Park Chef III

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6/23/2026 (8:00 PM EDT)

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Park Chef III

Pay Grade13

Salary

$20.14 - $30.21 Hourly

Employment Type

EXECUTIVE BRANCH | FULL TIME | ELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME PAY | 18A | 37.5 HR/WK

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Hiring Agency

Tourism, Arts, & Heritage Cabinet | Kentucky Department of Parks

Location

3500 State Park Road
Cadiz, KY 42211 USA

Description

Lake Barkley State Resort Park is located on Lake Barkley in Cadiz, Kentucky. Named after the former VicePresident, Alben Barkley, the park is located just minutes from Land Between the Lakes and its 267 squaremiles of outdoor recreation. Working for Kentucky State Parks allows you the freedom and responsibility fortaking care of Kentucky's greatest landscapes.

The Park Chef III is a highly skilled team member, providing expertise in the restaurant, kitchen, andcatering operations, allowing you a great platform to express your culinary creativity through made fromscratch recipes and fresh ingredients. As the leader of the culinary department, your duties would includetraining others and being the vital link of information on the necessities of the park, so it can operateefficiently.

Working for Kentucky State Parks provides a great opportunity to advance your career and skillset, with on thejob training, new course certifications, flexible schedule, and a great benefit package. It also offers anopportunity to learn different cooking techniques due to our many outlets.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plans, trains, and supervises kitchen personnel.
• Plans, participates, implements, and manages food product consistency.
• Works on menu development.
• Completes inventory, purchasing, and budget reporting.
• Enforces departmental rules, regulations, and policies.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Analytical thinking
• Time management
• Teamwork
• Ability to work under pressure
• Communication skills

If you take pride in your work and are interested in a rewarding career, we would be honored to review yourapplication for the Park Chef III position at Lake Barkley State Resort Park.

This position is eligible for an approved sign-on bonus in compliance with 101 KAR 2:034 Section 9(6).

Minimum Requirements

EDUCATION: High school graduate.

EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: Must have five years of food preparation experience in salads, vegetables, or meats. Three years of the required experience must include management or supervision of a large-scale institutional or commercial full-service restaurant or state resort park food facility.

Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: One year of culinary training will substitute for one year of the food preparation experience on a year-for- year basis.

Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: NONE

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (AGE, LICENSURE, REGULATION, ETC.): NONE

Working Conditions

Typical working conditions for a specific position may be listed on the individual position description.

Probationary Period

This job has an initial and promotional probationary period of 6 months, except as provided in KRS 18A.111.

If you have questions about this advertisement, please contact Ashley Joiner at View email address on click.appcast.io or View phone number on click.appcast.io.

An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D