Cook - Murdoch Developmental Center

nc; North Carolina; On-site; USD 31,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) – Murdoch Developmental Center is seeking a Cook (S) to prepare meals in a high-volume residential facility serving individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. You will work from prescribed menus, ensure timely meal service, and maintain kitchen safety and cleanliness.

Responsibilities include preparing entrees and side dishes, producing medically prescribed dietary meals, and assisting with catering or

Qualifications

• Experience in food preparation for large-scale meals.
• Ability to calculate amounts of ingredients for required servings.
• Knowledge of standard kitchen equipment and sanitation practices.
• Ability to adjust recipes to meet medically prescribed consistencies.

Responsibilities

• Prepare entrées, starches and vegetables for breakfast, lunch and supper.
• Modify textures and consistencies per medical prescriptions.
• Bake breads, cakes and desserts; prepare special catered meals or dietary options.
• Follow recipes and manage portioning and timing to deliver meals on schedule.

Skills

Food preparation (quantity portions)

Food safety practices

Recipe following

Math calculations for portions

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. Other responsibilities may include baking breads, cakes, and other dessert items; preparing special catered meals or party foods; processing foods for meal substitutions; and preparing special medically prescribed dietary meals, etc. Work is performed in accordance with recipes and quantities of ingredients provided for each meal. This work requires skill in determining cooking times for various food items in order to complete all portions of the meal at the prescribed serving times.

This Position Is Designated As Mandatory And Must Report Or Stay Over During Adverse Weather Events.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities/Management Preferences

Recruitment Range: $31,200.00 - $48,810.00

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 and proven experience with the uses and adaptabilities of various commercial kitchen equipment
• Working knowledge of how to properly alter food and beverage consistencies.
• Proven ability to perform simple math calculations and understand/follow oral and written instructions and to interpret and follow standard and medically prescribed recipes.

This Position Is Designated As Mandatory And Must Report Or Stay Over During Adverse Weather Events.

Schedule

5am - 2pm / 4am - 12pm (noon), 2 varying off days per week

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, applicants must be in good standing with the North Carolina Health Care Personnel Registry.

To learn more about Murdoch Developmental Center, click the link to watch the video below: https://vimeo.com/268881255

Supplemental Contact Information

DHHS uses the Merit-Based Recruitment and Selection Plan to fill positions subject to the State Human Resources Act with the most qualified individuals. Hiring salary will be based on relevant qualifications, internal equity, and budgetary considerations pertinent to the advertised position.

Positions in the Division of State Operated Healthcare Facilities shall be subject to pre-employment drug testing and criminal record background checks. Also, the use of tobacco products of any kind including vapor products are prohibited from our campuses. All employees are required to adhere to the facility's Vaccination Policy.

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 [phone].

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.