
Head Cook, Manhattan Psychiatric Center, P28402
New York, NYFull-time$62–76K/yrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
The Head Cook supervises kitchen staff in a smaller combined kitchen and dining operation or across several smaller food preparation and service areas. The role includes assigning shifts, requisitioning food, determining preparation quantities to meet menu requirements, and inspecting kitchens and pantries for proper preparation, utilization, and sanitation procedures. The position is at Manhattan Psychiatric Center.
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Full job description
NY HELPS No
55-b/c Eligible Yes
Agency Mental Health, Office of
Title Head Cook, Manhattan Psychiatric Center, P28402
Occupational Category Administrative or General Management
Salary Grade 15
Bargaining Unit ISU - Institutional Services Unit (CSEA)
Salary Range From $62477 to $75686 Annually
Employment Type Full-Time
Appointment Type Permanent
Internship No
Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class
Travel Percentage 0%
Workweek Mon-Fri
Hours Per Week 40
Workday
From 6 AM
To 6 PM
Flextime allowed? No
Mandatory overtime? No
Compressed workweek allowed? No
Telecommuting allowed? No
County New York
Street Address Manhattan Psychiatric Center
Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center
City New York
State NY
Zip Code 10035
Duties Description Head Cooks are typically responsible for and supervise a kitchen staff of Cooks, and Food Service Workers 1 3, in a smaller, combined kitchen/dining room operation, or for a group of several smaller food preparation and service areas as exist in the State’s “cottage-style” residential facilities. They assign the kitchen staff to shifts, requisition food, determine amount of food to be prepared to meet menu requirements and inspect kitchens and pantries to ensure that proper preparation, utilization and sanitation procedures are followed.
Minimum Qualifications Five years of experience in large scale cooking, two years of which must have included regular supervision of subordinate employees.
Additional Comments All OMH employees receive a generous benefits package including:• NYS medical, dental, & vision insurance• Access to tuition assistance programs• Excellent opportunities for advancement & professional growth• Paid time off – 13 paid vacation days in the first year, 5 paid personal days, 13 paid holidays, & paid sick leave• NYS Retirement programsBackground checks will be required.This position is eligible for the Downstate Adjustment of $4,150.NOTE:In order to be eligible for appointment and to maintain employment, you cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the Federal and/or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program). If you are appointed and subsequently listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program), you may be terminated from your employment.
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Name Human Resources
Telephone
Fax 646-766-4380
Email Address [email protected]
Address
Street Manhattan Psychiatric Center
102 Rivers Edge Road
City New York
State NY
Zip Code 10035
Notes on Applying To be considered for this position, please copy the link below into a new browser window to complete the Office of Mental Health Employment Application, and submit it along with your resume and other application materials via fax or email the Human Resources email address noted above. Please indicate the Title, Vacancy ID #, and Location of the position you are applying for in the subject line of your email or fax.https://omh.ny.gov/omhweb/employment/docs/employment-application.pdfThe Mission of the New York State Office of Mental Health is to promote the mental health of all New Yorkers, with a focus on providing hope and supporting recovery for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. Applicants with lived mental health experience are encouraged to apply. OMH is deeply committed to supporting underserved individuals, organizations, and communities. To this end, OMH is focused on implementing activities and initiatives to reduce disparities in access, quality, and treatment outcomes for underserved populations. A critical component of these efforts is ensuring OMH is a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees' unique attributes and skills are valued and utilized to support the mission of the Agency. OMH is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
How this job compares
Set against the 2,799 open Food Service jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 15, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$62–76K/yr
- US median$74–89K/yr94 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $69K, is 16% below the US median midpoint ($82K) — in the middle half of Food Service salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 168 open Food Service jobs in New York and 2,799 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New York
- Chipotle Mexican Grill19 open
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience — more than three in four Food Service postings that state a minimum ask for (median 1 year, across 405 postings).
- Education
- 14 of the 2,799 open Food Service jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 15, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.
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