Cook

This is a Part Time/Part Year position (28 hours per week). This is an hourly position at a rate of $16.71 per hour. The cook will provide for nutritional services that contribute to the development and socialization of enrolled infants, toddlers, and children by preparing and serving a variety of developmentally appropriate high-quality foods, in compliance with all applicable Federal, State rules and regulations and food safety and sanitation procedures including those related to the safe storage, preparation and service of food.

BENEFITS: Vacation, sick and personal time accruals. Part Year employees have built in vacations which include 2 weeks in winter, spring break (part year staff follow the school district calendar in which their program is located) and summers off.

Requires a High School diploma or equivalent, valid drivers license and vehicle. Additional training in food service operations or production kitchens and knowledge and experience with CACFP preferred.

Employees must be able to demonstrate at all times that they are physically, mentally, and emotionally able to meet the requirements of their job.

Physical Demands:

• Communication: Speaking clearly, hearing, and using hands to handle objects or controls.
• Physical Activity: Depending on the job, employees may need to lift up to 50 pounds; stand for long periods of time; bend, squat or crouch; sit on the floor and return to standing; climb stairs; and/or move quickly throughout the building.
• Visual Acuity: Seeing details of objects at various distances, as well as depth perception.

Mental Demands:

• Cognitive Skills: Learning new information, remembering processes, focusing, categorizing, and integrating information for decision-making.
• Organization and Planning: Organizing tasks, setting priorities, and managing time effectively.
• Adaptability: Adapting to changing situations and priorities.
• Stress Management: Managing stress and maintaining composure under pressure.

Emotional Demands:

• Empathy and Emotional Intelligence: Understanding and responding to the emotions of team members. Understanding one's own strengths and weaknesses and how they impact others.
• Relationship Building: The ability to form and nurture meaningful connections with others, both personally and professionally.
• Conflict Resolution: Resolving conflicts constructively and fairly.
• Frustration Tolerance: Coping with and enduring frustrating situations without experiencing excessive negative emotions or behaviors.
• Resilience: Maintaining a positive attitude and bouncing back from setbacks.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• The employee primarily works indoors within a school building. The noise level in the work environment ranges from low to moderate, depending on the location of the work being performed.
• The employee occasionally works in outdoor weather conditions for short periods of time, and may need to travel.
• The employee may encounter illness and/or be exposed to situations that require CPR or first-aid to be administered.
• The employee works with equipment capable of causing injury if proper precautions are not exercised.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an individual encounters while performing the essential functions of this position . Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to successfully function within the work environment.