Cook

Salary: $26,573.00 - $44,740.00 Annually
Location : Berkeley County, WV
Job Type: Full-Time Permanent
Job Number: JSVD27007 PSA
Department: DHS - DCR - Vicki Douglas Juvenile Center
Opening Date: 08/03/2026
Closing Date: 8/18/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
LOCATION OF VACANCY: BERKELEY
Civil Service Type:: Classified - This Position is Covered Under the DOP Merit System.


Nature of Work


Under general supervision, the Cook performs full-performance work in the preparation, cooking, and baking of food items within a state facility. This role requires proficiency in food preparation and the ability to adapt to the shifting nutritional and operational needs of the institution.

• In accordance with SPB 3088 effective 10/7/23, $5000 will be added to the minimum starting rate of pay for all classifications within a Critical Vacancy Pay Supplemental Facility. Critical Vacancy Pay Facilities: Huttonsville Correctional Center and Jail, Mount Olive Correctional Complex and Jail, Western Regional Jail and Corrections.
  Facility, Northern Correctional Facility (including Ohio County Correctional Center), Northern Regional Jail and Correctional Facility, Chick Buckbee Juvenile Center, Vicki Douglas Juvenile Center, Potomac Highlands Regional Jail and Correctional Facility, and Eastern Regional Jail and Corrections Facility (including Martinsburg Correctional Center) (SPB3088).
• Employees in this classification shall receive an annual base building pay differential each fiscal year of $250 after completing one year of service.
• If an employee is hired into a Critical Vacancy Pay Facility (CVPF) and leaves the facility, the additional pay differential of $5,000 shall be removed from their salary, unless transferring to another CVPF.

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Minimum Qualifications

Training: Ability to pass a written test at the eighth-grade level.


Experience: One year of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience in large-scale food preparation and serving.


Special Requirements: Applicant must furnish an approved food handler's certificate within seven days after appointment.

Other Information
Minimum Special Hiring Rate:

• $31, 573

State employment offers a variety of benefits.
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The minimum qualifications for this job title are: Experience: One (1) year of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience in large-scale food preparation and serving. Special Requirements: Applicant must furnish an approved food handler's certificate within seven days after appointment.Job duty descriptions of all experience MUST be included in the Work History section of your online application or be clearly stated on your attached resumé in order for them to be considered as qualifying experience toward the minimum qualifications. Please include details of daily job duties on your online application or resumé.Do you meet the minimum qualifications for this job title by having at least one (1) year of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience in large-scale food preparation and serving?Please note that this question is just focusing on how you meet the minimum qualifications. You will be asked about your overall/total years of qualifying experience in the next question.

• Yes, I have at least one (1) year of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience in large-scale food preparation and serving.
• No, I do not have at least one (1) year of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience in large-scale food preparation and serving. PLEASE DO NOT APPLY.

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How many total years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience do you have in large-scale food preparation and serving?Please remember that job duty descriptions of all experience MUST be included in the Work History section of your online application or be clearly stated on your attached resume in order for them to be considered as qualifying experience toward the minimum qualifications. Please include details of daily job duties on your online application or resume.

• I have zero (0) to less than one (1) year of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience in large-scale food preparation and serving. PLEASE DO NOT APPLY.
• I have one (1) to less than three (3) years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience in large-scale food preparation and serving.
• I have three (3) to less than five (5) years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience in large-scale food preparation and serving.
• I have five (5) to less than seven (7) years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience in large-scale food preparation and serving.
• I have seven (7) to less than nine (9) years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience in large-scale food preparation and serving.
• I have nine (9) or more years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience in large-scale food preparation and serving.

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Special Requirements: Applicant must furnish an approved food handler's certificate within seven days after appointment.Please indicate that you have read and understand this requirement by clicking below.

• I have read and understand that the applicant must furnish an approved food handler's certificate within seven (7) days after appointment.

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• I consent to the above statement.

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