Cook Supervisor
Veterans Health Administration
FreshPosted Feb 24
✓ Fresh Listing
Posted: February 26, 2026 (0 days ago)
This job was posted recently. Fresh listings typically have less competition.
Cook (DODEA) NA-04
Department of Defense Education Activity
Department of Defense
Job Description
Summary
This job is for a cook in a school cafeteria at a military base, where you'll prepare simple meals like breakfast items and vegetables for students, following strict health and military guidelines.
It's a hands-on role involving food prep, cooking with various equipment, and keeping the kitchen clean.
A good fit would be someone with basic cooking experience who enjoys working in a fast-paced school environment and pays close attention to food safety and recipes.
Key Requirements
- Work experience in cooking with professional kitchen appliances and equipment
- Ability to communicate effectively in English (verbal and written)
- Skill in following standard recipes and menus per USDA and Army policies
- Experience preparing simple foods like pancakes, eggs, hamburgers, and vegetables
- Proficiency in food processing tasks such as peeling, chopping, slicing, and breading
- Operation and maintenance of kitchen equipment using gas, electricity, steam, or microwave
- Highly preferred: Valid ServSafe Certification and at least six months in a school setting
Full Job Description
The position is located within the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) School Lunch Meals Program Division, Fort Campbell, KY/TN.
Incentives and Bonuses Incentives/Bonuses will not be paid Army NAF pay setting rules apply to this vacancy. Resumes must be two pages (or less).
Resumes should clearly demonstrate the applicant's relevant experience, skills, knowledge and abilities as they pertain to this position.
A qualified candidate must possess the following: Work experience related to the duties described above, that included skill in working with professional kitchen appliances and equipment.
Be able to communicate (verbal and written) in English.
In addition to the above qualifications, candidates who possess the following qualifications will be considered "Highly Preferred" or "Best Qualified": Have a valid ServSafe Certification.
Have a minimum of six months of work experience in school setting with professional kitchen appliances and equipment.
In order to be considered for the highly preferred criteria, your resume must show that you meet BOTH the minimum qualifications, and ALL of the highly preferred criteria.
Applicants meeting ALL criteria will be considered the best qualified and will be referred to the selecting official first.
Remaining applicants will be referred for consideration if the certificate (referral list) is returned with no selection. Major Duties:
- Serves as a Cook in a Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Cafeteria IAW all applicable regulations and standards.
- Follows standard recipes and menus IAW USDA CACFP and Army policies. Meets with supervisor to coordinate feeding plans and allergies/substitutions when required.
- Performs a full range of simple cooking by preparing and cooking items that require little or no processing, such as pancakes, sausage, eggs, hamburgers, and fresh, frozen and canned vegetables.
- Prepares food by peeling, chopping, grinding, paring, cutting, slicing, dicing, pureeing, dredging, flouring, or breading. Operates a variety of kitchen equipment using gas, electricity, steam or microwave heat sources.
- Uses and cleans a variety of cooking utensils to measure, weigh, and process food items. Cleans, stores, and maintains all equipment and work areas after each use.
Check your resume before applying to catch common mistakes