Cook - Murdoch

State of North Carolina

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is one of the largest, most complex agencies in the state, and has approximately 17,000 employees. It is responsible for ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of all North Carolinians, providing human service needs for special populations including individuals who are deaf, blind, developmentally disabled, and mentally ill, and helping poor North Carolinians achieve economic independence. This is skilled work in preparing/cooking a major portion or all a meal in a commercial kitchen. This position is usually responsible for preparing an entrée, starch, or vegetable for Breakfast, Lunch, and/or Supper meal. Cooks are responsible for all consistency modifications required including thickening products, chopping, mincing and pureeing food and beverage items to medically prescribed consistencies. Other responsibilities may include baking breads, cakes, and other dessert items; preparing special catered meals or party foods; processing foods for meal substitutions; and preparing special medically prescribed dietary meals, etc. Work is performed in accordance with recipes and quantities of ingredients provided for each meal. This work requires skill in determining cooking times for various food items in order to complete all portions of the meal at the prescribed serving times. ALL employees of Murdoch Center are designated as ESSENTIAL for adverse weather and emergency events. Murdoch Developmental Center is a 24/7 state residential facility located in Butner, NC, near the Research Triangle area. Murdoch serves individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD). Murdoch is a caring community where professionals work with people of various ages, cognitive and functional abilities.

Requirements

• Education and/or experience in food preparation that is directly related to the job and consistent with accepted practices of the trade equivalent to one year of experience in a commercial and/or institutional setting.

Nice To Haves

• Working knowledge of methods of preparation and cooking of food in quantity portions
• Proven ability to calculate amounts of food needed to supply the number of servings required
• Proven knowledge with the standard tools, methods, and practices utilized to maintain food safety.
• Proven experience with the uses and adaptabilities of various commercial kitchen equipment
• Working knowledge of how to properly alter food and beverage consistencies.
• Proven ability to perform simple math calculations and understand/follow oral and written instructions.
• Proven ability to interpret and follow standard and medically prescribed recipes.
• Valid Driver's License

Responsibilities

• preparing/cooking a major portion or all a meal in a commercial kitchen
• preparing an entrée, starch, or vegetable for Breakfast, Lunch, and/or Supper meal
• responsible for all consistency modifications required including thickening products, chopping, mincing and pureeing food and beverage items to medically prescribed consistencies
• baking breads, cakes, and other dessert items
• preparing special catered meals or party foods
• processing foods for meal substitutions
• preparing special medically prescribed dietary meals

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed