School Cook II - Konawaena

Job Title: School Cook II - Konawaena High

Employer: Hawaiʻi State Department of Education

Salary: $5,054.00 per month

• Plans, coordinates, and works closely with other food service employees to ensure meals are prepared timely to meet meal service times and/or satellite delivery schedules.
• Reviews daily/weekly/monthly food production records and makes cooking/preparation plans accordingly; estimates preparation and cooking time and determines standardized recipes.
• Accurately weighs and measures ingredients in accordance with approved standardized recipes and daily production needs; performs mathematical calculations to adjust recipe yield to meet daily production records serving portion/size.
• Prepares, cooks, and heats a variety of foods including sandwiches, breakfast meals, taco shells, French fries, etc.; slices food, assembles salads and sandwiches; cooks simple starches and seasons vegetables; assists in the preparation and cooking of the principal lunch meal, breakfast, and other supplementary meal items; may prepare meal items for students with special dietary needs.
• Sets up serving counters for meal service, serves students and staff, and replenishes food and other supplementary items as needed.
• Portions and/or directs the portioning/packing of menu items for satellite meals.
• Cleans and maintains work areas, serving counters, and dining areas; thoroughly cleans and sanitizes pots, pans, utensils, and equipment after use.
• Properly labels, stores, and/or disposes of leftover foods; documents on the production record; informs School Food Services Manager of the leftovers, and may recommend their utilization.
• Receives provisions ordered, documents product temperatures if applicable, and reports discrepancies to School Food Services Manager; dates and stores goods properly; records supplies and ingredients used; assists in completing monthly inventory and maintaining routine records.
• Directs/instructs cafeteria helper(s) and/or other adult/student helper(s) assigned to assist with food preparation, serving, and/or cleanup; assists in training new food service employees; and may supervise serving operations at satellite schools.
• Attends and participates in staff meetings, workshops, and in-service training; achieves the annual minimum required training hours as outlined by the USDA.

• Education: Graduation from high school or equivalent.
• Experience (General): At least 1 (half‑year) of experience in preparing and cooking food, e.g., as an apprentice/helper in a kitchen or fry cook in a fast‑food operation.
• Experience (Specialized): 1 year of quantity‑cooking experience in a restaurant, hotel, hospital, school, or other institution, including hands‑on experience in all phases of large‑quantity food preparation.
• Possession of an associate’s degree in Food Service from an accredited community college in a culinary arts program that includes quantitative cooking training may substitute for required experience.
• Applicant must meet all experience requirements as stated; the overall experience must demonstrate the ability to perform quantity cooking for the school food services program.

The Hawaii State Department of Education does not discriminate in its educational policies, programs, and activities on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, and disability in accordance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991.

The Department does not discriminate in its employment policies, programs, and activities on the basis of sexual orientation, arrest and court record, and National Guard participation, as well as on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, and disability, in accordance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991, Equal Pay Act of 1963, and Chapter 378, Part I, Hawaii Revised Statutes.