Position Number:
County: Craighead
Posting End Date: 10/03/2025
DDS
JHDC
4701 Colony Drive
Jonesboro AR 72404
The Department of Human Services is a place for people passionate about serving others and changing lives for the better. We care for Arkansans of all ages and ensure places like child care centers and nursing homes are safe. We are the safety net for the most vulnerable Arkansans. Whether you answer the phones take applications protect children or help care for residents or patients at one of our facilities you make a difference by working at DHS. Plus working for the State has great perks including a pension maternity leave paid state holidays and much more. At DHS we take care of our employees so you can help care for others.
Position Information
Job Series: Food Service Career-path
Classification: Cook
Class Code: TFS01P
Pay Grade: SGS01
Salary Range: $33280 - $49254
Job Summary
The Cook is responsible for preparing meals in a state facility according to established menus and recipes. This entry-level role ensures that food is prepared promptly cooked to the correct specifications and complies with health and safety standards.
Primary Responsibilities
Prepare meals and snacks according to standardized recipes and menu food is cooked to the proper temperature and quality and maintain cooking equipment utensils and food inventory and inform supervisors when supplies are to interact with visitors handles or relays complaints to managers and assists visitors with special food preparation duties including preparing food commodities calculating needed amounts of goods ensuring accurate measurements of recipe quantities labeling and storing leftover items and ordering weekly with portioning and plating meals for food safety regulations regarding food storage handling and cleanliness.
Knowledge and Skills
Basic knowledge of cooking techniques food preparation and kitchen to follow recipes and cooking instructions attention to detail in food preparation and quality to maintain cleanliness and safety in the communication skills for working with other kitchen staff.
Minimum Qualifications
Previous kitchen or cooking experience.
Licensure/Certifications
Must obtain and maintain ServSafe Food Certification within six months of JOB RELATED EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE MAY BE SUBSTITUTED FOR ALL OR PART OF THESE BASIC REQUIREMENTS EXCEPT FOR CERTIFICATION OR LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS UPON APPROVAL OF THE QUALIFICATIONS REVIEW COMMITTEE.
The State of Arkansas is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race color religion sex pregnancy age disability citizenship national origin genetic information military or veteran status or any other status or characteristic protected by law.
Position Number: County: CraigheadPosting End Date: 10/03/2025DDSJHDC4701 Colony DriveJonesboro AR 72404The Department of Human Services is a place for people passionate about serving others and changing lives for the better. We care for Arkansans of all ages and ensure places like child care center...
Position Number:
County: Craighead
Posting End Date: 10/03/2025
DDS
JHDC
4701 Colony Drive
Jonesboro AR 72404
The Department of Human Services is a place for people passionate about serving others and changing lives for the better. We care for Arkansans of all ages and ensure places like child care centers and nursing homes are safe. We are the safety net for the most vulnerable Arkansans. Whether you answer the phones take applications protect children or help care for residents or patients at one of our facilities you make a difference by working at DHS. Plus working for the State has great perks including a pension maternity leave paid state holidays and much more. At DHS we take care of our employees so you can help care for others.
Position Information
Job Series: Food Service Career-path
Classification: Cook
Class Code: TFS01P
Pay Grade: SGS01
Salary Range: $33280 - $49254
Job Summary
The Cook is responsible for preparing meals in a state facility according to established menus and recipes. This entry-level role ensures that food is prepared promptly cooked to the correct specifications and complies with health and safety standards.
Primary Responsibilities
Prepare meals and snacks according to standardized recipes and menu food is cooked to the proper temperature and quality and maintain cooking equipment utensils and food inventory and inform supervisors when supplies are to interact with visitors handles or relays complaints to managers and assists visitors with special food preparation duties including preparing food commodities calculating needed amounts of goods ensuring accurate measurements of recipe quantities labeling and storing leftover items and ordering weekly with portioning and plating meals for food safety regulations regarding food storage handling and cleanliness.
Knowledge and Skills
Basic knowledge of cooking techniques food preparation and kitchen to follow recipes and cooking instructions attention to detail in food preparation and quality to maintain cleanliness and safety in the communication skills for working with other kitchen staff.
Minimum Qualifications
Previous kitchen or cooking experience.
Licensure/Certifications
Must obtain and maintain ServSafe Food Certification within six months of JOB RELATED EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE MAY BE SUBSTITUTED FOR ALL OR PART OF THESE BASIC REQUIREMENTS EXCEPT FOR CERTIFICATION OR LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS UPON APPROVAL OF THE QUALIFICATIONS REVIEW COMMITTEE.
The State of Arkansas is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race color religion sex pregnancy age disability citizenship national origin genetic information military or veteran status or any other status or characteristic protected by law.
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