Cook 1

The Cook 1 position at the Delaware Valley Veterans' Home gives you the chance to support residents through wholesome, well-prepared meals. This role allows you to work in a team that values quality, safety, and service. You help create a positive dining experience while growing your skills in a busy kitchen. Join a workplace where your efforts bring comfort and satisfaction to the people you serve.

Click here to learn more about the Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.

This position supports safe and sanitary food preparation by assisting with daily cooking tasks and kitchen operations. It ensures that meals are prepared properly and that food areas remain clean and well organized. As a Cook 1, you will perform the following duties:

• Food Preparation: Prepare cooked meats, vegetables, soups, casseroles, sauces, and baked items for regular and therapeutic diets
• Equipment Operation: Use kitchen equipment such as ovens, fryers, kettles, mixers, and grills, and report malfunctions to supervisors
• Sanitation Duties: Clean and sanitize utensils, work areas, floors, and equipment used in food preparation and meal service
• Recipe Management: Weigh, measure, package, and label ingredients, and assist in developing and testing new recipes
• Inventory Control: Record food and supply usage, prepare requisitions, and assist with receiving and inspecting deliveries
• Staff Coordination: Assign, review, and assist with routine food production tasks, and help train new cooks

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment (8.0 hours per day; 40 hours per week)
• Work hours are 10:30 AM to 7:00 PM (2nd shift); rotating days, weekends, and holidays; with a 30-minute lunch.
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position. 
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable. 
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS

Desirable Preparation For Work:

• Experience in cooking or quantity food preparation; or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and/or training.

Additional Requirement:

• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Preferred Qualifications (not required):

• Education in foods, nutrition, dietetics, food service, institutional management or a related field
• Previous formal baking training
• Current ServSafe certification or other licenses and safety certifications
• Experience as a baker in a large volume preparation operation
• Experience using and converting standardized recipes
• Experience mixing, proofing, and finishing yeast raised products in a large scale food service operation
• Experience baking and decorating cakes and pastries
• Experience in food service operations for geriatric and/or physically ill patient/resident populations

Legal Requirements: 

• A conditional offer of employment will require a medical examination.
• This position falls under the provisions of the Older Adult Protective Services Act.
  • Under the Act, a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports, including but not limited to, PA State Police and FBI clearance.

How to Apply:

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.  
• All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant’s own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.