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Job Description
Opening Date: April 2 2025
Closing Date: April 10 2025
Job Class Code: 1231
Grade: 08
Salary: $18.04 $24.16/hr.**
** This is inclusive of a $1.00/hr. direct care stipend
Job duties:
This is maintenance and personal services work in preparing one or several parts of a complete meal in a large institutional unit or preparation and service of an entire meal in a small kitchen. Work is performed under general supervision.
REPRESENTATIVETASKS:(A position may not be assigned all the duties listed nor do the listed examples include all the duties that may be assigned).
Cooks soups meats vegetables desserts and breakfast food in order to prepare resident meals.
Measures washes peels cuts and shreds vegetables and cuts and trims meat in order to prepare food for cooking.
Washes cleans and maintains utensils equipment and kitchen in order to maintain established sanitary and cleanliness standards.
Prepares and serves special diet menus in order to provide residents with prescribed diet.
KNOWLEDGESSKILLSANDABILITIESREQUIRED:(These are required to successfully perform the work assigned).
Knowledge of materials methods utensils and equipment used in food preparation.
Knowledge of kitchen safety and sanitation requirements.
Knowledge of food values and nutrition.
Ability to follow oral and written directions.
Ability to cook bake and serve meals.
Ability to clean and maintain kitchen area utensils and equipment.
Ability to stand for long periods in a high temperature environment.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
(Entry level knowledges skills and/or abilities may be acquired throughBUTARENOTLIMITEDTOthe following coursework/training and/or experience).
One 1 year experience in largescale institutional food preparation including serving and cleanup.
Agency information:
TheDepartment of Health and Human Services (DHHS)is dedicated to promoting health safety resilience and opportunity for Maine people. The Department provides health and social services to approximately a third of the States population including children families older Mainers and individuals with disabilities mental illness and substance use disorders. The Department also promotes public health operates two state psychiatric hospitals and provides oversight to health care providers.
APPLICATION INFORMATION:
For additional information about this position please contact Rebecca Bennett ator email.
To apply please upload a resume and cover letter. To request a paper application please contact Theresa Peppard at
Benefits of working for the State of Maine:
No matter where you work across Maine state government you find employees who embody our state mottoDirigo or I leadas they provide essential services to Mainers every day. We believe in supporting our workforces health and wellbeing with a valuable total compensation package including:
- WorkLife Fit Rest is essential. Take time for yourself using 13 paid holidays 12 days of sick leave and 3 weeks of vacation leave annually. Vacation leave accrual increases with years of service and overtimeexempt employees receive personal leave.
- Health Insurance Coverage The State of Maine pays 8595 of employeeonly premiums $11196.96 $12514.32 annual value) depending on salary. Use this chart to find the premium costs for you and your family including the percentage of dependent coverage paid by the State.
- Dental Insurance The State of Maine pays 100 of employeeonly dental premiums $387.92 annual value).
- Retirement Plan The State contributes the equivalent of 18.09 of the employees pay towards the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (MainePERS).
- Parental leave is one of the most important benefits for any working parent. All employees who are welcoming a childincluding nonbirthing parents and adoptive parentsreceive six weeks of fully paid parental leave. Additional unpaid leave may also be available under the Family and Medical Leave Act..
State employees are eligible for an extensive and highly competitive benefits package covering many aspects of wellness. Learn about additional wellness benefits for State employees from the Office of Employee Health and Wellness.
Note: Benefits may vary somewhat according to specific collective bargaining agreements and are prorated for anything less than fulltime.
Theres a job and then theres purposeful transformative work. Our aim is to create a workplace where you can learn grow and continuously refine your skills. Applicants demonstrate job requirements in differing ways and we appreciate that many skills and backgrounds can make people successful in this role.
As an Equal Opportunity employer Maine State Government embraces a culture of respect and awareness. We are committed to creating a strong sense of belonging for all team members and our process ensures an inclusive environment to applicants of all backgrounds including diverse race color sex sexual orientation or gender identity physical or mental disability religion age ancestry national origin familial status or genetics.
If youre looking for a great next step and want to feel good about what you do wed love to hear from you. Please note reasonable accommodations are provided to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request.
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Employment Type
Full-Time
