Cook/Baker - assigned to the Middle/High School

Job Overview

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Employment Type

Temporary
Part-time
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Compensation

Type:
Hourly
Rate:
Range $15.06 - $25.80
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Work Schedule

Fixed Shifts
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Benefits

Health Insurance
Paid Time Off
Retirement Plan
Training and Development
supportive work environment
flexible schedule
Employee Discounts

Job Description

Walton-Verona Food Service is a dedicated provider of quality food services primarily focused on supporting school cafeterias within the Walton-Verona school district. This institution operates to ensure that students and staff receive nutritious, tasty, and well-prepared meals every school day. Committed to food safety, hygiene, and nutritional standards, Walton-Verona Food Service prides itself on fostering a healthy eating environment for the local educational community. With an emphasis on teamwork, quality ingredient selection, and training, this organization plays a vital role in sustaining the wellbeing and academic success of students through their carefully crafted meal programs.

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Job Requirements

  • Complete all mandatory training and attend in-service sessions
  • Perform assigned tasks in a timely manner
  • Consistently display self-control with parents, students and school personnel
  • Maintain a clean workstation
  • Be clean, neat and appropriately professionally dressed
  • Maintain student control
  • Operate equipment in a safe manner
  • Be consistently responsible maintaining regular punctual attendance and timely completion of assigned duties
  • Work assigned contract and extended days
  • Use sick and personal leave appropriately

Job Qualifications

  • High school diploma, GED certificate or demonstrated progress toward obtaining a GED as required by Kentucky law
  • Minimum one year experience in cooking and baking food in large quantities
  • Completion of training course for certification of beginning school food personnel as prescribed in 702 KAR 6:045
  • Knowledge of principles and methods of quantity food service preparation, serving and storage
  • Understanding of sanitation and safety practices related to handling, cooking, baking and serving food
  • Familiarity with methods of adjusting and extending recipes and proper substitutions
  • Ability to maintain food quality standards including appearance and nutritional requirements
  • Basic math and cashiering skills
  • Effective oral and written communication skills

Job Duties

  • Prepare and bake rolls, biscuits, breads, cakes, cookies and other baked goods
  • Prepare and cook meat dishes, vegetables and other main dishes
  • Prepare salads, sandwiches, fruit, soups, sauces and other foods
  • Assist in determining appropriate quantity of food items for cooking and baking
  • Adjust and extend recipes as needed
  • Maintain food quality standards including appearance and nutritional requirements
  • Monitor temperatures of food to assure proper safety and quality standards are met
  • Monitor water temperatures to assure proper temperature for sanitizing
  • Clean cafeteria equipment, utensils and appliances and store food supplies
  • Assure compliance with kitchen sanitation and safety procedures and regulations
  • Clean refrigerators and storerooms as required
  • Assist in storing unused food and supplies
  • Dispose of unusable leftovers
  • Utilize proper methods of handling foods to be stored
  • Operate a variety of standard kitchen utensils and equipment including slicer, chopper, mixer, steamer, fryer, dishwasher, electric warmer, range, oven, pressure cooker, cash register and other cafeteria equipment
  • Train and provide work direction to others
  • Prepare and bake food for special events as needed
  • Assist at banquets or special events as required
  • Assist in other food service areas as needed
  • Collect money and make correct change
  • Perform related duties as assigned

Job Qualifications

Experience

Mid Level (3-7 years)

Job Location

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