Cook’s Helper (Full-Time, 40 hrs., Academic Year)

Posting Number: CS02261
FTE:
FLSA:

Pay Rate:
Salary Range: $32,640 – $34,820.76 (ACADEMIC YEAR SALARY) PLUS (There is an ADDITIONAL $3,200 annually for
shift differential).
Pay Grade Level: Grade 309
Union: C94/L528 – Council 94/Local 528 (Serv/Maint)
Status:
Academic Year, Full-time, Permanent
Department: Dining Central Operations
Campus Location:

Duties and
Responsibilities:
GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES: To work as a helper to a cook or baker 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 services duties in a dining room or cafeteria
served by this kitchen; to work in the food preparation areas 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 or inmate help.

ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES OF WORK PERFORMED:

As assigned to work as helper under the close supervision of
a cook 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 soup; boiling potatoes or other vegetables; 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 a cafeteria from steam tables; to collect trays, soiled dishes, cutlery, glassware, etc. after meals and to dispose
(swill) of scrap or leftover foods; 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; iceboxes, walk-in refrigerators and
other kitchen equipment and utensils; to clean and wash down the kitchen cafeteria and related dining areas; 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 good 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 from ovens; to clean bakery areas and related equipment and utensils; and to do
related work as required.

As assigned to work in the central food processing plant by performing such duties as: to work as a helper
to cooks, bakers and meat cutters in performing such tasks as assembling, portioning, packaging and transporting of materials, to operate a
pan and rack washing machines; to wash pots and pans; to clean work areas and refrigerators; and to do related work as required.

Required Qualifications:
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND CAPACITIES:

A familiarity with the methods and procedures applied in the
cooking or baking of food, and in food service and in cleaning of kitchen or bakery areas; the ability to understand and follow simple
verbal or written directions; the ability to exercise care in the handling, washing, drying and storing of cooking or baking equipment, and
glassware; and related capacities and abilities.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

EDUCATION: Sufficient to follow simple verbal
directions; and

EXPERIENCE: Such as may have been gained through employment as a helper in a kitchen or bakery in a hospital, hotel
or restaurant which required the performance of routine work in food preparation, food service and various tasks incidental to the
preparation of food in a kitchen or bakery, and food service in a dining room or cafeteria.

OR- any combination of education and
experience that shall be substantially equivalent to the above education and experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

Posting Date: 06/29/2026
Closing Date: 7/8/2026

Special Instructions to Applicants:
Full-Time, 40 hrs.,
Academic Year

A generous benefits package including a tuition waiver for CCRI, RIC, and URI for the successful candidate, spouse, and
dependents (if applicable) based on current education. paid time off, paid state holidays, and a mandatory retirement plan are also
available in addition to many other types of benefits.

To learn more about the benefits package, please visit:
https://www.exploreemployeebenefits.ri.gov/

URI is unwavering
in its commitment to equal opportunity, community, equity, and diversity. In furtherance of its mission to serve and support all learners as
the state’s public flagship university, URI continues to expand efforts to recruit and retain a broadly representative workforce as well as
to regularly evaluate the effectiveness of those efforts.

All employment decisions, including hiring, are made without regard to
protected status. Qualified individuals with disabilities may request a reasonable accommodation by contacting the URI benefits office at
401-874-2416. For TTY assistance, contact R.I. Relay Services at 711.

For positions covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the
search process may be subject to applicable bargaining unit procedures.

The successful candidate will be subject to a pre-employment
criminal background report paid for by the University.

To apply, visit https://jobs.uri.edu/postings/16802

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