Cook Supervisor

** Cook Supervisor**

**Job Category****:** Service & Maintenance Support **Requisition Number****:** COOKS004205 Showing 1 location **Job Details**

**Description**

Childrens Home & Aid invites you to join our team of mission-driven staff who share a common vision: an equitable world where all children and families thrive in strong communities. As a leading child and family service agency with more than 20 locations across Illinois, our mission is to advance the well-being of children by investing in families to disrupt the systemic and multi-generational cycle of racial, social and economic inequality.

Our full-time early childhood education staff receive competitive salaries and a generous benefits package including three scheduled weeks of paid time off per year (Spring, Summer, Winter), and additional flexible paid leave that accrues based on tenure. We hold ourselves and each other accountable for fostering an inclusive work culture where we can be our authentic selves, where we create and have equitable opportunities, and where our voices are supported and encouraged.

The **Cook Supervisor** is a critical member of our team, planning, purchasing, preparing and serving nutritious meals and snacks for up to 250 children and adults every day. The Cook Supervisor also has responsibility for dishwashing, light kitchen maintenance, and supervising other kitchen staff, all to help ensure the kitchen runs smoothly and safely every day.

**Staff are be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and to submit proof of their vaccination status before their start date unless they have an agency approved medical or religious exemption. Staff with an exemption will need to provide proof of weekly testing. For more information about our COVID-19 safety practices, please .**

**What youll do**:

* Prepare and serve snacks and meals according to daily menu or for special events.

* Plan meals and snacks, and purchase groceries and kitchen supplies within budget.

* Assist with delivery and storage of groceries and kitchen supplies, including safe temperature of perishables.

* Ensure adherence to health and sanitation standards for the kitchen and storage areas.

* Collect and clean dishes according to health and sanitation standards and/or supervise the staff who do so.

* Plan and post menus in advance in consultation with parents and center staff and according to applicable food program and/or licensing nutrition standards.

* Supervise other kitchen staff.

* Maintain kitchen records as needed.

**Who you are:**

* You have at least a high school diploma or equivalent.

* You have at least *three years* of professional cooking experience

* You have a valid Food Sanitation Certification or will obtain within three months of hire.

* You are adept at communicating effectively both in writing and verbally.

* You are skilled at making purchases within a set budget.

* You value the opportunity to contribute to the health and well-being of children.

* You collaborate effectively and enjoy working as part of a team.

**The details:**

* *Location*: Early Childhood Center setting ()

* *Schedule*: Full-time, hourly; center is open Mon-Fri, 7:30am-5:30pm; assigned shifts will vary.

* *Salary*: Range starts at $15.94/hr; offers are commensurate with experience.

* *Noncash benefits*: Medical/dental/vision insurance, paid time off plus 11 paid holidays, supplemental insurance options, 401(k) with match ()

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**Qualifications**

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**Education**

**Required**

High School or better.

**Experience**

**Required**

**3 years:** Cooking experience

**Licenses & Certifications**

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)