Nutrition Services Secondary Cook

Position Purpose:Work as a team member with one or more Cooks Cooks Assistants and Dishwashers in providing meals that are nutritious and high quality. This position assists the Kitchen Manager demonstrates teamwork and show consideration for students needs and reasonable requests.

Responsibilities:

• Communicates collaborates and cooperates with colleagues supervisors and students.
• Prepare various items as indicated by individual schools. Items that may be included are condiments salad bar items baking main entrees vegetables gravies sauces and soups. Items are prepared within time guidelines.
• Set up the serving line and/or salad bar.
• Load and unload transport boxes.
• Clean sanitize and reload transport boxes with pans as ordered from delivery sheets.
• Restock salad bar condiments juices flatware etc.
• Assist in putting away deliveries.
• Assist in putting food away and storing it properly; i.e. labeling and dating it.
• Place orders for ice cream and milk.
• Clean and sanitize work area throughout the shift as necessary and also before leaving. Extra cleaning duties may be assigned on a daily or weekly basis.
• Help to train new employees with certain tasks.
• Work as effectively and efficiently as possible.
• Complete all tasks assigned by the Manager.
• Complete additional duties as assigned.
• Participate in all mandatory training or training appropriate to the position as required by the district.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED required
• Previous experience with large scale cooking and food preparation/serving.
• Shows interest and enthusiasm in preparing and serving a nutritious meal of high quality.
• Able to prepare food according to standardized recipes.
• Requires basic math skills for accurate measuring and recipe conversion.
• Must have the ability to stand and walk during entire shift; the ability to bend kneel stoop lift pull and reach for short periods of time.
• Must follow safety and sanitation procedures; keep a neat and clean appearance; must have the knowledge of standardized work routines in 2-8 weeks.

Application Procedures
All applications for openFargo Public Schools positions must be madevia Papersubmissions will not be accepted. Applicationmaterials must clearly explain how experienceand education are related totheminimumqualifications and job duties.

Applicants will need to attach: 1) Cover Letter2) Resume3) Three(3) Letters ofReference.

Job postings will be closed for applications at 5:00 PM Central Standard Time (CST)on theclosingdate listed in theposting.

Fargo Public Schools does not offer or provide sponsorships. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Applicants who are residents of ND andeligibleto claim veterans preferencemust upload aForm fordisabled veteranspreference must includeacurrent statement ofdisabledstatusfrom theVeteransAffairsOffice.

For more information orquestions pleaseemail.

The Fargo Public School District is committed to maintaining a learning and working environment free from discrimination and harassment in all employment and educational programs activities and facilities. The District prohibits discrimination and harassment based on a students parents guardians or employees race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin ancestry disability age or any other status protected by law.

Any person having inquiries concerning the Districts compliance with the regulations implementing Title VI Title IX the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or Section 504 is directed to contact Dr. Patricia Cummings Director of Compliance who has been designated by the District to coordinate efforts to comply with the regulations regarding nondiscrimination. The office address and telephone number of Dr. Cummings are as follows: 700 7th Street S. Fargo North Dakota 58103 .

If any person believes that the District or District staff have inadequately applied the regulations of (1) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (2) Title IX of the Education Amendment Act of 1972 (3) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 or (4) the Americans with Disabilities Act they may bring forward a grievance to the Districts Section Director of Compliance who serves as the 504 Coordinator. The Districts grievance procedures are established to provide a prompt and equitable resolution of a complaint. However it should be understood by the individual involved that a complaint can be made to the Office for Civil Rights without going through the Districts grievance procedures:

U.S. Department of Education
Office for Civil Rights
Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Bldg
400 Maryland Avenue SW
Washington DC 20202-1100