ASSISTANT COOK
Assistant Cook is non-competitive, meaning the state checks your education and experience against the spec instead of ranking you on a test.
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How to apply for this title →Official job specification
The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator.
Definition
Assists a Cook by performing the very routine work involved in preparing and cooking foods in large quantity; does related work as required.
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
This category is intended for persons who work under close supervision and according to a prescribed series of work processes graded to coincide with increasing job maturity in a learning process that probably requires several years of training before the persons may be considered qualified Cooks.
Examples of work
- Assists a Cook by performing the very routine work involved in preparing large quantities of food for cooking, obtains and arranges needed utensils and supplies, watches, turns and stirs foods that are cooking in accordance with well defined instructions.
- Cooks or fries such foods as soup, vegetables, eggs, and potatoes.
- Keeps the assigned area in a clean, sanitary, orderly, and safe condition at all times, cleans cooking equipment and utensils.
- May be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
License
Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Ability to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
- Ability to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
- Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform the essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.