Cook C - Temporary

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The Vermont Psychiatric Care Hospital (VPCH) is seeking a Temporary Cook C to work at their Berlin, Vermont location. The kitchen prepares and cooks meals for patients in a 25-bed hospital setting. This position will participate in menu review and food production. The incumbent will assist with maintaining high standards of food quality, safety, sanitation, be comfortable operating slicers, knives, cleaning to include dishwashing, and lifting to 60 lbs.

Other duties as assigned could be maintaining organization in walk in and dry storage and assisting with cleaning.

This position,
Cook C - Temporary (Job Requisition #54432), is open to all State employees and external applicants. This is a temporary position. Temporary work is typically for variable hours, and is not expected to be full-time. The State does not guarantee 40 hours of work per week.

Resumes will not be accepted via e‑mail. You must apply online to be considered.

Please note that multiple positions in the same work location may be filled from this job posting.

Work is performed in an institutional kitchen during an assigned shift. Incumbents must be able to operate cutters and slicers, handle knives, lift heavy weights (up to 60 lbs.) and work under conditions of high heat and humidity. Duties include supervision of institutional residents or inmates in work situations.

• High School diploma or equivalent AND one year or more of experience in volume cooking.
• High School diploma or equivalent AND completion of a high school level culinary arts career preparation program.
• Completion of a formal course in commercial food preparation.

Note:

Incumbents employed by Corrections must be trained and certified in the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point HACCP within the first six months of employment.

The State of Vermont celebrates diversity, and is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect and meaningful inclusion that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The State does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, membership in an employee organization, family medical history or genetic information, or family or parental status.

The State’s employment decisions are merit-based. Retaliatory adverse employment actions by the State are forbidden.