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Job Description
Breckinridge County High School Food Service Cook
Breckinridge County School District
Breckinridge County High School - Harned, Kentucky This job is also posted in Breckinridge County School District
Job Details
Job ID:
5784274
Application Deadline:
Posted until filled
Posted:
Yesterday
Starting Date:
Aug 6, 2026
Job Description
Breckinridge County Schools
Job Description
JOB TITLE
Food Service Cook
SUPERVISOR
Food Service Manager and Food Service Director
EXEMPT STATUS
Non-Exempt
WORK YEAR
182 Days (7 hours per day)
BASIC FUNCTION
To prepare and serve tasty, attractive, and nutritious meals to students in an atmosphere of efficiency, cleanliness, and friendliness.
REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES
Prepares baked goods
Prepares and cooks meat dishes, vegetables and other main dishes; prepares salads, sandwiches, fruit, soup, sauces and other foods
Maintains the highest standards of safety and cleanliness in the kitchen; cleans equipment, utensils, and appliances as needed
Prepares food according to a planned menu and tested, uniform recipes; determines if the finished product is of best quality both in flavor and appearance before it is served
Demonstrates an understanding of serving sizes to meet the USDA requirements with regard to the ages of the School Meal Pattern
Assists in maintaining the perpetual inventories
Assumes responsibility for proper storage and disposal of unused foods
Assists in the daily clean up of the kitchen and service areas
Performs related duties at special meal functions, such as banquets, when needed
Participates in planned training programs
Demonstrates a positive attitude toward good nutrition
Demonstrates loyalty and dedication to the purposes and goals of the Breckinridge County Schools
Assumes and carries out such other tasks as may be assigned by the manager, principal, and/or school food service director
KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES
KNOWLEDGE
OF THE FOLLOWING
Principles and methods of quantity food service preparation, serving and storage
Sanitation and safety practices related to handling, cooking, baking and serving food
Methods of preparing and serving food in large quantities
Methods of adjusting and extending recipes and proper substitutions
Proper methods of storing equipment, materials and supplies
Standard kitchen equipment, utensils and measurements
Health and safety regulations
Basic record keeping techniques
Basic math and cashiering skills
ABILITIES
Prepare, cook, bake and serve a variety of foods in quantity at an assigned food service facility
Prepare and serve food in accordance with health and sanitation regulations
Operate and maintain standard machines and equipment found in school cafeterias and kitchens
Prepare attractive, appetizing and nutritious meals for students and staff
Lift, bend, reach and stand
Follow, adjust and extend recipes
Understand and follow oral and written directions
Communicate effectively both orally and in writing
Lift heavy objects
Maintain routine records
Meet schedules and time
Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others
Plan and organize work
Observe health and safety regulations
Train and provide work direction to others
Read and write at a level required for successful job performance
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach and use hands to finger, handle and feel. The employee is frequently required to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb, balance, taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, ability to adjust focus
and peripheral vision.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Any combination equivalent to: high school diploma or G.E.D. Certificate as required by Kentucky law Must possess a valid Kentucky driver's license.
Has met the requirements for criminal records check and child abuse and neglect check as specified by Kentucky State Law
Food service experience preferred
Must complete and maintain certification for school food services personnel Contracts are with the district of Breckinridge County Public Schools, not with individual locations. Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Location, duties, and/or responsibilities may be altered to meet the needs of the district.