Food Service Cook

Position Type:
Food Service/Food Service Cook

Date Posted:
7/7/2026

Location:
Collegium Charter School

Date Available:
8/10/2026
Immediate Opening: Full-Time Cook, 6:30am to 2:30pm. The position does not require nights, weekends, or holidays. Competitive pay and benefits: medical and dental insurance, 8 days of Paid Time Off, 20 paid days for school year breaks and holidays. Summers off with opportunities to work, but not guaranteed.

Job Description

Title: Food Service, Cook
Reports To: Director, Food Service
Employee Type: Full-Time, School Year Only, Hourly, Non-Exempt

Essential Duties

This list is intended to be illustrative rather than complete and shows primary duties
and responsibilities and does not express or imply that these are the only duties to be
performed by the employee in this position.

• Prepare, cook, and serve breakfast and lunch daily.
• Responsible for cleaning and sanitizing all food service contact areas.
• Accountable for the appropriate rotation of all products to ensure freshness and safety using the FIFO system.
• Maintains log of refrigerator and freezer temperatures to ensure food safety.
• Responsible for recording all food temperatures to ensure safe food handling
• Follows the rules and regulations of the Food Service Department, National School Lunch Program and the Department of Health.
• Assumes other responsibilities assigned by supervisor and/or school administrator
• Maintains highest level of confidentiality pertaining to school and students' information.
• Abides by the CCS Employee Manual, CCS policies and procedures, and all current PA Public School expectations

Qualifications

• High school diploma or G.E.D.
• Food service experience, preferably in a high volume environment or willingness to learn.
• Ability to follow menu and nutritional guidelines.
• Must have basic computer skills with MS office or equivalent software.
• Required Clearances include Criminal Background Clearance (Act 34), Child Abuse Clearance (Act 151), and FBI Fingerprint Clearance (Act 114), all dated within one year of receipt. Meet criteria for employment in a PA Public School

Work Environment and Physical Demands

The mental and 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 accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time
• Ability to bend, stoop, climb stairs, and reach overhead
• Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Noise level is usually moderate to loud depending on the specific site