Cook's Helper

Please see Special Instructions for more details.

At time of appointment, applicant must be physically qualified to perform assigned duties as evidenced by a physician’s certificate. Upon hire, candidate may be required to arrange for an official transcript of highest degree earned to be mailed/transmitted directly from the institution to RIC.

Position Information

Posting Number

Posting Number CS00608

Position Title

Position Title Cook's Helper

Division

Division Administration and Finance Division

Department Name

Department Name College Dining Services

Position Type

Position Type Staff – Classified

General Statement of Duties

To work as a helper to a cook, baker or food service supervisor by performing simple tasks in the preparation of foods and beverages (hot or cold) in a kitchen of a state institution; or, to perform food service duties in a dining room or cafeteria served by this kitchen; to perform food preparation duties in a kitchen or to operate the pan and rack washing machine in the Central Food Processing Plant;

or to perform those duties necessary to maintain cleanliness in the kitchen and related areas; and to do related work as required.

Supervision Received

To work under the close supervision of a superior from whom are received detailed and explicit instructions; work is reviewed for compliance with such instructions.

Supervision Exercised

As required, may supervise the work of patient, inmate or student intern help.

Position Overview

Dining Services at Rhode Island College provides meals and hospitality to residents, commuters, faculty, staff, and visitors through the Donovan Dining Center ( DDC ) and the Beestro Café. The DDC is a central part of student life, offering breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily, while Dining Services also delivers high-quality catering across campus. As a Part-Time Cook’s Helper, you will be on the front lines serving our students and campus guests.

Duties may vary and can include cashiering, assisting at the grill, or helping in the pizza and deli stations.

Illustrative Examples of Work Performed

As assigned to work as a helper under the close supervision of a cook or food service supervisor by performing such duties as:
To wash, peel, chop, dice or grind vegetables, fruits, and other foods for cooking or for salads; to do other simple work in food preparation such as: making toast, coffee, tea, chocolate; preparing cereal, cooking eggs; making sandwiches; stirring soups; boiling potatoes or other vegetables; to prepare patient intravenous feeding by measuring and assembling specified ingredients using graduated devices; to assemble diet trays and as instructed arranges food thereon to be served to patients;

loads food onto food trucks or places food in receptacles in steam tables; to set up dining tables for service; and as required to serve food to persons in cafeteria from steam tables; to collect trays, soiled dishes, cutlery, glassware, etc. after meals and to dispose of scrap or leftover foods; to restock and maintain order of limited amounts (week’s supply) of store goods;

to wash dishes manually or in an automatic dishwashing machine and to wash cutlery and glassware and to put them in their designated places for reuse; to clean and wash food trucks, dishwashing machines, freezers, walk-in refrigerators and other kitchen equipment and utensils; to clean and washdown the food preparation areas, kitchen cafeteria and related dining areas including floors, walls, immovable equipment and portable food service equipment;

and to do related work as required.

As assigned to work as a helper under the close supervision of a baker by performing such duties as:
To assemble materials and to weigh, measure and as instructed mix ingredients by hand or in an electric powered mixing machine; to roll dough, and fill pans with dough or batter; to place goods to be baked in, and remove them from ovens; to perform such tasks as carrying materials to a baker or to machines, depositing ingredients in containers, greasing pans, lining pans with greased paper or other appropriate lining;

to move racks or rack trucks of dough and/or batter, or baked goods to and…