Cook ~ David E. Robinson Elementary School

Applitrack; Delaware; On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Caesar Rodney School District is seeking a Cook/Baker to prepare all menu items and baked goods for the child nutrition program at a specified school. The role reports to the kitchen manager and requires collaboration with staff to ensure quality, safety, and compliance with health standards.

Requirements include a high school diploma or GED, at least one year in school food service, and the ability to lift 35 lbs.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Background check required.
• At least one year of school food service experience.
• Completed four food service training units or willing to take them.
• Working knowledge of recipes and mathematics.
• Knowledge of quantity and quality food preparation.
• Willingness to take full responsibility for cooked/baked items.
• Good interpersonal communication skills.
• Excellent physical health; must be able to lift 35 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Prepare all menu items and baked products for each school day.
• Check menus, production records, plan schedules for menu items.
• Operate commercial equipment such as slicers, steamers, ovens, and mixers.
• Display knowledge of school food service requirements when serving food.
• Follow manager's instructions for preparation, cooking, portioning, and serving.
• Ensure sanitation, health, and safety standards per State Board of Health.
• Check storage areas for items needed for future menus and inform manager of purchases.
• Provide leadership in absence of the manager where no assistant manager is assigned.
• Have working knowledge of POS equipment.
• Perform ordering and back-office accounting in absence of the manager where no assistant manager is assigned.
• Participate in all cleaning duties.
• Promote goodwill among staff, faculty, and students.
• React productively to change and perform other duties as assigned.
• Provide official high school transcripts, updated resume, and three letters of recommendation.
• All employees must submit a criminal background check and tuberculosis test.
• Provide proper identification, eligibility documentation for U.S. employment, complete I-9, and Delaware Child Protection Registry paperwork.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Mathematics

Food prep knowledge

Health & safety

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

POS equipment

Commercial kitchen equipment

Job description

Cook ~ David E. Robinson Elementary School JobID: 3098

The cook and/or baker will be responsible for the preparation of all cooked and/or baked items needed for the child nutrition program at a specified school. The cook/baker takes direction under the authority of the kitchen manager.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High school diploma or GED is required
• All applicants must successfully pass a criminal background check
• At least one year of experience as an employee in school food service
• Completed four food service training units or have a willingness to take the same in the upcoming year
• A working knowledge of recipes and mathematics
• A knowledge of and interest in quantity and quality food preparation
• Willingness to accept full responsibility for cooked and/or baked items used in school food service programs
• Has good interpersonal communication skills
• Excellent physical health; must be able to lift 35 lbs. on a recurring basis

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Prepare all menu items and/or baked products needed for each school day.
• Check menus, production records, and plan the schedule for the preparation of any menu items needed for meal service.
• Must know how to operate commercial food preparation equipment such as slicers, steamers, ovens, and mixers.
• Display knowledge of the food requirements for the school food service programs when serving food.
• Follows the manager's instructions in preparing, cooking, portioning, and serving meals.
• Assures that sanitation, health, and all safety standards required by the State Board of Health are practiced and meet departmental standards in all phases of the operation.
• Check storage areas for items needed in preparation of future menus and inform the manager of any items that must be purchased.
• Provide leadership and supervision in the absence of the manager in schools where no assistant manager is assigned.
• Working knowledge of point of sale (POS) equipment.
• Perform ordering and back-office accounting procedures in the absence of the manager in schools where no assistant manager is assigned.
• Participates in the responsibilities of all cleaning duties.
• Demonstrate a positive, cooperative attitude by promoting goodwill among staff, faculty, and students.
• Reacts to change productively and performs other duties as assigned.
• Individuals must provide official high school transcripts, updated resume, and three (3) letters of recommendation.
• All persons employed by the Caesar Rodney School District are required to submit a criminal background check and a tuberculosis test.
• Anyone offered employment is required to provide the following: proper identification (Social Security Card and Driver's License), documentation of eligibility for employment in the U.S.A., completion of I-9 form, and completion of paperwork for the Delaware Child Protection Registry.

ADA ACCOMMODATIONS DISCLOSURE:

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Caesar Rodney School District is required to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified employees with disabilities, unless doing so would pose an undue hardship. Qualified employees must have the requisite skills, experience, education, and licenses for the job, and must also be able to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodations.

The Caesar Rodney School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment or educational programs, services or activities based on race, color, gender, religion, national origin, veteran or marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identification or genetic information in accordance with state or federal laws. Inquiries about compliance should be made to the Title IX, District 504 and ADA Compliance Officers: Paul L. Dunbar Administration Building, 7 Front Street, Wyoming, DE 19934. Phone [phone].