Cook III

State of Arizona; Prescott (AZ); On-site; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental insurance

Retirement plan

Vacation with paid holidays

Sick leave

Life insurance

Job summary

State of Arizona is seeking a Cook III at the Arizona Pioneer’s Home in Prescott. The role involves preparing meals, ensuring dietary needs are met, and maintaining a clean, sanitary kitchen environment in a care-focused setting.

Responsibilities include following standardized recipes, reviewing menus, serving meals, and assisting in maintaining resident dignity through quality food service. A current food handler's permit is required.

Qualifications

• Possession of a current, valid food handler's permit.
• Experience in institutional food service is preferred.
• Ability to follow standardized recipes and ensure food safety

Responsibilities

• Prepares special diet food according to residents' needs and textures.
• Reviews menus and daily counts to plan preparation.
• Pans up and serves plated meals to serving areas; covers to prevent contamination.
• Receives food and supplies and stores them properly.
• Maintains diet cards and communicates changes from medical staff.
• Cooks a variety of foods following standardized recipes and methods.
• Operates standard kitchen equipment safely and efficiently.
• Maintains a clean, sanitary work environment and proper food temps.
• Cleans equipment and kitchen areas according to procedures.

Skills

Food prep

Dietary modification

Sanitation

Job description

ARIZONA PIONEERS' HOME

The mission of the Arizona Pioneer's Home is to provide a home for Arizona pioneers and disabled miners that delivers optimal physical, emotional, and spiritual care in a compassionate, homelike environment while protecting resident dignity and honoring individual uniqueness

Cook III

Job Location:

300 South McCormick Street

Prescott, Arizona 86303

Posting Details:

Hourly Pay Rate: $18.02

Grade: 12

This posting will close on Friday November 13, 2026

Job Summary:

Performs a variety of cooking and general food preparation activities; prepares special diet food; assists in keeping kitchen or cafeteria areas clean; may serve in a lead capacity.

Work product consists of food prepared according to menu and standardized recipes; utensils, equipment and food service areas cleaned according to established procedures; preparation work for next day completed; food ready for delivery to serving area(s).

Job Duties:

• Prepares special diet food; ensures proper textures and consistencies as related to residents' or clients' ability to consume them without difficulty
• Reviews menus for next day, daily count of residents, special activities, special diet orders; determines what preparation work needs to be done
• Pans up food and/or prepares pre-plated meals for delivery to serving areas; covers to eliminate spilling and to prevent contamination
• Receives food and supplies; checks quantities and specifications to ensure compliance with purchase orders; stores in proper area
• Maintains list of residents requiring special diets, writes changes on diet cards from notes provided by medical staff
• Cooks a variety of foods (meats, vegetables, fruits, etc.) following standardized recipes and methods of preparation
• Operates standard cooking equipment such as mixing machines, meat slicers, peelers, food choppers, etc
• Participates in in-service training and staff development programs for regularly employed staff
• Ensures that the correct temperature is maintained in both hot and cold foods being served
• Participates in establishing and maintaining a safe and sanitary work environment
• Cleans equipment and kitchen area according to standard cleaning methods
• Properly covers, labels and dates left-over food; places in refrigerator
• Hand washes, scrubs and dries dishes, or posts and pans in kitchen
• Replaces food in carts or trucks for transportation to serving areas
• Modifies recipes to meet quantities needed by an institution

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Frequently required to lift and carry food and/or supplies weighing 20 to 50 pounds
• Hot cooking surfaces, sharp tools and mechanical equipment
• Considerable standing, bending and walking
• Occasional damp, wet or slippery floors
• Rotating shift work may be required

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

Knowledge:

• Applicable sanitation and safety codes, rules and regulations; cleaning materials, methods and techniques; polices and procedures established for the work unit
• Food textures and consistencies as related to residents' ability to consume them without difficulty
• Cooking techniques used to preserve natural nutrients and palatability of product
• Proper temperature ranges for thawing, cooking and storage of food
• The methods, materials and practices of institutional food service
• Precautions needed to guard against health hazards
• Health hazards in food service activities
• Basic arithmetic computation methods

Skill:

• Slicing, dicing and shredding products to achieve optimum present ability and freshness
• Preparing nutritional, palatable food with minimal waste
• Using and operating cooking equipment

Ability:

• Establish and maintain work relationships
• Communicate verbally and in writing
• Present food in an attractive manner

Required at Time of Interview:

• Possession of a current, valid food handler's permit

Pre-Employment Requirements:

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply:Driver’s License Requirements.

Benefits:

• Optional employee benefits include short-term disability insurance, deferred compensation plans, and supplemental life insurance
• Life insurance and long-term disability insurance
• Vacation with 10 paid holidays per year
• Health and dental insurance
• Retirement plan
• Sick leave

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

Retirement:

• Positions in this classification participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS)
• Please note, enrollment eligibility will become effective after 27 weeks of employment

Contact Us:

If you have any questions please feel free to contact Arlene Seagraves at [e-mail]