Food Service Cook

Full-Time Cook

Immediate opening for a full-time cook position from 6:30am to 2:30pm. This position does not require nights, weekends, or holidays. Competitive pay and benefits include 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:

• 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:

• 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.