State of South Carolina
Florence County or West Columbia
Cook I - Palmetto Center
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- Location
- Florence County or West Columbia
- Work type
- Onsite
- Compensation
- $29,000 - $36,300/yr
- Posted
- 2 days ago
- Apply on
- governmentjobs.com
About this role
About the Department
Join South Carolina state government where you can have a meaningful career, incomparable benefits, and a positive work-life balance!
Under the supervision from the Comprehensive Program Supervisor, the Cook I will receive direction from the Food Services Supervisor on the preparation, cooking and serving of the predetermined daily menus. The Cook I will also assist with maintaining a sanitary environment and inventory.
In this position you will perform the following job duties:
- Prepare, cook, and serve meals and snacks in accordance with the daily menus.
- Review and follow the daily menu.
- Ensure all required items, food, utensils and equipment, are available prior to meal preparation.
- Prep and handle food under sanitary guidelines and procedures.
- Maintain SERV Safe food handler certification.
- Ensure that kitchen, dining areas, and food preparation/serving equipment are cleaned and maintained in a sanitary and orderly manner.
- Kitchen, dining room, serving area, supply closet(s), walk-ins will be kept sanitized and orderly.
- Kitchen will be kept orderly while working and properly sanitized immediately after meal serve is complete.
- Oversee consumer activity in the dining room and address areas that need to be cleaned promptly.
- Floors, tables and counters are cleaned after each meal.
- Assist with monitoring food and kitchen supply inventories, ordering, deliveries, and proper storage.
- Adequate food and kitchen supply inventory is maintained.
- Review deliveries for accuracy.
- Verify each delivery and sign for receipt of goods. Note any discrepancies on receipt.
- Inspect food storage, both dry and refrigerated, to ensure optimum storage conditions.
- Report any inventory or storage concerns immediately to the Food Services Supervisor or the Comprehensive Program Supervisor.
- Additional duties/projects as assigned.
- Complete additional assignments/projects assigned accurately and in a timely manner.
Position Duties
- Applicant must be 18 years of age.
Minimum Qualifications
- Prior kitchen experience preferred.
- SERV Safe food handler certification, preferred.
- Knowledge of food safety preparation, procedures and sanitation.
- Understanding of common ingredients and food prep.
- Strong organizational skills to manage time efficiently and multitask.
- Ability to work well in a team setting.
- Strong communication skills, both verbally and written.
- Ability to use standard kitchen equipment to include knifes.
- Ability to adapt and be flexible to changing circumstances.
- Ability to stand for long periods of time and squat, bend, kneel, and climb as needed.
- Ability to lift and move/carry up to 50 pounds or more with assisted device.
If invited to interview, please obtain your Official 10 year driving record from the Department of Motor Vehicles to bring with you.
Other Qualifications
South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation), national origin, age, disability or genetic information.
Benefits
Benefits for State Employees
The state of South Carolina offers eligible employees generous benefits, including health and dental insurance; retirement and savings plan options; and paid vacation and sick leave. Plus, work-life balance programs such as telecommuting and flexible work schedules are available to employees of some state agencies.
Insurance Benefits
Eligible employees may enroll in health insurance, which includes prescription coverage and wellness benefits. Other available insurance benefits include dental, vision, term life insurance, long term disability and flexible spending accounts for health and child care expenses.
Retirement Benefits
State employees are also offered retirement plan options, including defined benefit and defined contribution plans. Additionally, eligible employees may elect to participate in the South Carolina Deferred Compensation Program, which is a voluntary, supplemental retirement savings plan offering 401(k) and 457 plan options.
Workplace Benefits
State employees may also be eligible for other benefits, including tuition assistance; holiday, annual and sick leave; and discounts on purchases, travel and more.
Note: The benefits above are available to most state employees, with the exception of those in temporary positions. Employees in temporary grant and time-limited positions may be eligible for all, some or none of these benefits as benefits are associated with each position type. For these positions, contact the hiring agency to determine what benefits may be available.
Insurance Benefits
Eligible employees may enroll in health insurance, which includes prescription coverage and wellness benefits. Other available insurance benefits include dental, vision, term life insurance, long term disability and flexible spending accounts for health and child care expenses.
Retirement Benefits
State employees are also offered retirement plan options, including defined benefit and defined contribution plans. Additionally, eligible employees may elect to participate in the South Carolina Deferred Compensation Program, which is a voluntary, supplemental retirement savings plan offering 401(k) and 457 plan options.
Workplace Benefits
State employees may also be eligible for other benefits, including tuition assistance; holiday, annual and sick leave; and discounts on purchases, travel and more.
Note: The benefits above are available to most state employees, with the exception of those in temporary positions. Employees in temporary grant and time-limited positions may be eligible for all, some or none of these benefits as benefits are associated with each position type. For these positions, contact the hiring agency to determine what benefits may be available.
Supplemental Questions
01
Are you an employee of SCVRD or have you been one in the past?
- Yes
- No
02
If offered employment with SCVRD, would you plan to continue additional employment elsewhere?
- Yes
- No
03
If 'yes', please provide details concerning the employment.
04
Do you have a family member who is a current employee of SCVRD or do you reside in the same household with a current SCVRD employee?
- Yes
- No
05
If you do have a family member who is a current employee of SCVRD or you reside in same household with a current SCVRD employee, please provide the name(s) of the employee(s).
06
Pre-Employment request for Veteran Classification:
South Carolina Vocation Rehabilitation Department (SCVRD) is a Government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended by the Jobs for Veterans Act of 2002, 38 U.S.C. 4212 (VEVRAA), which requires SCVRD to take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment: (1) disabled veterans; (2) recently separated veterans; (3) active duty wartime or campaign badge veterans; and (4) Armed Forces service medal veterans. These classifications are defined as follows:
A "disabled veteran" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.
A "recently separated veteran" means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.
An "active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran" means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.
An "Armed forces service medal veteran" means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.
Protected veterans may have additional rights under USERRA - the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act. In particular, if you were absent from employment in order to perform service in the uniformed service, you may be entitled to be reemployed by your employer in the position you would have obtained with reasonable certainty if not for the absence due to service. For more information, call the U.S. Department of Labor's Veterans Employment and Training Service (VETS), toll-free, at 1-866-4-USA-DOL.
If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed above, please indicate by checking the appropriate box below. As a Government contractor subject to VEVRAA, we request this information in order to measure the effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA.
- I IDENTIFY AS ONE OR MORE OF THE CLASSIFICATIONS OF PROTECTED VETERAN LISTED ABOVE
- I AM NOT A PROTECTED VETERAN
- I DECLINE SELF-IDENTIFICATION
07
Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability:
Why are you being asked to complete this form?
Because we do business with the government, we must reach out to, hire, and provide equal opportunity to qualified people with disabilities. To help us measure how well we are doing, we are asking you to tell us if you have a disability or if you ever had a disability. Completing this form is voluntary, but we hope that you will choose to fill it out. If you are applying for a job, any answer you give will be kept private and will not be used against you in any way.
If you already work for us, your answer will not be used against you in any way. Because a person may become disabled at any time, we are required to ask all of our employees to update their information every five years. You may voluntarily self-identify as having a disability on this form without fear of any punishment because you did not identity as having a disability earlier.
How do I know if I have a disability?
You are considered to have a disability if you have a physical or mental impairment or medical condition that substantially limits a major life activity, or if you have a history or record of such an impairment or medical condition.
Disabilities include, but are not limited to:
•Blindness •Autism •Bipolar disorder •Post-traumatic stress disorder
(PTSD)
•Deafness •Cerebral palsy •Major depression
•Cancer •HIV/AIDS •Multiple sclerosis (MS) •Obsessive compulsive disorder
•Diabetes •Schizophrenia •Missing limbs or
partially missing limbs •Impairments requiring the
use of a wheelchair
•Epilepsy •Muscular
dystrophy
•Intellectual disability (previously)
called mental retardation
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Expires 1/31/2017
- YES, I HAVE A DISABILITY (or previously had a disability)
- NO, I DON'T HAVE A DISABILITY
- I DON'T WISH TO ANSWER
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Agency Information
EmployerState of South CarolinaAgency Vocational Rehabilitation Department Address 1410 Boston AvenueWest Columbia, South Carolina, 29170 Phone803-896-6500
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