Cook

Job Title

OBJECTIVE: To plan, prepare, and cook nutritious food to ensure the highest quality service and experience for children, staff, and families while warranting proper food handling and sanitation.

Responsibilities And Duties

• Ability and experience in following recipes, including measuring, weighing and mixing ingredients for preparing food.
• Creating store list and grocery shopping by menu which meets USDA standards 1x per week.
• Follow ServSafe, CACFP, VDH and DOE Guidelines.
• Follow USDA serving sizes in order to reduce waste.
• Proper sanitation and organization of Kitchen area/cafeteria.
• Willingness to step into classroom if need arises.
• Performing duties requested by Supervisor, Head Start Director, COO, and CEO.

Universal Standards

A. Communication

• Ability to communicate (in-person and electronically) with staff, superiors, community officials, families effectively and appropriately.

B. Cultural Competence

• Positive, caring and supportive attitude characterized by understanding and non-judgmental commitment to participant families, coworkers, superiors, and all other persons with whom interaction occurs.
• Comply with all Standards of Conduct and Confidentiality Policies as these are considered of the utmost importance in working with community residents.

C. Organization

• Ability to manage time, energy and workspace well in order to accomplish all assigned tasks successfully.

D. Reporting

• Ability to complete weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly reports.
• Daily Cleaning and Temp. Log
• Weekly Grocery Shopping, Rotating Supplies Based on Dates, Turning in Receipts
• Biweekly - Timesheets
• Quarterly Inventory
• Biyearly - Deep clean of kitchen

E. Health and Safety

• Ability to squat, sit, stand, walk, bend, stoop, reach, hear, see, speak, and lift and/or carry at least 40lbs.
• Knowingness of possibility to exposure of blood, bodily fluids, or tissues
• Knowingness of possibility to exposure of communicable diseases

F. Technology

• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, etc.) proficient.
• Willingness to train in program and agency data management systems

G. Professionalism

• Ability to casually present oneself.
• Accountability Timely, Attendance
• Team Oriented
• Possess problem solving skills.
• Continue to expand knowledge by attending trainings, etc.

Educational Requirements

High School Diploma/GED. Must have or willing to obtain ServSafe certification. Willingness to complete/continue trainings/certifications - Any other trainings/certifications deemed necessary. Must maintain certain certifications.

Additional Requirements

Comply with all background checks required by the program. Valid Virginia Driver's Licenses may be required