rate of pay for this position starts at $16.00/hourly.