*HIRING INCENTIVE! Foodservice professionals will be eligible for a hiring incentive of $1,000.
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The Brooklyn Center Community School (BCCS) District is seeking applicants to join our Food Services Team. A Cooks Helper performs semiskilled work preparing, cooking and serving breakfast and lunch foods, cleaning kitchen and utensils, maintaining records, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the moderate supervision of the Head Cook/ and District Food Service Manager
BCCS is looking for applicants driven to uphold our Mission: To become a justice-center school community who fuels the unique genius of each student.
BCCS Core Values – Written on a foundation of student voice, our district core values communicate the culture and character of Brooklyn Center Community Schools.
- We demonstrate passion, pride, and perseverance
- We acknowledge and disrupt oppressive systems
- Our diversity fuels learning
- We fiercely lead in justice-centered educated
- We stand front and center
Essential Job Responsibilities:
- Prepares, cooks and serves items in accordance with the menu; sets up a la carte items and serves as a cashier; counts and records monies received.
- Operates dishwasher, mixer, chopper, slicer, steamers, deep fryers, ovens, and other foodservice and mechanical equipment.
- Serves students in a manner that promotes a safe, supportive, culturally responsive, equitable, and welcoming learning environment.
- Assists with preparing, cooking, and serving breakfast and lunch foods.
- Preps lunch items for the head cook, preps and stocks salad, deli, beverage machines, and condiment cart; prepares and serves sandwiches made to order.
- Cleans kitchen and equipment, washes and puts away dishes and utensils; washes, folds, and stores laundry; performs general cleaning chores.
- Replenishes food, beverage, and utensil supplies during meal service periods and assures portions served are consistent.
- Creates a welcoming environment for students and positively interacts with all students and staff.
Pay and Benefits: Competitive Pay and Benefits based on the contract
COMPENSATION: $16.54-18.90/hour, DOE
*Additional Certifications obtained receive additional payment per hour:
Level 1 – $0.90/per hour
Level 2 – $1.30/per hour
Level 3 – $1.60/per hour
Level 4 – $1.90/per hour
**HIRING INCENTIVE! Foodservice professionals will be eligible for a hiring incentive of $1,000.
Job Requirements:
Valid driver’s license, Previous experience in school foodservice or catering preferred Required Supervisory Experience: ServSafe Food Safety Certification may be obtained within one (1) year of hire. School Nutrition Association Certification may be obtained within one (1) year of hire.
Physical Requirements:
Sitting, standing, walking, squatting/kneeling, climbing, balancing, reaching, grasping, pushing/pulling, twisting/bending, lifting/carrying up to 50 lbs multiple times per shift, hearing, and seeing.
Working Condition:
Spends most time indoors with possible exposure to extreme heat when working with cooking equipment. Possible exposure to distraction/uncomfortable noise levels.
Why Choose BCCS?
- Health Insurance Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA/VEBA)
- Dental Insurance
- Group Life and AD&D Insurance
- Supplemental Life and Dependent Life Insurance
- Long Term Disability (LTD) Insurance
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Full-service community school
- Vital Worklife: Supportive counseling and coaching
- Staff Wellness Opportunities: Annual benefits fair, wellness challenges and campaigns, free yoga and personal trainer sessions
- NeoPath Health Clinic: Free, onsite medical care to help you improve your overall health and wellness. The clinic offers all of the primary care services you would expect from a family physician/general practitioner.
- We’re not a community on the fringe, we’re a community moving toward a center. Moving in unison with a shift in cultural expectations. Our voice and achievement will not be disqualified, we’re moving toward a change in history and hearts.
Standing FRONT AND CENTER so we are seen and heard.
Application Process:
Please select this link to learn more about Brooklyn Center Community Schools:
https://www.brooklyncenterschools.org/
Please select this link to apply online:
https://www.applitrack.com/brooklyncenterschools/onlineapp/
BROOKLYN CENTER COMMUNITY SCHOOLS IS AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER: Brooklyn Center Community Schools is committed to providing equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment in accordance with all applicable Equal Opportunity laws, directives, and regulations of Federal, State, and Local governing bodies or agencies. Brooklyn Center Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, gender identity and expression, disability, age, or status.