COOK at Bethany Children s Home – Womelsdorf, Pennsylvania

Position Title: Cook

Classification: Non-Exempt

Reports To: Food Service Supervisor

Supervises: N/A

The Cook is responsible for the preparation of hot and cold foods, maintaining guidelines established by the company and state regulations.

• Adheres to all policies and procedures.
• Performs all work in a safe manner.
• Treats all children, families, staff with respect and courtesy.
• Is required to complete and maintain all mandated and required training within required agency timeframes.
• Must maintain timely compliance with all established agency standards and employment documentation.
• Acts in compliance with Department of Public Welfare Regulations to the highest degree of ethical standards.
• Maintains a clean and tidy working environment.
• Provides services in a manner that are sensitive to the age, culture, religion, dietary needs, sexual orientation, gender identity and other important individual needs of clients.
• Ensures proper physical care is provided.
• Ensures new clothing and personal grooming items are provided.
• Implements strategies to discourage runaways and unauthorized absences.
• Informs the client of his/her rights and ensures that those rights are met.
• Carries out the program’s rules and discipline standards with a positive, strength-based behavior management approach.
• Provides transportation to and from campus.
• Carries out additional duties as assigned by program’s Food Service Supervisor.

• Prepares hot and cold foods according to ServSafe industry standards and guidelines.
• Prepares all foods according to established recipes.
• Packages food items for cottage distribution according to provided counts.
• Deliver meals and food bins to the cottages.
• Maintains appropriate inventory levels and assists with unloading deliveries if needed.
• Assists with putting inventory away and rotating food items.
• Prepare food ticket requests.
• Prepare weekend food items.
• Packs for all special cottage trip requests.
• Maintains a clean and sanitized kitchen by following a cleaning schedule.
• Functions as a team with coworkers to ensure all duties are completed during times of special events and time off.
• Completes a minimum of six (6) hours of annual continuing education/training according to USDA Professional Standards for School Nutrition Professionals.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS (Education, experience, etc.)

• Minimum high school diploma or equivalent with specialized training and experience in the culinary arts.
• Minimum of 1-2 years of expense in an industrial kitchen setting preferred.
• Must currently have ServSafe certification (or the ability to obtain certification within 90 days of employment) and maintain throughout employment.
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Have basic computer skills.
• Have basic culinary skills. (knife skills, knowledge of equipment and how to use it, size of pans etc.)
• Needs valid Pennsylvania Driver’s License with clean 3-year driving history.
• Must pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check.
• Must have health assessment certified by a physician no more than 30 days prior to commencing employment and renewed every two years.
• Must provide current PA Child Abuse, PA Criminal History and FBI Fingerprinting clearances within 30 days of commencing employment.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Working conditions involve being capable and knowledgeable to safely perform duties using industrial food service and kitchen equipment.
• Must be able to work in extreme temperatures and be able to spend time in walk-in refrigerator and walk-in freezers.
• Must have ability to stand, bend, for long periods of time, lift and carry up to 50 pounds regularly.

• Hazards associated in the large-scale production and preparing of food are present in this position.
• Potential for emotional stress as it relates to working with troubled youth, although, food service staff generally engages in only peripheral interaction with client group.

HIPAA /CONFIDENTIALITY

As an employee I agree to follow the standards set forth by the Health Information Portability and Accounting Act (HIPAA) as well as the stricter state standards as they apply. Due to the nature of the work environment, employees will have direct and/or indirect access to confidential information regarding clients and/or personnel. All confidential information cannot be discussed with, or disclosed to, unauthorized persons.

This job description does not list all the duties of the job. Employees may be asked by Bethany to perform other duties. Performance evaluations, in part, will be based upon performance of the tasks listed in this job description.

Bethany has the right to revise this job description at any time. The job description is not a contract for employment. That is, employment with Bethany can be terminated with or without cause, and with or without notice at any time, at the option of the employee or that of Bethany.