Food Service Cook chez Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation

Are you passionate about making a real difference in the world? Do you believe in the power of education to transform lives? If so, we invite you to become part of our school corporation!

Why Choose EVSC?

1. Impact Lives Daily: Every day, you'll have the opportunity to inspire, guide, and empower the next generation. Your work will ripple through time, shaping not just individual lives but entire communities.
2. Innovate and Grow: We're not just teaching – we're reinventing education for the 21st century. Bring your fresh ideas and watch them come to life in our progressive learning environments.
3. Stability Meets Flexibility: Enjoy the security of working in an essential field, coupled with a schedule that respects your work-life balance. Summers off, holidays, and predictable hours allow you to pursue your passions both in and out of the classroom.
4. Comprehensive Benefits: Enjoy competitive salaries, excellent health coverage, robust retirement plans, and generous paid time off.
5. Supportive Community: Join a team that feels like family. Our collaborative environment fosters lifelong friendships and professional networks.

Join us in our mission to educate, inspire, and empower. Together, we can build a brighter future – one student at a time. We are Better Together! 

Apply now and take the first step towards a rewarding career that truly matters!

New Employee Food Service Stipend
New regularly appointed employees will receive a $500 stipend after 90 calendar days of employment and have maintained a 90% attendance rate for that period.

Food Service Employee Retention Bonus Program
Employees will receive two annual bonuses based on their years of service in the Food and Nutrition Department and maintaining a 90% attendance rate. Stipends will be issued in December 2024 (Paid in Jan 2025) and May 2025 (Paid in May or June 2025).

Food Service Mid Semester Stipend (Fall Break)
The Food and Nutrition Department will provide a mid-semester stipend to all regularly appointed employees who return to work after fall break on Monday, October 21st in a paid status and have maintained a 90% attendance rate.

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence. 
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to students, parents and school staff.

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide accurately. 
• Ability to perform these operations using units of money, weight and volume measurement.

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but basic written or oral instructions. 
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to talk, hear, walk and stand for long periods. 
• The employee will frequently bend or twist at the neck and trunk while performing the duties of this job. 
• The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. 
• The employee continuously uses hand strength to grasp tools. 
• The employee often repeats the same hand/arm/finger motion many times as in operating a cash register. 
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds such as milk crates, frozen foods, canned food, etc. 
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include depth perception, close, color, distance and peripheral vision.

• Requires prolonged standing. Requires stooping, bending or reaching.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. Must work in and around fumes and odors.
• Must work with electrical and gas appliances.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-
The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).  The job description is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position and it does not serve to proscribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned or changed by management.

NONDISCRIMINATION AND EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY-
It is the policy of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, national origin, age, limited English proficiency, or disability in its programs or employment policies as required by the Indiana Civil Rights Law (I.C.22-9- 1), Title IV, and Title VII (Civil Rights Act of 1964), the Equal Pay Act of 1973, Title IX (Educational Amendments), the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act and Section 504 (Rehabilitation Act of 1973).

Questions concerning compliance with these laws should be directed to the Title IX Coordinator of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation, 951 Walnut Street, Evansville, IN 47713, phone number 435-8508.
The interview committee will give preference to candidates who, through the interview process, past experience, and references have demonstrated the ability to interact with students, staff, and the community.

Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Individuals with disabilities, including disabled veterans and veterans with service-connected disabilities, are encouraged to apply.