Division
Administration and Finance Division
Position
Type
Staff – Classified
General Statement of Duties
To work as a helper to a cook, baker or food
service supervisor 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 service duties in a dining room or cafeteria served by this kitchen; to perform food preparation duties in a kitchen 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, inmate or
student intern help.
Position Overview
Join our College Dining Services team and help create a welcoming
dining experience for our campus community. We are looking for a dependable, customer-focused team player who enjoys working in a fast-paced
environment and takes pride in supporting others through quality food service.
As a Cook’s Helper, you will assist with food
preparation, meal service, kitchen sanitation, dishwashing, and other essential kitchen operations. This position plays an important role in
ensuring students, faculty, staff, and guests receive excellent service and high-quality meals every day.
The ideal candidate is
reliable, energetic, and enjoys working collaboratively as part of a supportive team. Whether you’re preparing ingredients, serving food,
maintaining a clean workspace, or assisting cooks and bakers, your contributions will help keep our dining operation running
smoothly.
This is an excellent opportunity for candidates with food service, hospitality, or customer service experience who are
seeking stable employment, a positive team environment, opportunities to learn and grow, and access to Rhode Island State employee
benefits.
Illustrative Examples of Work Performed
As assigned to work as a helper under the close supervision
of a cook or food service supervisor 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 soups; boiling potatoes or other vegetables; to prepare patient intravenous feeding by
measuring and assembling specified ingredients using graduated devices; 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 cafeteria from steam tables; to collect trays, soiled dishes, cutlery, glassware, etc. after meals and
to dispose of scrap or leftover foods; to restock and maintain order of limited amounts (week’s supply) of storegoods; 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, freezers, walk-in refrigerators and other kitchen equipment and utensils; to clean and
washdown the food preparation areas, kitchen cafeteria and related dining areas including floors, walls, immovable equipment and portable
food service equipment; 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 goods 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 machine; to wash pots and pans; to clean
work areas and refrigerators; and to do related work as required.
Education
Sufficient to follow simple
verbal and written directions and to generate simple sums and differences.
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 Combination of Education and Experience
Any combination of education and
experience that shall be substantially equivalent to the above education and experience.
Additional Required
Qualifications
At the time of appointment must be physically qualified to perform assigned duties as evidenced by a
physician’s certificate.
Knowledges Skills and Capacities
A familiarity with the methods and procedures
applied in the cooking and baking of food, and in food service and in cleaning of kitchen or baking 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.
Preferred Qualifications
- Valid State
Driver’s License. - NSF Food Safety Certificate.
- State of RI Food Safety Manager Certificate.
Work
Schedule
40 Hours/week
Academic Year
Monday – Friday
12:00PM – 8:30PM
Benefits
Full-time employees enjoy an array of benefits including:
- Health and Wellness – Medical, Dental &
Vision - Wellness Incentives and Rewards
- Paid time Off – Vacation, Sick & Holiday
- Retirement Benefits
- Disability and Insurance Benefits
- Education Benefits – Tuition waivers for RIC, CCRI & URI
For a complete listing,
visit Employee Benefits.
Reports To (Title)
Assistant Director, Dining Procurement
& Resources
Civil Service List: No
Union Code
classified
Salary
Grade: 309CA
Minimum Salary for Grade
42432
Maximum Salary for
Grade
45267
Collective Bargaining Unit
Council 94 Local 2878
Anticipated Start
Date
06/04/2026
Special Instructions
At the time of appointment must be physically qualified to
perform assigned duties as evidenced by a physician’s certificate.
EEO Statement
Rhode Island College is an
equal opportunity employer. The institution does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability religion,
age, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable law. Rhode Island College is committed to maintain a workplace and
educational environment that supports equal opportunity, professionalism and respectful engagement for all community members.
As an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity institution that values and is committed to inclusion and expanding the diversity of its faculty and staff, the College invites members of protected classes, including minorities and persons with disabilities, to identify themselves as such at the time of application.
