JOB DETAILS

Assistant Cook- Dunkirk

CompanyChautauqua Opportunities Inc
LocationCity of Dunkirk
Work ModeOn Site
PostedMarch 27, 2026
About The Company
Chautauqua Opportunities, Inc (COI) is a multifaceted, nonprofit organization offering individualized services to help people in Chautauqua County move from poverty to self-sufficiency. We provide holistic services to approximately 5,000 residents each year. COI's ultimate goal to its customers is to mobilize resources and create partnerships that promote empowerment, economic independence and family stability. For the past several years, COI has been developing services geared toward self-sufficiency & economic security while tracking positive outcomes for customers. The agency has developed a copyrighted Self-Sufficiency Continuum © supported by Family, Youth, & Child Matrices © that evaluate & measure the status of customers across 26 life domains. An affiliate corporation, Chautauqua Opportunities for Development, Inc. (CODI) has served as COI’s Economic Development arm since 2003. CODI’s primary goal is to make capital, training, financial literacy education, and technical assistance available to new and existing entrepreneurs in order to create business opportunities and employment for low to moderate income individuals. CODI offers financial education and asset focused redirection for all COI customers. It has been designated a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and Community Development Entity (CDE) by the US Treasury Department. By training entrepreneurs and creating jobs, CODI is jump-starting the local economy. When small businesses are created, the profits from those businesses stay in the community and are reinvested many times over. The impact is felt not simply by our small business owners, but in the broader community as well. Community Action changes people’s lives, embodies the spirit of hope improves communities, and makes America a better place to live. We care about the entire community, and we are dedicated to helping people help themselves and each other.
About the Role

Description

  

Position Data:

Title: Assistant Cook - Connections North Dunkirk NY

Grade: E2 Exempt Non-Exempt 

$ 16.21 per hour 35 hours/week

Reports to: Center Director

Basic Function or Position Summary:

Assists the Head Cook with all aspects of food preparation and serving for a child care

center and summer food program.

I Security Clearance None

Position Responsibilities and Specific Duties:

• Assists Head Cook with preparation and cooking of daily meals.

• Assists in the maintenance and monitoring of Health Department regulations.

• Sets up carts for delivery of food to classrooms and return.

• Place food into hot packs and vehicles for transport to off-site locations.

• Transport, as needed, food and supplies to the off-site classroom.

• Wash dishes and food prep areas

• In absence of Head Cook

• Completes required paperwork

• Orders food

• Directs Kitchen Assistants in their job duties

• Promotes agency mission.

• Maintains confidentiality and complies with the code of ethics.

• Maintains consistent professional customer service.

• Job performance incorporates integrated service delivery model while promoting self-

sufficiency.

• Other duties as designated by supervisor.

V. Key Working Relationships:

A. Internal: Head Cook, Kitchen Assistant, child care staff

B. External: Vendors, Customers, and Summer Food Program participating Agencies

Supervisory Scope:

A. Number of staff supervised: 0

B. Titles supervised: None

Organizational Responsibilities:

• Adheres to all policies and procedures.

• Gathers appropriate documentation and tracks outcomes.

• Participates in organizational committee structures as appropriate.

• Participates in organizational and divisional management systems

Requirements

  

Knowledge, Skills Required:

• High School Diploma or GED

• 2 Years of work experience cooking or post-high school certification in food

preparation

• Knowledge of health and food sanitation procedures and practices.

• Knowledge of food allergies and food related diseases and the ingredients that can

cause allergies/intolerances.

• Basic math and record keeping skills.

Physical

• Ability to lift up to and including 25-50 pounds of physical effort

Special Requirements:

• Have or obtain within 90 days of employment, Food Handler Safety Training

certificate (as required by Chautauqua County Department of Health)

• Meets OCFS training requirements and maintains training logs

• Must be able to provide consistent even tempered customer service at all times.

• Completes all required NYS background clearances.

• Pre-employment physical exams and TB Testing.

• Valid Driver’s license.

• Reliable transportation

• Authorized Driver of a COI Vehicle.

• Ability to travel throughout the county.

• Pre-employment drug and alcohol testing required; subject to random drug and alcohol testing.

Key Skills
Food PreparationCookingHealth RegulationsCustomer ServiceRecord KeepingFood SanitationFood AllergiesTeamworkTransportationDishwashingPaperworkSupervisionConfidentialityProfessionalismPhysical StaminaReliability
Categories
Food & BeverageHospitalityEducationSocial Services
Job Information
📋Core Responsibilities
The Assistant Cook assists the Head Cook with food preparation and serving for a child care center and summer food program. Responsibilities include cooking meals, maintaining health regulations, and supervising kitchen assistants in the absence of the Head Cook.
📋Job Type
full time
📊Experience Level
2-5
💼Company Size
144
📊Visa Sponsorship
No
💼Language
English
🏢Working Hours
35 hours
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