Summary
Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS) is looking for the best and brightest to join our Team! MCCS is a comprehensive program that supports and enhances the quality of life for Marines, their families, and others in the Marine Corps Community. We offer a team oriented environment comprised of military personnel, civilian employees, contractors and volunteers who keep the organization functioning smoothly and effectively.
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Duties
INTRODUCTION: The purpose of the Child and Youth Programs (CYP) Cook position is to perform a variety of simple cooking tasks in a Child Development Center (CDC) or a School Age Care (SAC) Program. MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The CYP Cook performs a full range of simple cooking tasks by preparing and cooking items requiring little or no processing such as pancakes, sausage, eggs, hamburgers, and fresh or canned vegetables. Prepares all forms of hot cereals; broils meats; prepares and cooks concentrated or dehydrated soups, sauces, and gravies; and makes cold sandwich fillings. Prepares convenience items such as frozen hash browns, fish fillets, and chicken nuggets. May prepare and bake pizza. Assists in food preparation with tasks such as peeling potatoes; cutting, sorting, and washing vegetables and fruits; assembling sandwiches; and measuring and weighing ingredients. Prepares foods by chopping, grinding, paring, cutting, slicing, dicing, pureeing, dredging, flouring, and breading. Weighs, measures, and dispenses foods in accordance with portion controls. Mixes ingredients precisely according to written recipes. Required to observe particular health related practices to provide reasonable accommodations for participants with special needs when applicable. Stocks food service carts with appropriate utensils, plates, bowls, food, and beverages, as required for family style dining in the classrooms or activity areas. Wraps, arranges, and/or packages items for serving to children and youth. Transports food from kitchen area to classrooms or activity areas. Returns carts, dishes, and leftover food to the kitchen and disposes of all food waste and trash.
KITCHEN MAINTENANCE: Pre-rinses and washes pots, pans, dishes, glasses, and silverware in either a mechanical dishwasher or manually according to sanitation regulations. Cleans serving carts, food preparation areas, cupboards, drawers, and dishwashing areas. Sets up and operates a mechanical dishwasher. Removes inspection doors, strainer pans, screens, and spray arms for preventative maintenance and cleaning. Scrapes, soaks, scour, and scrubs the heavier cooking utensils such as mixing bowls and pots which, because of their large size and weight, are awkward to handle. Performs heavy-duty cleaning tasks through the food service and related areas, such as cleaning ceilings; cleaning exhaust hoods; cleaning spaces under and behind kitchen equipment, including moving the equipment; washing floors and walls with powered cleaning equipment; cleaning walk-in refrigerators and freezers; and sanitizing garbage room. Maintains work area in a clean and orderly manner, adhering to all local policies and procedures. Operates, breaks down, and cleans all electrical equipment assigned to the area for food preparation. Stores sanitized dishes and silverware. Moves heavy garbage cans when collecting and transferring trash from the work area to the disposal area. FOOD STORAGE: Stores canned, boxed, and/or frozen items in food storage area. Labels and dates all items in refrigerators and freezers and stores leftovers in accordance with sanitation and health standards. Maintains accurate food inventories and rotates stock items to prevent spoilage. Unloads food and supplies from delivery trucks.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
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EVALUATIONS:
Qualifications
SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE: Working knowledge of the methods and procedures relating to food preparation in small quantities, and the skill to apply such information to cook a limited variety of prepared foods. Ability to read and understand written food service material such as food labels, standardized recipes, etc. Ability to perform basic arithmetic computations in multiplying ingredients for a recipe and calculating how many servings. Knowledge of the characteristics of various foods such as color, flavor, consistency, texture, temperature, and cooking time required. Skill in planning, coordinating, and timing sequence of steps required to have all menu items ready for serving at specified time. Knowledge of sanitation principles. PHYSICAL EFFORT: Work requires continual standing walking, and frequent stooping, reaching, pushing and pulling, and bending. Lifts and carries objects up to 45 lbs independently and objects over 45 lbs with assistance. WORKING CONDITIONS: Kitchens are often warm and noisy. Exposed to steam, fumes, odors, danger of falling, burns, and cuts. Exposed to extremes in temperatures when entering walk-in refrigerators from the warm kitchen. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Must be able to obtain and maintain TIER-1 Child Care (CNACI) background checks which are required for positions that involve working with children under 18 years of age. Must pass a pre-employment physical and annual physicals thereafter, provide evidence of immunization and be free from communicable disease. Must complete all Department of Defense training requirements within the specified time including orientation, initial, and annual ongoing training requirements, and maintain required 4 Hour Food Handler certification. Must maintain CPR and First Aid certifications. May be required to obtain a government driver¿s license and government purchase card. Ability to communicate effectively in English, both orally and in writing, and possess strong interpersonal communication skills.
Benefits
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
The Federal government offers a number of exceptional benefits to its employees. Benefits you get to enjoy while working at MCCS include but are not limited to: • Stability of Federal Civilian Service • People with passion for doing work that matters • Quality of Work Life Balance • Competitive Pay • Comprehensive Benefit Packages • Marine Corps Exchange and Base Facility Privileges
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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your application/resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the job qualifications listed on this announcement. This vacancy will be filled by the best qualified applicant as determined by the selecting official.
Required Documents
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If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from
schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
How to Apply
All applications must be submitted online via the MCCS Careers website: https://careers.usmc-mccs.org Resumes/applications emailed or mailed will not be considered for this vacancy announcement. To be considered for employment, the application or resume must be submitted online by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing date of the announcement. Note: To check the status of your application or return to a previous or incomplete application, log into your MCCS user account and review your application status. If you are using an employment preference, please use the list below to ensure your applications includes the correct required documents to verify eligibility: PREFERENCE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS (MUST BE ATTACHED TO APPLICATION) Military Spouses - Copy of the PCS orders identifying a dependents-authorized move and the sponsor's reporting date to the new duty location.
- Copy of marriage license or military dependent ID if dependent's name is not listed on sponsor's PCS orders.
- For spouses with current or prior Federal service, submit a copy of the most recent performance appraisal rating and, if applicable, documentation of appointment eligibility.
Veterans Copy of DD214 citing general or honorable discharge. Persons with Disabilities Proof of Disability Documentation from: doctor, licensed medical professional, licensed rehabilitation professional, or any federal, state, District of Columbia, or US territory agency that issues or provides disability benefits.
Next steps
All applicants who submit an application via our Careers page at https://careers.usmc-mccs.org will be able to view their application status online.
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