Cook

St. Louis County; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

St. Louis County is seeking a Part-time Cook for the Department of Human Services. This role involves preparing and serving meals, maintaining cleanliness, and ensuring food safety at the Kathy J. Weinman Domestic Violence Shelter. The position requires experience in a large-scale kitchen and offers a part-time schedule on weekends.

Qualifications

• Must have experience working in a large scale institution cooking.
• Must maintain Health Department standards for cleanliness.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve meals in a medium size kitchen.
• Maintain cleanliness of kitchen and dining areas.
• Receive and store food supplies, maintaining inventory.

Skills

Experience utilizing industrial kitchen equipment

Food safety and cleanliness

Education

Graduation from High School or equivalent

Job description

Saint Louis County Department of Human Services is looking for a Part-time Cook. Thisposition isstarting at $15.18-$18.22 per hour.
The hours are from 11:00am – 7:00pm on Saturday and Sunday (16 hours per week). There will be an occasion where the 16 hours will be spread over Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

This position is responsible for preparing and serving meals, maintaining food preparation and serving areas, receiving and storing food supplies for a medium size kitchen in a shelter. Must ensure that the kitchen and dining area remain clean at all times and must maintain Health Department standards for cleanliness in the kitchen and dining facility. Must have experience utilizing industrial kitchen equipment and utensils. This position is located at the Kathy J. Weinman Domestic Violence Shelter. Prepares a variety of meats, poultry, fish, fruits and vegetables by washing, peeling, slicing, cutting and tenderizing.

Cooks a variety of meats, poultry, fish, fruits and vegetables by baking, broiling, frying and grilling using preplanned menus and recipes.

Cleans preparation areas and food storage areas by wiping counters and tables, washing pots and pans, utensils and kitchen equipment.

Receives and checks food supplies; stores food supplies in cold storage, freezer or pantry; retrieves supplies from storage and maintains inventory of food supplies, using the FIFO method.
Serves hot and cold dishes.

Performs other duties as assigned.Graduation from High School or equivalent and one year of experience working in a large scale institution cooking or any equivalent combination of training and experienceSELECTION AND APPOINTMENT: A selection committee will evaluate the qualifications of each applicant which will include recentness and appropriateness of the applicant's education and experience, answers to the supplemental questions, results of employment references investigated and any other appropriate information available.

The selection committee will admit to the interview only those persons who possess the most job related qualifications and may establish admittance criteria beyond the minimum qualifications stated above. The interview will comprise 100% of the applicant's earned grade. A candidate must earn a qualifying grade of 70 or more on the interview to be eligible for appointment. After initial interviews with the selected candidates are conducted, an email will be sent to the address on file with instructions on how to complete and submit a Conviction Questionnaire. Candidates have 3 days to complete the required questionnaire.

The five top ranking candidates, based on the final grade, will be certified to the Department Director/Appointing Authority who will make the final decision.

All applicants conditionally offered a merit position will be required to submit to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Screening will be performed by a reputable clinical laboratory. The cost of screening will be covered by the County.

HOW TO APPLY: Applicants interested in applying for this position should visit our website atwww.governmentjobs.com/careers/stlouis. We only accept On-line applications.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY: The policy of the Civil Service Commission of St. Louis County is to support fair and equitable employment opportunities for all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, veterans' status or political affiliation. Call the Division of Personnel at [phone] for more information on this policy.
St. Louis County
Division of Personnel, 7th Floor
Clayton, MO63105
[phone]
Relay MO 711 or 800-735-2966
An Equal Opportunity Employer
Fax: [phone]
www.stlouiscountymo.gov