Cook 1 Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/iowa/jobs/newprint/4780932) Apply  Cook 1 Salary $31,137.60 - $44,345.60 Annually Location Davenport - 52803 - Scott County, IA Job Type Full-time Job Number 25-01852 Agency 227 Corrections - Community Based Corrections - Davenport Opening Date 01/07/2025 Closing Date 1/20/2025 11:59 PM Central LinkedIn Tag #LI-POST Point of Contact Mary Lee Neff + Description + Benefits + Questions Job Description Prepares meals for the community corrections facility, consisting of preparing and cooking meats, vegetables, special dishes and baking and preparing desserts. Preps meals for residential staff to cook when meals are outside of normal work hours/days. Cleans kitchen equipment such as stoves, work tables, mechanical mixers, kettles, steam cookers, etc. Cleans dining room and kitchen areas. Stocks pantry and storeroom weekly when deliveries are received. Assists residential staff in routine security matters related to the food service operation. Hours: 1stshift Sat & Sun 9:30am – 5:30pm, 2ndshift Wed-Fri 2:00pm - 10:00pm or variable as needed. What we offer: + Team-oriented, positive work environment + Excellent affordable benefit package + Paid holidays plus vacation and sick time + Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System (IPERS) retirement plan + Optional retirement savings 457 plan with employer contributions + Employee discount programs Preferred characteristics and abilities: + Self-driven + Flexible and open to change + Ability to maintain confidentiality + Attention to detail + Strong organizational skills + Ability to collaborate + Positive attitude Must satisfactorily complete a background investigation, including criminal history data. Barring reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act, Employees must possess or have the ability to obtain a valid driver’s license, and the ability to be insured under the district's auto insurance coverage. Must adhere to the use of universal precautions in the performance of job duties in order to minimize the potential risk for exposure to bloodborne pathogens. Will be required to be certified in First Aid and CPR. Minimum Qualification Requirements Experience equal to one year of full-time quantity food production in a commercial, military, hospital, or institutional setting; OR successful completion of a military, vocational, or community college program in commercial cooking; OR employees withcurrentcontinuous experience in the state executive branch that includes experience equal to six months of full-time work as a Food Service Worker. 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IF YES – How many months do you have of full-time work in the classification of Food Service Worker for the State of Iowa? + Not applicable – I am not a State of Iowa employee + No experience in the classification of Food Service Worker for the State of Iowa + Less than six months of experience in the classification of Food Service Worker for the State of Iowa + Six months or more of experience in the classification of Food Service Worker for the State of Iowa Required Question Agency State of Iowa Agency 227 Corrections - Community Based Corrections - Davenport Address 605 Main St Davenport, Iowa, 52803 Website https://doc.iowa.gov/seventh-district Apply Please verify your email addressVerify Email