Head Cook – 5.0 hours/day @ Desert Oasis High School (Primary Location) (Temporary for the remainder of 24-25 School Year)

     Job Description

• Lead the day-to-day operations at the individual school site.
• Place food/supply order, account for meal service and ensure adequate inventory is available.
• Provide nutrition services to our students and staff by preparing and serving meals according to USDA, OSPI, and Health Department regulations.
• With limited direct supervision, cooking and preparing food items that meet mandated nutritional requirements and/or requests of students and school personnel; modifying recipes to adjust for meal requirements, verifying quality and quantity of food items and supplies, and maintaining work areas in a sanitary condition.
• Maintain online production records.
• Oversee district snack program from ordering to reviews and production records.
• Perform work related duties at other buildings as requested by the Food Services Director.

      Minimum Qualifications

• High School graduate, or GED.
• Completion of competency skill test (Head/Asst. Cook test) with a minimum passing score of 80%.
• Ability to accurately compute basic math functions, to include addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of whole numbers, fractions and decimals.
• Ability to complete assigned tasks with minimal supervision.
• Able to maintain personal hygiene that meets and/or exceeds food service standards.
• Must obtain food handlers permit within 5 days of employment and maintain current card status thereafter.
• Ability to learn and operate a computer system with proficiency.
• Knowledge and experience with Google applications: Gmail, Google Docs, etc.
• Able to set priorities and meet deadlines.
• Ability to walk, stand, sit, stoop, bend, reach, kneel, crawl, and grasp as required to successfully perform all duties and requirements.
• Physically able to lift and/or move up to 30-50 pounds frequently.
• Ability to walk, stand, sit, stoop, bend, reach, kneel, crawl, and grasp as required to successfully perform all duties and requirements.
• Ability to focus (adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus), clear vision at twenty (20) inches or less, and clear vision at twenty (20) feet or more.
• Ability to work safely with and around hot surfaces.
• Leadership, communication, organizational, and time management skills.

Terms of Employment

      Starting Date: January 6, 2025-June 13, 2025                                                                  

      Salary:              Per PSE CBA - Schedule A

      Hours:               Per Positions Listed Above

      Contracted Days:103 work days & 3 holidays (106 total contracted days)

Othello School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups.  The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Civil Rights Coordinator and Title IX Coordinator: Sandra Villarreal, (509) 488-2659, svillarreal@othelloschools.org; and Section 504 Coordinator: Heidi Wagner, (509) 488-2659, hwagner@othelloschools.org. Address: 1025 South 1st Avenue, Othello, WA 99344.

El Distrito Escolar Othello no discrimina en ningún programa o actividad por motivos de sexo, raza, credo, religión, color, nacionalidad, edad, estado veterano o militar, orientación sexual, expresión o identidad de género, discapacidad o el uso de un guía para perros entrenado o animal de servicio y proporciona acceso igualitario a los Boy Scouts y otros grupos de jóvenes designados. Los siguientes empleados han sido designados para manejar preguntas y quejas de supuesta discriminación: Coordinadora de Derechos Civiles y Coordinadora del Título IX: Sandra Villarreal, (509) 488-2659, svillarreal@othelloschools.org; y Coordinadora de la Sección 504: Heidi Wagner, (509) 488-2659, hwagner@othelloschools.org. Dirección: 1025 South 1st Avenue, Othello, WA 99344.