Cook

Helping People.
Changing Lives.
CAPSLO Mission, Vision and Core Values Position Summary: Responsible for food service operation at a childcare center, or supports production in a central kitchen including: food preparation, purchasing, sanitation, inventory, and recordkeeping.
Prepares meals for children in Head Start and/or Early Head Start.
Supports CAPSLO’s mission by ensuring that the food service operation runs smoothly and helps individuals and families in the community.
Required Education and Experience: • Combination of two years of experience in institutional or commercial food services and/or culinary science education.
Preferred Education and Experience: • Experience cooking for large groups is preferred.
• Bilingual, English and Spanish preferred.
License & Certifications: • Must successfully complete a certified Food Safety and Sanitation class within 90 days of beginning employment.
• Must have dependable, insured transportation and valid California Driver’s License (mileage to be reimbursed) and acceptable driving record.
A DMV printout and proof of insurance will be required.
Essential Functions: • Prepares and transports meals.
Participates in nutritional menu planning.
• Develops, tests and standardizes recipes.
• Weighs, measures and packs food to be delivered to multiple centers, ensuring food temperature and quality.
• Maintains a semiannual inventory for food, paper goods, and equipment.
• Estimates and develops orders monthly for kitchen staples; orders and purchases fresh items weekly.
• Maintains records and performs data entry: Delivery Receipts, Equipment Service Record, Temperature Record, and Kitchen Financial Record.
Submits purchase receipts for vouching.
Responsibilities and Duties: • Keeps the kitchen in a clean and sanitary condition throughout food preparation; cleans the kitchen thoroughly after meal service and maintains food in proper storage conditions.
• In some cases, serves as driver for food service delivery vehicle.
Communicates with Center Supervisors and Teachers daily about the contents of each delivery.
• Attends cook workshops and participates in career development activities such as adult education courses.
• Washes dishes, cookware and utensils.
• Must be dedicated to the goals and objectives of CAPSLO.
• Must use reasonable precautions in the performance of one’s duties and adhere to all applicable safety rules and practices; and act in such a manner as to assure at all times, maximum safety on one’s self, fellow employees, clients and children.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Knowledge: • Must have the knowledge and ability to cook healthy and nutritious meals.
• Must have basic computer knowledge to perform data entry, communicate by email and submit required documents electronically.
Skills: • Must have strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Must have excellent math skills and the ability to perform basic arithmetic calculations, such as fractions, multiplication, division, etc.
• Must maintain good grooming, personal cleanliness and neatness.
Abilities: • Must be able to prepare meals using whole food ingredients (cooking from ‘scratch’).
• Must be self-motivated, self-directed, and able to work with a minimum of supervision.
• Must be able to keep records and to complete reports on time.
• Must be able to relate well to all people of the community regardless of color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, age, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, disability or socio-economic level.
• Must understand, uphold, and continue working toward accomplishing the mission, strategic goals and performance measures of the agency.
• Bilingual, English and Spanish preferred.
Supervisory Responsibility: • This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities.
Work Environment: • This position operates in a kitchen work environment and may include driving to stores and childcare centers.
Physical Demands: • The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Physical: • Position requires standing, walking, twisting, and bending.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Grasping and hand manipulation required as well as reaching above and below shoulder level.
Additional Eligibility Qualifications: • Must be at least 18 years of age by date of hire.
• Must submit proof of current vaccination status for measles, pertussis, and influenza (or a current, signed influenza declination form) in compliance with SB 792.
• Must comply with the CAPSLO COVID-19 Vaccination Policy, either being fully vaccinated or sign a COVID-19 vaccination declination form.
• Must complete a health screening physical completed within 30 days prior to employment and a current TB skin test/Chest X-Ray.
• Employment is contingent upon meeting all job requirements and background requirements: criminal history check (Inclusive of DOJ, FBI and Child Abuse), acknowledgement of child abuse reporting responsibility, criminal record statement (Form LIC508), etc.
A criminal history clearance is required prior to employment.
• Upon hire agency staff will check the Megan’s Law (or the current sexual predator website) to ensure each staff being hired is clear for employment.
Program administrative staff will check the website annually to ensure all program staff are cleared to work.
• Must meet the Head Start Performance Standards and State requirements.
• Employment in Head Start, Early Head Start and Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Programs is contingent upon approval of the Policy Council.
Other Duties: • Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.
Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Reasonable Accommodations: I have read and understand the Essential Functions of this position, including the Responsibilities and Duties.
I also acknowledge that the Responsibilities and Duties for this position may change in the future with or without prior notice.
I further understand that I can request a reasonable accommodation, should one be necessary for me to carry out the Essential Functions of this position.
I can perform these with or without reasonable accommodation.
Compensation and Benefits Package Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending Plan CAPSLO offers benefits through a group medical, dental, vision, flexible spending account, life and AD&D insurance program.
CAPSLO pays the full amount (100%) of the premiums to cover full-time employees, and half (50%) of the premiums to cover eligible part-time employees.
Eligible employees may elect, at their own cost, to have medical, dental and vision insurance coverage for their dependents.
Additionally, CAPSLO offers a Long Term Disability ("LTD") insurance program for eligible employees.
Retirement Savings Plan CAPSLO offers eligible employees the opportunity to contribute a portion of their earnings to a Section 403(b) Retirement Plan.
Employees are 100% vested upon enrollment into the plan.
CAPSLO matches 60% of every dollar contributed up to an annual maximum of 15% of your annual salary (not to exceed IRS limits) after 6 months of employment.
Holidays Twelve paid holidays during the course of the each calendar year.
Employees also receive one extra workday off with pay as a "Personal Holiday.
" Vacation/Sick Leave CAPSLO awards 80-160 hours of vacation annually with a maximum accrual of 320 hours, depending on years of service.
Paid Sick time is accrued at 8 hours per month (based on weekly hours) with a maximum accrual of 280 hours.
CAPSLO also offers the opportunity to convert unused sick time to vacation and a vacation cash out for eligible employees once a year.
Additional Benefits CAPSLO offers additional benefits including employee assistance program (EAP), reduced rates for pet insurance, reduced rates for cellular phone service, reduced rates for car rentals, and additional time off for positions classified as exempt, and workers’ compensation insurance.
For questions regarding the application process or open positions, contact the Recruiting Department at 805-544-4355 or email recruitment@capslo.
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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against applicants due to race, ethnicity, gender, religion, national origin, veteran status, or on the basis of disability.