Cook 1 - Iowa Veterans Home

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Cook 1 - Iowa Veterans Home

Salary

$14.97 - $21.32 Hourly

Location

Marshalltown - 50158 - Marshall County, IA

Job Type

Full-time

Job Number

25-01179

Agency

671 Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs - Veterans Home

Opening Date

11/04/2024

Closing Date

11/14/2024 11:59 PM Central

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Point of Contact

ivhrecruitmentandretention@ivh.state.ia.us

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Job Description

The Iowa Veterans Home is now accepting applications to fillCook 1positions.

This position will serve as the backup to the Cook 2. The successful candidate will cut, chop, dice and prepare food in advance to accommodate upcoming menu items. Modify IDDSI food items using Volume Technique method for accurate portioning and follow temperature reheating requirements. Document food temperatures and use IDDSI audit tools to meet safety standards. Work in other food service areas throughout the department.

What we offer as a full time Iowa Veterans Home employee:

• Team oriented, positive work environment

• Opportunity for professional growth and development

• Paid time off (sick leave and vacation) plus nine paid holidays per year

• Medical and Dental Insurance Benefits:

  Monthly optional Medical Insurance Premium (Iowa Choice*) for 2025:

  Single: $64/mo = employee share; $836/mo = state share

  Family: $210/mo = employee share; $1,896/mo = state share

  • National Choice option also available

  Monthly optional Dental Insurance Premium for 2024:

  Single: Free

  Family: $46

• Optional flexible spending accounts for health and dental expenses, and dependent care

• $20,000 basic life insurance at no cost

• Exceptional retirement package: IPERS (Iowa Public Employee Retirement System)

• Optional 401(a) Plan with employee contribution: The State makes match contributions into the employee’s selection of investments in a 401(a) employer match account. The match is $1 for every $1 contributed up to a $75 monthly maximum.

• Lactation rooms throughout our campus

• Wellness Program: Onsite fitness center available to staff 24/7 for only $36 per year

  **All applicants are subject to a Criminal Background Check Dependent Adult Abuse and Child Abuse Check.

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.

For additional information, please click on thislink to view the job description (https://das.iowa.gov/sites/default/files/hr/documents/class_and_pay/JobClassDescriptions/Cook1-07220.pdf) .

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  How many months of full-time work experience do you have in quantity food production in a commercial, military, hospital, or institutional setting?

• No experience

• Less than 12 months of full-time work experience in quantity food production in a commercial, military, hospital, or institutional setting

• 12 or more months of full-time work experience in quantity food production in a commercial, military, hospital, or institutional setting

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  Have you successfully completed a military, vocational, or community college program in commercial cooking?

• Yes

• No

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  Are you a current State of Iowa employee (executive branch)? 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

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Agency

State of Iowa

Agency

671 Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs - Veterans Home

Address

1301 Summit St

Marshalltown, Iowa, 50158

Website

http://ivh.iowa.gov/

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