Cook - Murdoch

State of North Carolina; North Carolina; On-site; USD 31,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

The State of North Carolina's Murdoch Developmental Center in Butner, NC seeks a Cook (S) to prepare meals for breakfast, lunch, and supper in a high-volume clinical kitchen. You will follow medically prescribed diets, adjust textures, and ensure food safety and portion control in a 24/7 residential facility.

The role requires knowledge of standard kitchen equipment, reading recipes and basic math, and a valid driver's license.

Qualifications

• Education and/or experience in food preparation related to the job, equivalent to one year in a commercial/institutional setting.
• Ability to interpret and follow medically prescribed recipes and perform simple math calculations.
• Knowledge of standard tools, methods, and practices to maintain food safety.

Responsibilities

• Prepare entrées, starches, or vegetables for Breakfast, Lunch, and/or Supper in a high-volume kitchen.
• Modify textures and consistency of foods to meet medically prescribed diets.
• Prepare special medically prescribed dietary meals and substitutions as required.

Skills

Food preparation

Food safety

Kitchen equipment

Follow recipes

Valid Driver’s License

Tools

Commercial kitchen equipment

Job description

Agency

Dept of Health and Human Services

Division

Murdoch Developmental Center

Job Classification Title

Cook (S)

Position Number

60050516

Grade

NC01

About Us

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is one of the largest, most complex agencies in the state, and has approximately 17,000 employees. It is responsible for ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of all North Carolinians, providing human service needs for special populations including individuals who are deaf, blind, developmentally disabled, and mentally ill, and helping poor North Carolinians achieve economic independence.

Description of Work

This is skilled work in preparing/cooking a major portion or all a meal in a commercial kitchen. This position is usually responsible for preparing an entrée, starch, or vegetable for Breakfast, Lunch, and/or Supper meal. Cooks are responsible for all consistency modifications required including thickening products, chopping, mincing and pureeing food and beverage items to medically prescribed consistencies, processing foods for meal substitutions; and preparing special medically prescribed dietary meals, etc.
We are currently recruiting for 3 Cook positions.

ALL employees of Murdoch Center are designated as ESSENTIAL for adverse weather and emergency events.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities/Management Preferences

Recruitment Range: $31,200.00 - $46,991.00

Candidates now meet the minimum qualifications of a position if they meet the minimum education and experience listed on the vacancy announcement.

The Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)/ Management Preferences are not required. Applicants who possess the following skills are preferred:

• Working knowledge of methods of preparation and cooking of food in quantity portions , proven ability to calculate amounts of food needed to supply the number of servings required
• Proven knowledge with the standard tools, methods, and practices utilized to maintain food safety, knowledge of how to properly alter food and beverage consistencies
• Proven experience with the uses and adaptabilities of various commercial kitchen equipment
• Proven ability to interpret and follow standard and medically prescribed recipes and proven ability to perform simple math calculations and understand/follow oral and written instructions.
• Valid Driver’s License

Work Schedule

5:00am - 2:00pm/4:am - 12:00pm

Position #60050156, 60050517 & 60050521

About Murdoch Developmental Center:

Murdoch Developmental Center is a 24/7 state residential facility located in Butner, NC, near the Research Triangle area. Murdoch serves individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD). Murdoch is a caring community where professionals work with people of various ages, cognitive and functional abilities. To be considered for employment, you must be in good standing with the North Carolina Health Care Personnel Registry.

Veteran’s and National Guard Preference

• Applicants seeking Veteran’s Preference must attach a DD-214 Member-4 Form (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to their applications.
• Applicants seeking National Guard Preference must attach an NGB 23A (RPAS), along with the state application if they are a current member of the NC National Guard in good standing.
• Applicants who are former member of either the NC Army National Guard or the NC Air National Guard, with honorable discharge and six years of creditable service, must attach a copy of the DD 256 or NGB 22, along with the state application.

ADA Accommodations

Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), DHHS is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, DHHS will ensure that people with disabilities, or known limitations covered by the PWFA, are provided with reasonable accommodation. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact the person indicated below.

Applicants will be communicated via email only for updates on the status of their application. If there are any questions about this posting other than your application status, please contact HR at (919) 575 -1115.

Minimum Education and Experience

Some state job postings say you can qualify by an “equivalent combination of education and experience.” If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See the Education and Experience Equivalency Guide for details.

Education and/or experience in food preparation that is directly related to the job and consistent with accepted practices of the trade equivalent to one year of experience in a commercial and/or institutional setting.

EEO Statement

The State of North Carolina is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and dedicated to providing employees with a work environment free from all forms of unlawful employment discrimination, harassment, or retaliation. The state provides reasonable accommodation to employees and applicants with disabilities; known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; and for religious beliefs, observances, and practices.

Recruiter

Diane Marie Power

Contact

DHHS Workday Support Form