Position Title

School Nutrition - Head Cook 2025/26

Required Application Type

School Related Personnel

Salary/Pay Scale

$16.50 / Hour Minimum Starting

Job Description

There is a fall 2026 opening for a Head Cook in the School Nutrition Department at Eastridge High School.  This position follows the student calendar.  Work hours are Monday – Friday, 6:30 AM – 1:30 PM.

Responsibilities are but not limited to the following:

1. Manages employees who assist in preparing, portioning, and serving meals according to menu and special diets and in quantities sufficient for the persons served
2. Prepares and cooks entrees
3. Manages and participates in the preparation, seasoning and cooking of soups, broths, sauces, gravies, vegetables, salads, dressings, desserts, and other foodstuffs for consumption in a school, institutional cafeteria, or hospital room
4. Assists with planning and preparing menus
5. Slices and portions meat for cooking and serving
6. Manages and participates in cleaning of kitchen utensils, equipment, and inspection of work area for cleanliness and functional operation
7. Supervises and participates in preserving, storing, and preparing left-over food
8. Operates and cares for kitchen equipment requiring attention to safety such as steam kettles and slicers
9. Serves food from steam tables to students, and faculty

Job Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:  EITHER: (A) (B) (C) Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with an Associate’s degree in Food Service Administration or Culinary Arts or a closely related field, PLUS six (6) months of paid full-time or its part-time equivalent experience in the preparation and cooking of a complete menu of foodstuffs for consumption on a large scale for a restaurant, hotel or institution, other than short order or fast food; OR, Two (2) years of paid full-time or its part-time equivalent experience as described in (A) above; OR, An equivalent combination of education and experience as defined by the limits of (A) and (B) above.

Job Category

Food Service Worker

Job Location

EHS

Additional Information