Cook II

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Title:

Cook II Job Title: Cook II Agency: Health & Human Services Comm Department: Food Svs Opers Posting Number: 22060 Closing Date: 01/03/2027 Posting Audience: Internal and External Occupational Category: Food Preparation and Serving Related Salary Range: $2,904.91-$3,946.25 Pay Frequency: Monthly Salary Group: TEXAS-A-11 Shift: Day Additional Shift: None Telework: Not Eligible for Telework Travel: Up to 20%
Regular/Temporary: Regular Full Time/Part Time: Full time FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt: Nonexempt Facility

Location:

Big Spring State Hospital Job Location City: BIG SPRING Job Location Address: 1901 N HIGHWAY 87 Other Locations: Big Spring MOS Codes: ,3F1X1,4D0X1,752X,92G,CS,CSS,F&S,SN

Would you thrive in an environment where you learn and grow personally and professionally all while helping make a positive impact on people’s lives? Do you appreciate being around others like yourself who are dependable, trustworthy, hard workers who believe in the value of teamwork? HSCS is dedicated to building an atmosphere where employees feel valued and supported while providing specialized care for Texans in need.

HSCS is comprised of ten psychiatric hospitals, two youth residential treatment facilities, and thirteen state supported living centers. Psychiatric hospitals are a hub of excellence for forensic mental health and complex psychiatric care, with all facilities accredited by The Joint Commission. They provide state-of-the-art treatment that is recovery-oriented and science-based. If providing hope and healing through compassionate, innovative, and individualized care interests you, we welcome your application for the position below.

The Cook II performs complex (journey-level) technical food service production tasks and is responsible for preparing, cooking, portioning, distributing, and serving food of for regular and modified food diets and textures. This position provides guidance, training, and oversight to subordinates and is integral to both quality of life and safety of patients. Hospital management has identified the need to establish this position as a benchmark audit as part of the ongoing effort to establish better consistency in the classification, compensation, duties, and responsibilities of positions.

Furthermore, it will provide the option to quickly create and/or reclassify cook positions to this benchmark, which may assist in filling currently vacant cook positions and will provide an additional resource for training and guiding the work of kitchen staff.

Performs other duties as assigned. Other duties as assigned include but are not limited to actively participating and/or serving in a supporting role to meet the agency’s obligations for disaster response and/or recovery or Continuity of Operations (COOP) activation. Such participation may require an alternate shift pattern assignment and/or location.

This position may be eligible to earn additional pay for work performed on evenings, nights and/or weekends.

Attends work on a regular basis and may be required to work a specific shift schedule or, at times, even a rotating schedule, extended shift and/or overtime in…