Head Cook (Office/On-site)

Introduction

Do you have experience preparing/cooking a large quantity of food? Are you looking to tackle a role that will empower you to act as a supervisor? If so, we might have just the tole for you to join our team as a Head Cook! 

At the State of Connecticut, Connecticut Technical Education and Career System (CTECS), we are currently looking for a qualified individual to join our team as a Head Cook at the Ella T. Grasso Technical High School, in Groton, CT. 

What We Can Offer You:

• Visit our new State Employee Benefits Overview page!
• Work at a Forbes-recognized company! Connecticut is proud to be featured on both America’s Best Employers by State and Best Employers for New Grads in 2024. With our dynamic job market and commitment to fostering a thriving workforce, Connecticut stands out as a top destination for both seasoned professionals and fresh graduates seeking to launch their careers.
• Professional growth and development opportunities.
• A healthy work/life balance to all employees.

Your Role as a Head Cook:

In this role we will entrust you to be a working supervisor of our facilities. This role is based in a High School environment and the successful candidate will have experience:

Serving complete daily meals in a large scale (500 meals per day) institutional or commercial setting

Performing supervisory tasks including: ordering, inventory and completion of production records

Utilizing the full range of Microsoft Office Suite including Outlook, Word and Excel

Position Highlights:

• Full-time 37.5 hours
• 10 Month per year position
• Monday – Friday 6:00 am – 2:00 pm

Who We Are:

For over 100 years, CTECS has been the leading force in Career Technical Education (CTE) in the State of Connecticut. CTECS operates 17 diploma-granting technical high schools, one technical education center and two airframe mechanics and aircraft maintenance programs. The school system provides a direct employment pipeline for high school students and adult learners.

We encourage you to come see all that Connecticut has to offer by joining the CTECS team!

Selection Plan

For Assistance in Applying:

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Application Process:

This position will be filled in accordance with contractual language, reemployment, SEBAC, transfer, promotion and merit employment rules. 

In order to comply with Public Act 21-69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process.

In order to be considered for this job opening, you must meet the minimum qualifications as listed on the job opening. You must specify your qualifications on your application. The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date, unless otherwise specified.

The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.

All application materials must be received by the recruiting agency by the time specified on the job opening for the position for which you are applying. Late applications may not be submitted and will not be considered. Exceptions are rare and limited to documented events that incapacitate a candidate during the entire duration of the job posting time period. It is the candidate’s obligation and responsibility to request an exception and provide a legally recognized justification to accommodate such exception. Requests should be made to [email protected].

Please ensure that your application is complete. You will be unable to make revisions once you officially submit your application to the state of Connecticut.

Selection Process:

This posting may require completion of additional referral questions (RQs) which will be sent to you via email after the closing date. The email notification will include an expiration date by which you must submit (Finish) your responses. Please regularly check your email for notifications. Please check your SPAM and/or Junk folders, as emails could end up there in error.

During the recruitment process, applicants may be required to submit additional documentation supporting their qualification(s) for this position. These documents may include performance reviews, supervisory references, college transcripts, licensure, etc. at the discretion of the agency.

For current state employees, salary calculations are not necessarily comparable from one of the three branches of state government (i.e., Executive, Legislative, Judicial) to the other.

Contact Information:

Due to the large volume of applications received, we are unable to provide confirmation of receipt or status during the recruitment process. 

Should you have any questions pertaining to this recruitment, please contact Ethan Ives at [email protected].

PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

This class is accountable for acting as a working supervisor for food service employees engaged in the preparation and cooking of food.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

• Plans kitchen workflow and determines priorities;
• Schedules, assigns, oversees, and reviews work;
• Establishes and maintains kitchen procedures;
• Provides staff training and assistance;
• Conducts or assists in conducting performance evaluations;
• Acts as liaison with operating units, agencies, and outside officials regarding unit policies and procedures;
• Inspects and requisitions food and supplies;
• Supervises the cleaning of kitchen and other food service areas and of equipment;
• May make recommendations on policies or standards;
• May prepare reports and correspondence;
• May plan menus and be responsible for serving of meals;
• Performs the full range of duties as outlined in the Cook specification;
• Performs related duties as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

• Considerable knowledge of
• and ability to apply cooking principles and techniques on a quantity basis;
• institutional cooking methods;
• Knowledge of health and safety requirements in food service;
• Skills
• interpersonal skills;
• oral and written communication skills;
• Ability to
• prepare menus and keep records;
• utilize computer software;
• Supervisory ability.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS – GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Three (3) years of experience in the preparation and cooking of food.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS – SPECIAL EXPERIENCE

One (1) year of the General Experience must have been in the preparation of food on a quantity basis.

NOTE: For state employees this experience is interpreted at the level of a Cook.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in preparation and serving of complete daily meals in a large scale (500 meals per day) institutional or commercial setting.
• Experience performing supervisory tasks including: ordering, inventory and completion of production records.
• Experience in the use of Microsoft Office Suite including Outlook, Word and Excel.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Incumbents in this class must have adequate physical strength, stamina, physical agility and visual and auditory acuity, and must maintain such physical fitness as to be able to perform the duties.
• Incumbents must be free from communicable diseases.
• A physical examination may be required.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Incumbents in this class may be required to lift moderate to heavy weights; may be exposed to risk of injury from equipment and utensils used in the kitchen and from patients/clients.

Conclusion

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes. As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.

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