Cook Helper (200905)

Equus; San Marcos (TX); On-site; USD 21,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Equus Workforce Solutions in Texas provides life-changing services through food service programs for youth. The Kitchen Assistant helps in food prep, service, and maintaining sanitary conditions across the cafeteria and storerooms.

Requires 3–6 months of related experience and basic math skills; HS diploma and a valid driver’s license preferred. This role supports trainee employability and program success.

Qualifications

• Three to six months of related experience or training.
• Ability to perform quantitative calculations using fractions and decimals.
• HS diploma and valid driver's license preferred.
• Food handler certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Keep kitchen equipment sanitary and ready for use.
• Maintain clean storerooms, walk-ins, and floors daily.
• Assist in setting up dining and service lines during meals.
• Assist in preparing and serving food per pre-planned menus.
• Support trainee development and career readiness in the Food Service area.
• Participate in health and wellness activities and events.

Skills

Sanitation

Dishwashing

Food handling

Teamwork

Education

High School Diploma

Driver's License

Job description

Our Job Corps programs provide life-changing services that help young people succeed in school, obtain good jobs, excel in their chosen fields, and serve as contributing members of their communities. We accomplish this through an intense commitment to safety, quality service, excellence, and partnerships.

Job Description

• Keeps all equipment used in the preparation, storage, and serving of food in sanitary condition.
• Keeps storerooms, walk-in refrigerators, and freezer clean and orderly.
• Sets up dish room and dishwashing machine before each meal.
• Washes worktables, walls, refrigerators, and meat blocks.
• Scrapes food from dirty dishes and places them in the rack or on conveyor to dishwashing machine.
• Sweeps, mops, and waxes cafeteria and kitchen floors.
• Segregates and removes trash and garbage and places it in designated containers.
• Steam cleans or hoses out garbage cans.
• Setup dining room tables.
• Keeps service line supplied with dishes, silverware, glasses, milk, food, etc. during service times.
• Assist in preparing and serving food in accordance with pre-planned menus.
• Helps supervise work based learning program to include the development of student's employability, social skills and Career Success Standards while in the Food Service area.
• Explores innovative ways to incorporate Food Services into the academic, vocational and leisure time learning programs.
• Establishes center wide events for trainees and staff that promote health and wellness learning.
• Responsive to student conduct, abilities, and needs.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Three to six months of related experience, and/or training;
• Must be able quantitative calculations using both fractional and decimal measure units.

Education:

• High School Diploma and valid Driver's License
• Valid Food Handler’s certification preferred

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Equus Workforce Solutions is a leading provider of workforce development services in North America. With a dedicated and passionate team, Equus puts the industry’s best practices to work by focusing on the development, design, and delivery of demand-driven workforce solutions.

When you join Equus, you can expect extensive learning opportunities and networking programs. But most of all you can expect to make a lasting impact on the lives of others.

At Equus we are strengthened by diversity. We are committed to providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. Equus Workforce Solutions is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, ancestry, religion, national origin, veteran status, physical or mental disability, or reprisal or any other characteristic protected under state, federal, or local law.

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