DESCRIPTION OF WORK

This position involves preparing ingredients and cooking food items in bulk quantities according to menu specifications. The duties include following recipes, preparing modified diets, ordering supplies, ensuring proper food requisition and preparation, and ensuring compliance with recipes alongside the Cook II. The role also involves instructing volunteers, packaging bulk food items, maintaining food temperatures, operating kitchen equipment, cleaning dishes, maintaining sanitation standards, attending training sessions, participating in tray line activities, and performing related tasks as needed.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment.
• Work hours are 7:00 am to 2:30 pm, Monday - Friday, with 60-minute lunch.
• Salary:In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, TRAINING & ELIGIBILITY

QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in food preparation or service; or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and/or training.

Other Requirements:

• You must meet the PA residency requirement.
• Hiring preference for this vacancy may be given to candidates who live within Lackawanna, Monroe, Pike, Susquehanna, or Wayne Counties. If no eligible candidates who live within these counties apply for this position, candidates who reside in other counties may be considered.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Legal Requirements:

• You must pass a background investigation.
• A conditional offer of employment will require a drug screening.
• This position falls under the provisions of the Child Protective Services Law.
• Under the Law, a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports including, but not limited to, PA State Police clearance, PA Child Abuse history clearance, and FBI Fingerprint clearance.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to and click the Veterans’ Preference tab or contact us at

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $25,525.50 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Shift:

• 8 hour shift

Weekly day range:

• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• Please provide a email address for us to contact you.

Work Location: In person