Cook (Salary)

Job Posting Title:

Cook (Salary)

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Hiring Department:

University Child Development Center

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Non-Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

General Notes

Your skills will make a difference.

You’ll be working for a university that is internationally recognized for our academic programs and research. Your work will make a difference in the lives of FAS staff, thereby enhancing the student experience. If you’re the type of person that wants to know your work has meaning and impact, you’ll like working in our department and for UT Austin. UT Austin provides an outstanding benefits package including but not limited to:

• Competitive health benefits (employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%)
• Voluntary Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options
• Generous paid vacation, sick time, and holidays
• Teachers Retirement System of Texas, a defined benefit retirement plan, with 7.75% employer matching funds
• Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation program 457(b)
• Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses
• Robust free training access through LinkedIn Learning plus professional conference opportunities
• Tuition assistance
• Expansive employee discount program including athletic tickets
• Free access to UT Austin's libraries and museums with staff ID card
• Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Austin CapMetro buses with staff ID card
• For more details, please see: https://hr.utexas.edu/prospective/benefits and https://hr.utexas.edu/current/services/my-total-rewards .

Purpose

This position is responsible for providing breakfast, lunch and snack for up to 200 children.

Responsibilities

• Menu planning, pricing and purchasing of food on a weekly basis.
• Prepares lunch and two snacks on a daily basis.
• Practices appropriate sanitation and hygiene methods in food preparation and maintenance of the kitchen in accordance of health and safety requirements.
• Maintains a clean and orderly kitchen.
• Monitors food and supplies.  Anticipates needed items in a timely manner.
• Maintain CACFP (USDA) guidelines for food program.
• Supervise kitchen assistant.

Required Qualifications

Food Managers' Certificate. Minimum one year experience in institutional or commercial cooking. Administrative skills necessary to complete paperwork. Kitchen math skills.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Salary Range

$43,000

Working Conditions

• Exposure to heat and equipment common in a kitchen.
• Standing for long periods.
• When required, ability to lift.

Work Shift

• M-F, flexible hours between 6:00am -4:00pm as needed.

Required Materials

• Resume/CV
• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, referenc