Position Information
| Posting Number | CS00455 |
|---|---|
| Job Title | COOK'S HELPER(20 HOURS) |
| Position Number | 0205 |
| FTE | |
| FLSA | |
| Pay Rate | $15.71 - $16.76 |
| Salary Range | |
| Pay Grade Level | Grade 309 |
| Position Type | Classified Civil Service Staff |
| Union | C94/L528 - Council 94/Local 528 (Serv/Maint) |
| Status | Academic Year, Part-time, Limited |
| Restriction or Limitation Reason | Funding |
| End Date of Restriction or Limitation | POSITION LIMITED TO 06/23/18 ( FUNDING ) |
Department Information
| Department | Dining Central Operations |
|---|---|
| Contact(s) | Donna L. Charron Supervising Employee Relations Officer Office of Human Resource Administration 80 Lower College Road Kingston, RI 02881 |
| Contact Phone/Extension | 401-874-2317 |
| Contact Email | dcharron@uri.edu |
| Physical Demands | At the time of appointment must be physically qualified to perform assigned duties as evidenced by a physician's certificate. |
| Campus Location | Kingston |
| Building(s) | HOPE COMMONS - MAIN FARE |
| Grant Funded | |
| Extension Contingent on Funding Date | |
| Extension Contingency Notes | |
| Duties and Responsibilities | GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES : To work as a helper to a cook or baker by performing simple tasks in the preparation of foods and beverages (hot or cold) in a kitchen of a state institution; or, to perform food services duties in a dining room or cafeteria served by this kitchen; to work in the food preparation areas or to operate the pan and rack washing machine in the central food processing plant; or to perform those duties necessary to maintain cleanliness in the kitchen and related areas; and to do related work as required. SUPERVISION RECEIVED : To work under the close supervision of a superior from whom are received detailed and explicit instructions; work is reviewed for compliance with such instructions. SUPERVISION EXERCISED : As required, may supervise the work of patient or inmate help. ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES OF WORK PERFORMED : As assigned to work as helper under the close supervision of a cook by performing such duties as: To wash, peel, chop, dice, or grind vegetables, fruits, and other foods for cooking or for salads; to do other simple work in food preparation such as: making toast, coffee, tea, chocolate; preparing cereal, cooking eggs; making sandwiches; stirring soup; boiling potatoes or other vegetables; to assemble diet trays and as instructed arranges food thereon to be served to patients; loads food onto food trucks or places food in receptacles in steam tables; to set up dining tables for service; and as required to serve food to persons in a cafeteria from steam tables; to collect trays, soiled dishes, cutlery, glassware, etc. after meals and to dispose (swill) of scrap or leftover foods; to wash dishes manually or in an automatic dishwashing machine and to wash cutlery and glassware and to put them in their designated places for reuse; to clean and wash food trucks, dishwashing machines; iceboxes, walk-in refrigerators and other kitchen equipment and utensils; to clean and wash down the kitchen cafeteria and related dining areas; and to do related work as required. As assigned to work as a helper under the close supervision of a baker by performing such duties as: To assemble materials and to weigh, measure, and as instructed mix ingredients by hand or in an electric powered mixing machine; to roll dough, and fill pans with dough or batter; to place good to be baked in, and remove them from ovens; to perform such tasks as carrying materials to a baker or to machines, depositing ingredients in containers, greasing pans, lining pans with greased paper or other appropriate lining; to move racks or rack trucks of dough and/or batter, or baked goods to and from ovens; to clean bakery areas and related equipment and utensils; and to do related work as required. As assigned to work in the central food processing plant by performing such duties as: to work as a helper to cooks, bakers and meat cutters in performing such tasks as assembling, portioning, packaging and transporting of materials, to operate a pan and rack washing machines; to wash pots and pans; to clean work areas and refrigerators; and to do related work as required. |
| Required Qualifications | KNOWLEDGE , SKILLS AND CAPACITIES : A familiarity with the methods and procedures applied in the cooking or baking of food, and in food service and in cleaning of kitchen or bakery areas; the ability to understand and follow simple verbal or written directions; the ability to exercise care in the handling, washing, drying and storing of cooking or baking equipment, and glassware; and related capacities and abilities. EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE : EDUCATION : Sufficient to follow simple verbal directions; and EXPERIENCE : Such as may have been gained through employment as a helper in a kitchen or bakery in a hospital, hotel or restaurant which required the performance of routine work in food preparation, food service and various tasks incidental to the preparation of food in a kitchen or bakery, and food service in a dining room or cafeteria. OR- any combination of education and experience that shall be substantially equivalent to the above education and experience. |
| Preferred Qualifications | |
| Environmental Conditions | This position is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions. |
| Work Hours | 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM - Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 3:30 PM to 8:30 PM - Saturday Days Off: Sunday, Monday, & Friday THE ACADEMIC YEAR DATES FOR THIS POSITION IS 09/03/17 THROUGH 05/12/18 WORK HOURS AND DAYS OFF MAY VARY DURING WINTER INTERCESSION AND SPRING BREAK PERIODS . |
| Posting Date | 08/21/2017 |
| Closing Date | 08/30/2017 |
| Special Instructions to Applicants | |
| Quicklink for Posting | http://jobs.uri.edu/postings/2566 |
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