Clarification from the agency

Please see the "Who May Apply" section under the Qualifications section.

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• Exercises complete supervision over the Child Development Center and Youth Center food operation with guidance, if needed, from the CDC director.
• Prepares work schedules and ensures employees are receiving required training as per AF instructions.
• Maintains performance standards, motivates employees and maintains discipline. Maintains employee time and attendance records.
• Interviews and selects applicants, approves and schedules leave, evaluates subordinate employees' performance; reports to high level management grievance concerns and disciplinary problems.
• Supervises food storage and control procedures. Selects and purchases expendable and non-expendable food and supplies for the CDC & Youth Center food operation.
• Maintains NAF IMPACT CARD and PCARD for purchases from approved venders and Prime Vendor for all kitchen food and supplies.
• Ensures annual food budget is followed and all purchases are documented according to regulations.
• Receives food and supplies and performs daily and monthly inventories at the CDC & Youth Program. Maintains USDA food records.
• Attends annual training as required.
• Ensures meals and snacks are prepared and served according to Military and Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) guidelines.
• Plans and executes 5 week Military standardized menus that reflect the developmental abilities of the age of the children served at the CDC and Youth Program.
• Ensures children with special needs have meals/snacks that follow the USDA & CACFP guidelines with substitutions made with items on hand in the CDC kitchen.
• Supervises preparation of meals and snacks which may require coordinating the cooking of several items with different cooking times and characteristics.
• Plans the cooking process to produce complete meals on time, at the proper temperature, and ensures timely delivery of food to classrooms.
• Ensures cleanliness and safety of the kitchen so it meets base public health, safety, and fire requirements.
• Performs duties which include, but not limited to: roasts, broils, bakes, fries, boils, steams, stews meat, fish, and poultry. Prepares soups, stocks, broths, gravies, sauces and puddings without use of packaged mixes.
• Adjusts standardized recipes for number of servings, performs yield testing; prepares gold food platters such as ham, turkey, roast beef. Mixes and prepares cold sauces, meat glazes, salad dressings. Prepares breakfast bread, pancakes, French toast, muffins. Prepares fresh or canned fruits and vegetables.
• Operates a GOV to pick up &/or deliver food items and supplies.
• Maintains monthly log and ensures vehicle is serviced as needed. Maintains kitchen equipment and monthly cleaning.
• Performs other duties as related.

Conditions of employment

• This position requires the incumbent to complete a background investigation with favorable results.
• This position has physical lifting requirement which requires the incumbent to complete a favorable pre-employment physical.
• This position requires the incumbent to be able to obtain, maintain, and provide evidence of current immunizations this includes annual influenza vaccinations and be free of all communicable diseases.
• This position requires the incumbent to complete assigned training, to include Food Handlers certification, within specified time from date hire or assignment to position.
• Must possess a valid driver's license and driving record in good standing.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Open to everyone. Applicants will be categorized by preference(s) and/or priority consideration eligibilities. An applicant's eligibility will be determined based on eligibility claimed in the questionnaire and proof of eligibility MUST be provided with application by the closing date, 01/08/2025

Business Based Action, Military Spouse Preference, Outside Applicant Veteran, Spouse/Widow/Parent of Veteran, and Transition Hiring Preference

In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if the position allows for qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Qualifying Experience:

• Supervisory experience desirable, but experience obtained as a cook leader is an acceptable substitute, and the experience must have been gained in a restaurant, club, cafeteria, or similar establishment.
• Must have experience in and knowledge of food preparation principles and characteristics of food, and of planning processes to ensure entire meals are prepared and cooked on time.
• Knowledge of the procedures to order, issue and store food.
• Computer skills required.
• Must be physically able to frequently lift objects weighing up to 40 pounds.
• Must be able to continuously stand, walk, stoop, reach, push, pull and bend for long periods of time.
• Must be able to obtain a Food Handler's Certificate.
• Subject to satisfactory completion of a National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI).
• Must be able to satisfactorily complete a pre-employment physical.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your resume and supporting document will be evaluated against the qualifications of the position.

Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination has been made that you have inflated your responses to meet the position's qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation.

To better expedite the hiring process, we recommend including full contact information (name, address, phone number, email, etc.,) for professional and personal references on your resume.