Assistant Cook

Job Opening Information Assistant Cook
Job Number
24
Application Deadline
11/13/2026
Position Start Date
1/1/2027
- Position Title
- Assistant Cook
- Required Application Type
- School Related Personnel
- Salary/Pay Scale
- $38,681 - $39,683
- Job Description
PRIMARY PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Assists the team in following the distributed menu according to USDA policy.
• Good knowledge of stocked inventory of kitchen equipment, utensils, and food supplies.
• Ensure cleanliness and hygiene of the kitchen services and appliances, including stove tops, refrigerators, counter tops, dishwashers, and the interior and exterior of cupboards.
• Store all food and utensils properly at the end of each day and ensure the kitchen is clean before closing.
• Receive shipments of products and ensure the rotation of goods received.
• Assist in, and help train staff in the preparation, cooking, and safe handling of food.
• Ensure all dishes are prepared and served to the highest professional standards.
• Complete daily temperature audits for refrigerator, freezers, and storerooms and record findings on audit sheets.- Civil Service Title
- Assistant Cook
- Job Qualifications
QUALIFICATIONS:
• One (1) year of experience where the primary function of the position was in the preparation, cooking, and serving of food on a large scale*.
• *DEFINITION: Large scale is defined as the preparation, cooking and serving of food for more than 200 people on a daily basis, either in an institutional setting such as a hospital, school, correctional facility, or nursing home, or in a catering hall or other related business where the primary function is preparing, cooking and serving food for more than 200 people on a daily basis.
• SUBSTITUTION: Satisfactory completion of 30 college credits** towards an Associate’s Degree in Culinary Arts or a related field may be substituted for the one year of work experience described above.- Job Category
- Food Service
- Job Location
- Rye Lake - Center for Special Services