Assistant Cook

State of Connecticut - CT Technical Ed and Career Sys; Manchester (CT); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development

Healthy work-life balance

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)

Job summary

Howell Cheney Technical High School in Manchester, CT seeks a full-time kitchen staff member for 1st shift (6:00 am–2:00 pm), 37.5 hours/week. This 10-month position runs during the school year, with summer break off.

Duties include preparing foods, cleaning equipment, operating kitchen machines, and assisting in food production and storage. Ideal candidates have basic food preparation knowledge, strong interpersonal and math skills, and the ability to follow instructions and learn routines.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of simple food preparation methods.
• Ability to follow recipes and standard procedures.
• Good interpersonal communication with team and customers.
• Basic math for measuring ingredients and scales.

Responsibilities

• Prepare soups, salads, meats, vegetables, and desserts.
• Clean and sanitize kitchen equipment, pots, pans, and surfaces.
• Operate kitchen machines and assist with food storage and receiving.
• May assist in large-scale food production and production records.

Skills

Basic food prep

Interpersonal skills

Oral and written communication

Mathematical ability

Job description

Position Highlights:

• Location: Howell Cheney Technical High School in Manchester, CT
• Full-time | 1st Shift | 37.5 hours per week
• Monday - Friday | 6:00 am - 2:00 pm
• NOTE: This is a 10-month position that operates during the school year, returning to work after summer break.

What we can offer you:

• Professional growth and paid professional development opportunities.
• A healthy work-life balance to all employees!
• The State of Connecticut is an eligible Public Service Loan Forgiveness employer, meaning you may be eligible to have qualifying student loans forgiven after 10 years of service.

Mission and Beliefs:

Through exemplary trade and academic programming, CTECS prepares trade-bound students to meet the skilled workforce needs in Connecticut.

PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

This class is accountable for performing a full range of basic tasks in the preparation and cooking of food.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

• Performs a variety of basic tasks in preparing soups, salads, meats, vegetables, desserts, beverages, nourishments, etc.
• Cleans, washes, polishes pots, pans, dishes, silverware, kitchen equipment, floors, walls, etc.
• Operates kitchen machines and equipment.
• Assists with the receiving and storage of food.
• May participate in serving food and packing food for delivery.
• May receive training in the preparation of food on a large scale.
• May prepare food in the absence of the cook.
• May assist in the preparation of production records.
• Performs related duties as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

• Knowledge of simple food preparation;
• liquid and dry weights and measures;
• interpersonal skills;
• oral and written communication skills;
• Ability to follow instructions and learn routines;
• Mathematical ability.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Any experience and training which would provide the knowledge, skills and abilities listed above.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Incumbents in this class must have adequate physical strength, stamina, physical agility and visual and auditory acuity, and must maintain such physical fitness as to be able to perform the duties.
• Incumbents must be free from communicable diseases.
• A physical examination may be required.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Incumbents in this class may be required to lift moderate to heavy weights; may be exposed to risk of injury from equipment and utensils used in the kitchen and from patients/clients.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes. As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.