Cook (CYS) NA-06

United States Army Installation Management Command

Job Location:

Pierce County, WA - USA

Hourly Salary: $ 22 - 26

Posted on: 20 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Summary

This position is with McChord School Age Center at Joint Base Lewis-McChord WA.

Child and Youth Services Regular and FLEX employees (working a minimum of 15 hours) will receive a 100% discount on childcare for their first child and at least 25% for each additional child.

Incentives and Bonuses

Incentives will not be paid.

Duties

Applies knowledge and skill to assist in planning and implementing a comprehensive food service program that follows the policies and procedures of the USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP).
Performs a variety of food preparation and cooking tasks such as cleaning paring peeling slicing dicing; grilling frying baking broiling pouring liquids and mixing ingredients.
Prepares and cooks a variety of more complicated/time consuming foods such as meats poultry seafood vegetables stews casseroles gravies sauces and baked goods following standard recipes.
Works with Food and Nutrition Specialists to prepare menus and submit food orders and purchase requests.
Assist with on the job training of other kitchen staff members and serves as consultant to youth cooking clubs/health and fitness programs as required and follows risk management procedures.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

Direct Deposit and Social Security Card is required.
Must be at least 18 years of age at time of appointment. Meet qualification/eligibility/background requirements for this position.
A one-year probationary period may be required.
Satisfactorily complete an employment verification (E-Verify) check.
Satisfactory completion of a minimum of 4 hours initial food sanitation and safety training is required within 30 days of employment and a minimum of 4 hours refresher training annually.
Subject to satisfactory completion of all pre-employment checks in accordance with AR 215-3 para.2 and a Child Care Tier 1 background investigation is required.
Must have current health assessment which documents good mental and physical health freedom from communicable disease and immunizations IAW current Army and DoD policy including annual influenza vaccinations.
May be subject to an irregular hours evening and or weekends.
Work involves continual standing and walking frequent stooping reaching pushing pulling and bending.
Work is performed in kitchen areas which are well lighted but are often hot and noisy. Employee is exposed to steam fumes odors from cooking and to extreme temperature changes when entering walk-in refrigerators or freezing units.
Must be able to lift or move objects up to 40 pounds unassisted and occasionally lift or move objects weighing over 40 pounds with the assistance of other workers or lifting devices.
Must stand on tile floor subject to burns cuts bruises and slipping on wet floors.

Qualifications

Resumes must be two pages (or less). Resumes should clearly demonstrate the applicants relevant experience skills knowledge and abilities as they pertain to this position.

A qualified candidate must possess the following:

A minimum of 6 months of work experience directly related to the duties described above that included skill in working with professional kitchen appliances and equipment. Be able to communicate (verbal and written) in English. Ability to lift and carry up to 40 lbs. on a routine basis.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

Area of Consideration

The Area of Consideration for this vacancy announcement is for U.S. Citizens and Non-Citizens within the Local Commuting Area (60-miles) of Joint Base Lewis-McChord WA. (Incoming military spouses set to report in the next 30 days and Involuntarily Separated Military Members are included in the Area of Consideration). Note: If your profile and resume do not show a current local address you may be rated ineligible for the Area of Consideration.

Manual Application Option

If you are unable to apply online you can complete a paper application. To get started contact servicing NAF Human Resources representative or office listed in the Agency Contact Information section (at the bottom of this announcement) to request a copy of the application form.
Be sure to submit your completed application form along with your resume and any required supporting documents no later than 3:00PM CST on 02/17/2026 to ensure timely processing.
Important: Incomplete applications including missing responses to questionnaire items may result in an ineligible rating.

PCS Costs

Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Governments interest.

Allowances and Differentials

This job falls under the Federal Wage Schedule (FWS) pay system. FWS employees earn overtime pay for working more than 8 hours in a day or more than 40 hours in a week - whichever gives the employee more benefit. Regular full-time regular part-time and regularly scheduled flexible employees may receive Sunday premium pay for working on Sundays. Employees may also be eligible to receive extra pay if the majority of their scheduled hours falls after 3:00 PM.

Incentives and Bonuses:

As an added employee incentive the Department of Defense (DoD) granted approval to extend temporary limited commissary privileges (excluding the purchase of tobacco or alcohol products) to CYS employees. This temporary approval expires 31 December 2026.

Important Information Regarding Access to Certain Federal Facilities:

Access to certain federal facilities may require a REAL ID-compliant drivers license/ID (marked with a star) or an Enhanced Drivers License (EDL) from WA MI MN NY or VT. See for details.

Your Application may be Considered for Multiple Opportunities:

After you apply your application remains valid for 90 days and may be referred to hiring officials as new vacancies arise. Additional referrals may occur for up to 90 days after the closing date.
This announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies throughout the program. Management has the right to assign staff to locations as mission requires.

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Regular full-time and part-time employees are eligible for enrollment in health and life insurance participation in 401k and retirement plans and paid personal time off and federal holidays. NAF flexible employees working in the United States or a U.S. citizen or spouse or child of a U.S. citizen working for a NAFI in a foreign area are eligible to participate in the NAF 401(k) plan. Some flexible employees may also be eligible to receive health insurance.

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SummaryThis position is with McChord School Age Center at Joint Base Lewis-McChord WA.Child and Youth Services Regular and FLEX employees (working a minimum of 15 hours) will receive a 100% discount on childcare for their first child and at least 25% for each additional child.Incentives and BonusesI...