Head Start Cook

Full-Time

Grade 11 Pay Range: $16.00 - $20.19

Monday to Friday: 7:00am - 2:30pm

37 Hours Per Week / 39 Weeks Per Year

If you love cooking and preschool children come be our Oswego Head Start Cook!

Enjoy a great work environment with summers and most school holidays off!

About Oswego County Opportunities
Ranking among Oswego Countys top ten largest private employers OCO carries out its mission to inspire partnerships and provide services that empower people support communities and change lives through more than 50 programs serving 15000 people each year.

OCOs Employee benefits include:

• Health Dental and Vision Insurance (available to Full-Time staff)
• Paid leave (sick leave PTO holidays etc.)
• 403B Deferred Annuity Retirement Plan
• Term Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program

Job Summary:

OCOs Head Start provides a quality prekindergarten program for three and four year old children. This Substitute position prepares and cooks food on an as needed basis for the children attending classes in our centers located in Phoenix Fulton Oswego Cleveland and Williamstown.

DUTIES:

• Prepare food
• Clean up of meals and snacks

REQUIREMENTS:

• Knowledge of elements of proper nutrition; portion control; and economical food purchasing
• Abilityto stand for long periods of time and lift heavy itemsregularly
• Must relate well with pre-school children staff and parents and practice good hygiene
• Must be vaccinated for COVID-19 per Head Start mandate or qualify for an exemption waiver.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Background in food service is preferred
• High School Diploma or GED
• Valid NYS Drivers License with a good driving record and access to a reliable vehicle

Oswego County Opportunities equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to racecreedcolor religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran statusmarital statussexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.

Required Experience:

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