Cook (Union)
Location: 765 South Buchanan Street, Fremont, OH 43420
Schedule: Monday - Friday (6:30 AM - 3:00 PM)
Weekly Hours: 40 hours per week
Employment Type: Year-Round Full-Time
Pay Rate: $19.61 per hour
Position Overview:
Prepares and serves meals and snacks for children according to menus, recipes, CACFP requirements, and food safety standards. Purchases food and supplies, maintains required documentation, and supports nutrition and food-related activities at assigned sites.
Why Work for GLCAP?
When you work for Great Lakes Community Action Partnership (GLCAP), you are part of a non-profit organization that helps individuals, families, and communities thrive. We are driven by integrity, collaboration, accountability, respect, and adaptability—the values that fuel our passion for making a difference in the lives of the people we serve. If you are looking for meaningful work where you make an impact every day, you will find it here at GLCAP.
Full-Time Benefits and Perks:
- Work-Life Balance: 40-hour workweek with weekends off
- Health Coverage: Medical, dental, and vision insurance available from day one
- Health Savings: Health Savings and Flexible Savings Accounts with employer contributions
- Retirement: 403(b) plan with 4% employer match plus a 3% employer contribution
- Paid Time Off: Up to 5.5 weeks of combined vacation, personal, and sick leave accrued per year
- Paid Holidays: 12 observed holidays per year
- Income Protection: Life insurance and long-term disability insurance
- Employee Support: Employee Assistance Program and wellness incentives
- Professional Development: Education assistance and training opportunities
Education:
Required High school diploma or general equivalency diploma (GED) and ability to operate kitchen equipment. Must obtain the Ohio Department of Health ServSafe certification within 3 months from date of hire.
Experience:
One to three years experience in food service and volume meal preparation using basic cooking skills and reading and following a recipe.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Implement the menu in accordance with policies, procedures, and established practices, purchasing requirements, Head Start Performance Standards, and guidelines established by CACFP.
- In accordance with established guidelines and procedures, purchase food and supplies needed for center-based meals and snacks, home-based socializations, and classroom cooking projects.
- Prepare, organize and set up food for meals and snacks in accordance with family meal style service.
- Use information about children’s allergies, food preferences, and special diet recommendations appropriately for food preparation.
- Clean and maintain kitchen, food service utensils, equipment, and food storage areas to standards mandated by Ohio Department of Health, licensing requirements, Head Start Performance Standards, and best practices with regards to food safety and sanitation.
- Set up foods for children’s cooking projects in the classroom.
- Maintain required CACFP paperwork; compile, prepare, and submit monthly reports and documentation on time.
- Post and maintain all required CACFP public notices.
- Refer child nutrition concerns to the Nutrition Specialist.
- Communicate and work effectively with other staff members.
- Train potential substitutes in CACFP paperwork and in all other aspects of the cooks roles and responsibilities.
- Other duties and responsibilities as directed by supervisor.
Additional Requirements:
- Initial and periodic Motor Vehicle Records checks, maintain a valid driver’s license, and maintain a safe driving record.
- Must have insured, dependable transportation available for daily use.
- Initial and periodic physical exams required.
- Must submit to initial and/or periodic state and/or federal criminal checks.
- Must submit to initial and periodic drug and alcohol testing.
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