Cook

Position: Cook I
Location: Northern

Cook I# Cook ICharterhouse School - Richmond, VA 23230## Overview Position Type Full Time Job Shift Day Education  Level High School/GED## Cook I#
** Who We Are
** Shineforth is a nonprofit organization that provides a comprehensive array of programs to support children, teens, and parents as they work to overcome challenges. We equip families with tools for success so they can achieve their goals. As a national leader in helping young people and families, we also proactively identify unmet social services needs and develop the necessary partnerships to address those needs.#

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* What we do:

** Shineforth is not just for kids. We are champions for children, teens, families and communities. Our guiding philosophy is to always do whatever it takes to help children and teens successfully overcome the toughest odds and create bright futures for them. We assist the child or teen by empowering the entire family to become stable, self-sufficient and caring members of their communities.
** SUMMARY
* * The Cook I will accurately and efficiently prepare, portion, cook, and present a variety of hot and/or cold food items for various meal periods to include breakfast, lunch, dinner, and occassionally special events. The general responsibilities of the position include those listed below, but may include additional duites as assigned.#
** ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
*** Prepares and cooks to order foods that may require short preparation time.
* May prepare food and serve customers at an a la carte.
* Prepares food in accordance with current applicable federal, state and local guidelines and regulations to ensure high quality food service is provided.
* Always provides the highest quality of service to customers.
* Follows basic recipes and/or product directions for preparing, seasoning, cooking, tasting, carving and serving soups, meats, vegetables, desserts and other foods for consumption in eating establishments.
* Prepares food under direct supervision or instruction by operating a variety of kitchen equipment to measure and mix ingredients, washing, peeling, cutting and shredding fruits and vegetable, and trimming and cutting meat, poultry or fish for culinary use.
* Tastes products, reads menus, estimates food requirements, checks production, and keeps records to accurately plan production requirements and requisition supplies and equipment.
* May clean and sanitize workstations and equipment and must follow all Shineforth, regulatory rules and procedures.
* Attend all allergy and foodborne illness in-service training.
* Comply with all HACCP policies and procedures.
* Participate in regular safety meetings, safety training and hazard assessments.
* Produces small to large batch goods using advanced and full range of classical cooking techniques.
* May select recipes per menu cycle, prepare bakery items, receive inventory, move and lift food supplies and prepare meals for customers requiring special diets.
* Intermediate to advanced knife skills required.
* Other responsibilities and duties as assigned.
** ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL DESIGNATION
** This position has been designated as an Essential Personnel position by the Agency.  This means that the duties and responsibilities of your position are essential to the safe and secure operation of the agency or the program in which you work.  As an essential employee, you shall be responsible for getting to work or remaining at work as needed during times of buildings and grounds breakdowns, extreme weather conditions or natural disasters.#

** QUALIFICATIONS
* * To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position requires an individual to have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.#
** EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE
** High school diploma or GED; 1-2 years cook experience with basic operation of kitchen equipment#
** COMPUTER SKILLS
** To perform this job successfully, an individual should have a working…