Cook

Summary

This position is located at the Desert Visions Youth Wellness Center in Sacaton, AZ. The cook is responsible for performing a wide variety of food services and cooking functions including food preparation, sanitation, and service duties. Additionally, prepares items for regular and modified diets and identifies foods to be served on commonly prescribed diets. A REAL ID will be required beginning May 7, 2025, in accordance with 6 C.F.R. 37.5 (2021).

Duties

Prepare quantity cooking (i.e., prepares larger quantities of food than in short-order cooking or in home or family cooking) for groups of people in institutions, such as schools, hospitals or cafeterias. Perform a wide variety of food services including food preparation, sanitation, and service duties. Prepare food for regular and modified diets (i.e., low sodium, diabetic, etc.) and identifies foods to be served on commonly prescribed diets. Set up and serve cafeteria lines and tray lines with hot and cold food items. Work requires continual standing and walking, lifting and moving weighted objects.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, your resume must state sufficient experience and/or education, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are applying. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. WAGE GRADE STATEMENT Candidates for this position will be evaluated under the Federal Wage System (FWS) Job Grading Standards. Applicants will be rated in the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the position. Each of the job elements must be addressed on the on-line assessment questionnaire in order for the applicant to be rated for the position. Your resume must reflect the answers to your on-line assessment questionnaire. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Continual standing, walking, stooping, bending, reaching, lifting, pushing and pulling is required. Time In Grade Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade Requirements: Merit Promotion (status) candidates must have completed one year of service at the next lower grade level. Time-In-Grade provisions do not apply under the Excepted Service Examining Plan (ESEP). You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.

Education

There are no education requirements.