Cook - Murdoch - State of North Carolina : Job Details

This is skilled work in preparing/cooking a major portion or all of a meal in a commercial kitchen. This position is usually responsible for preparing an entrée, starch, or vegetable for Breakfast, Lunch, and/or Supper meal. Cooks are responsible for all consistency modifications required including thickening products, chopping, mincing and pureeing food and beverage items to medically prescribed consistencies. Other responsibilities may include baking breads, cakes, and other dessert items; preparing special catered meals or party foods; processing foods for meal substitutions; and preparing special medically prescribed dietary meals, etc. Work is performed in accordance with recipes and quantities of ingredients provided for each meal. This work requires skill in determining cooking times for various food items in order to complete all portions of the meal at the prescribed serving times.Work Schedule: 5:00am - 2:00pm, with rotating weekends and holidays.This is a full-time position and eligible for the full State benefits package including health insurance, paid sick/vacation/holidays, retirement, etc.About Murdoch Developmental Center:Murdoch Developmental Center is a 24/7 state residential facility located in Butner, NC, near the Research Triangle area. Murdoch serves individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD). Murdoch is a caring community where professionals work with people of various ages, cognitive and functional abilities. To be considered for employment, you must be in good standing with the North Carolina Health Care Personnel Registry. To learn more about Murdoch Developmental Center, click the link to watch the video below: ALL employees of Murdoch Center are designated as ESSENTIAL for adverse weather and emergency events. To receive credit for all of your work history and credentials, you must list the information on the application form. Any information listed under the text resume section or on an attachment will not be considered for qualifying credit. Qualified applicants must document on the application that they possess all of the following (detail experience in your work history/duties that pertain to the Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities): * experience in preparing and cooking in large quantities* experience with commercial kitchen equipmentManagement Preferences:* ability to calculate amounts of food needed to supply the number of services required* ability to perform simple math calculations and understand/follow oral and written instructions* experience using standard tools, methods and practices utilized to maintain food safety* experience properly altering food and beverage consistencies* experience in interpreting and following standard and medically prescribed recipesSome state job postings say you can qualify by an equivalent combination of education and experience. If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See oshr.nc.gov/experience-guide for detail.Education and/or experience in food preparation that is directly related to the job and consistent with accepted practices of the trade equivalent to one year of experience in a commercial and/or institutional setting.The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Positions in the Division of State Operated Healthcare Facilities shall be subject to pre-employment drug testing and criminal record background checks. Also, the use of tobacco products of any kind including vapor products are prohibited from our campuses. All employees are required to adhere to the facility's Vaccination Policy. Due to the volume of applications received, we are unable to provide information regarding the status of your application over the phone. To check the status of your application, please log in to your account. You will either receive a call to schedule an interview or an email notifying you when the job has been filled. For technical issues with your application, please call the NeoGov Help Line at 855-###-####. Applicants will be communicated with via email only for updates on the status of their application. If there are any questions about this posting other than your application status, please contact HR at 919-###-####.