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Cook
Indian Health Service
Department of Health and Human Services
Job Description
Summary
This job involves preparing and cooking meals for patients and staff at an Indian Health Service facility in North Dakota, ensuring food is safe, tasty, and ready on time.
The role requires working independently to plan menus, handle food storage, and keep the kitchen clean and sanitary.
It's a good fit for someone with cooking experience who enjoys working in a healthcare setting and can handle physical tasks like standing and lifting all day.
Key Requirements
- Experience in preparing, cooking, and portioning food using standardized recipes
- Ability to plan, schedule, and coordinate entire meals to meet timing and temperature standards
- Knowledge of proper food storage, including covering, labeling, and dating
- Commitment to high standards of food safety, sanitation, and hygiene guidelines
- Physical ability to stand continuously, walk, stoop, bend, reach, lift, push, and pull
- Sufficient paid or unpaid experience (including volunteer work) to perform cook duties independently
Full Job Description
The incumbent is responsible for performing cook duties independently USAJOBS Help Center - Update your resume now so it meets new resume requirements To qualify for this position, your resume must state sufficient experience and/or education, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are applying.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; social).
You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience.
You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.
BASIC REQUIREMENT(S): WAGE GRADE STATEMENTCandidates for this position will be evaluated under the Federal Wage System (FWS) Job Grading Standards.
Applicants will be rated in the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the position.
Each of the job elements must be addressed on the on-line assessment questionnaire in order for the applicant to be rated for the position.
**Your resume must reflect the answers to your on-line assessment questionnaire.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Continual standing, walking, stooping, bending, reaching, lifting, pushing and pulling is required.
Time In Grade Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade Requirements: Merit Promotion (status) candidates must have completed one year of service at the next lower grade level.
Time-In-Grade provisions do not apply under the Excepted Service Examining Plan (ESEP). You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.
Major Duties:
Prepares, cooks, seasons, and portions food for all meals following standardized recipes.
Plans, regulates, and schedules cooking procedures so that completed food products are ready at the appropriate temperature and time. Plan, prepares and coordinates entire meals.
Stores food correctly; covering, labeling, and dating.
Maintains a high standard of food safety and sanitation, by complying with food safety guidelines and continually cleaning and sanitizing as they work.
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