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    Cook - Corpus Christi, United States - Nueces County Community Action Agency

    Nueces County Community Action Agency
    Nueces County Community Action Agency Corpus Christi, United States

    3 weeks ago

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    Job Description

    Job DescriptionGENERAL DESCRIPTION
    This position requires assisting in all aspects of the nutrition and food program particularly in food preparation.

    ESSENTIAL DUTIES
    • Prepares hot and cold food, includes entrees, vegetables, salads, desserts, and snacks for Head Start centers.
    • Performs duties in accordance with the Child and Adult Care Food Program, Head Start Department Standards, Local Healthy and Licensing Regulations.
    • Follows daily meal production (including Form 1530) and standardized recipes at all times, and follows cycle menu.
    • Packs meals in accordance with schedule and production procedures and prepares meals for transportation.
    • Assist with infant food preparation.
    • Follows proper procedures for food handling and food preparation, forecasts food types and supplies in necessary quantities.
    • Responsible for checking that all food needed for daily operations is available when needed.
    • Performs daily pre-preparation to ensure smooth kitchen operations and assists in the overall kitchen sanitation duties in food preparation areas.
    • May be asked to load/deliver food and non-food items to classrooms.
    • Assists in receiving, storing, dating, and rotating stock inventory.
    • Participates in staff training and/or workshops also in cross-training efforts to enhance skills. Show potential to learn Child and Adult Care Food Program Regulations.
    • Maintains compliance with applicable local, state, and federal sanitation regulations for food service operations.
    • Participates in menu planning when requested and performs other cooking duties as assigned.
    • Assists in dishwashing duties.
    • Responsible for maintaining and recording proper food temperatures. Reports unsafe food temperatures to immediate supervisor.
    • Straightens and assist in receiving, storing, dating, and rotating stock inventory using, FIFO. Clean out storage areas.
    • Cleans and sanitizes the kitchen (i.e., building, equipment, windows, restrooms, breakroom, and office area, to include carrying out trash to dumpster as per schedule.
    • Filling and distributing classroom requisitions for supplies at Kids of the Neighborhood campus.
    • Performs other duties as assigned by immediate supervisor and/or Food Services Coordinator.
    MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
    Education and Experience:
    • High School diploma or GED, and
    • Two (2) years experience in food preparation (including quantity cooking).
    Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
    • Demonstrates ability to read and write, follows written and oral instructions, and files alphabetically and numerically.
    • Accepts responsibility for the direction, control, or planning of activities.
    • Uses creativity, self-expression, and/or imagination in performing job duties.
    • Influences people in their opinions, attitudes, or judgments about ideas.
    • Makes judgments or decisions based on sensory or judgmental criteria--relies on one or more of the five physical senses.
    • Makes decisions based on measurable or verifiable data.
    • Deals with people beyond giving and receiving instructions--is courteous, cooperative, conscientious, and tactful in dealing with co-workers.
    • Performs repetitive tasks with precision and thoroughness.
    • Performs under stress when confronted with emergency, critical, unusual, or dangerous situations.
    • Performs variety of duties often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure.
    • Possesses basic math skills.
    • Shows potential to learn Child and Adult Care Food Program regulations.

    SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
    • Must successfully complete and maintain the following permits, and certifications:
    • Food Handlers Permit; will need to be renewed bi-yearly by expiration date.
    • First Aid certification; will need to be renewed every two (2) years by expiration date.
    • CPR Infant/Toddler certification; will need to be renewed every two (2) years by expiration date.
    • Must successfully pass a pre-employment drug test.
    • Must successfully pass and submit a pre-employment TB test and must successfully pass and submit a TB test annually thereafter.
    • Must successfully pass and submit a post offer physical examination within two weeks from the date of hire.
    • Must possess a valid Texas Driver's license Operators-Class C) and driving record must be (approved by insurance company on an annual basis.
    • Must have transportation and current liability coverage on vehicle to be used in the performance of job duties. Some out-of-town travel may be required.
    • Dresses in appropriate attire (clothes/shoes) with a neat personal appearance.
    • Proof of work eligibility must be provided.
    PHYSICAL DEMANDS OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES
    • Normal physical activity includes occasional sitting and frequent standing and walking in a usual workday.
    • Requires employee to lift and carry heavy objects such as boxes of supplies and equipment.
    • Requires employee to use hands, arms, feet, legs, neck, and head while performing various Agency tasks.
    • Requires use of the five senses (hearing, seeing, touching, smelling, and tasting) to perform various job duties.
    • Requires occasionally climbing a ladder, footstool to store inventory and occasional reaching above shoulder level for inventory.
    • Requires use of the five senses (hearing, seeing, touching, smelling, and tasting) to perform various job duties.
    • Requires loading and delivering food and non-food items to Head Start classrooms by lifting and carrying heavy boxes of food and paper items.
    • Requires occasionally climbing a ladder, footstool to store inventory and occasional reaching above shoulder level for inventory.
    • Requires employee to open and close heavy oven doors, to pick up and carry heavy pots and pans by bending, stooping, squatting, kneeling, twisting, balancing, and reaching above shoulder level.
    • Requires speaking/hearing abilities with supervisor, other food services personnel, teachers/assistant teachers, and children.
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