Cook/Floater
Part-timeSaint Bernard, OHPart-time$19.87/hrPosted 8mo agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago
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Job overview
The Salvation Army is hiring a Cook/Floater. Cook/Floater Job Locations US-OH-Cincinnati Job ID 2025-13820 Category Child Care Type Regular Part-Time Overview REPORTS TO: Center Director SUPERVISES: N/A STATUS: Nonexempt SCHEDULE: Part Time (25 hours per week) FUNCTION: Responsible for daily cooking and other duties associated with the operation of the learning center’s food program. Responsibilities Cooking + Cooks/prepares all meals and snacks for children enrolled in the center. + Follows specifications of food menu.
Key focus areas include Cook/prepares all meals and snacks for children enrolled in the center, Follows specifications of food menu, and Prepares proper serving sizes/portions based on children’s ages.
Successful candidates bring High School Diploma Or GED, CPR Certification, and First Aid Certification. Important skills include Cooking, Housekeeping, Food Rotation, Inventory Management, Communication, and Following Directions.
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Full job description
Cook/Floater
Job Locations US-OH-Cincinnati
Job ID
2025-13820
Category
Child Care
Type
Regular Part-Time
Overview
REPORTS TO: Center Director
SUPERVISES: N/A
STATUS: Nonexempt
SCHEDULE: Part Time (25 hours per week)
FUNCTION: Responsible for daily cooking and other duties associated with the operation of the learning center’s food program.
Responsibilities
Cooking
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Cooks/prepares all meals and snacks for children enrolled in the center.
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Follows specifications of food menu.
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Prepares proper serving sizes/portions based on children’s ages.
Cleaning
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Keeps the kitchen, refrigerator/freezer and storage areas properly cleaned and sanitized.
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Cleans all counter tops as needed and/or daily.
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Cleans all counter/table legs weekly.
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Sweeps kitchen daily.
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Washes dish towels/rags as needed.
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Washes all dishes daily.
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Takes out trash daily.
Rotate all food
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Plans the usage of food in order to avoid waste.
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Rotate the food from the food storage areas to the refrigerator/freezer.
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Throws away all expired food.
Responsible for assisting with ordering all food and maintaining inventory:
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Bi-Weekly or as-needed inventory of all food/supplies ordered through vendor.
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Weekly or as needed planning, shopping, transportation for all food/supplies to be purchased at the grocery store.
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Communicates any ordering needs or concerns with the center director or administrative assistant.
Other:
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Logs all time worked with the food program.
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Acquires and maintains any training, certifications or knowledge needed to carry out food duties.
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Follows all USDA CACFP guidelines.
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Maintains kitchen/food standards that are in compliance with local health department guidelines.
Children:
- Will care for children as needed and assist teachers by caring for children during teacher lunch breaks, bathroom breaks, etc.
Qualifications
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High School Diploma
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Must be able to follow directions.
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Must be able to cook and handle the pressure of a fast paced environment.
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Must be able to communicate with local vendors in a professional manner.
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Must be able to meet all requirements concerning food preparation.
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Must allow all Salvation Army guidelines.
The Salvation Army’s Mission StatementThe Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian church.Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God.Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christand to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.
How this job compares
Set against the 4,980 open Cook jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 2, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$19.87/hr
- Ohio median$17–19/hr40 hourly ranges
- US median$18–20/hr2,018 hourly ranges
This rate, $19.87/hr, is 12% above the Ohio median midpoint ($18/hr) — in the top quarter of Cook hourly ranges in Ohio.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 163 open Cook jobs in Ohio and 4,980 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Ohio
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- Experience
- Cook postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (683 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 558 of the 4,980 open Cook jobs (11%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 2, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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