Cook - Temporary Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/iowa/jobs/newprint/4824346) Apply  Cook - Temporary Salary $14.97 - $21.32 Hourly Location Cherokee - 51012 - Cherokee County, IA Job Type Temporary Job Number 25-02210 Agency 400 Health & Human Services- State Operated Specialty Care- Cherokee Mental Health Institute Opening Date 02/07/2025 Closing Date 2/17/2025 11:59 PM Central LinkedIn Tag #LI-DNP Point of Contact Donna Bobzien-Wade, donna.bobzien-wade@hhs.iowa.gov + Description + Questions Job Description The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is seeking a Cook 1 to join the team at the Cherokee Mental Health Institute (CMHI). This is atemporaryposition limited to 780 hours per fiscal year with opportunity for advancement, growth, and development. Knowledge of the methods and practices of food preparation and service, including the principles of food sanitation. Responsibilities include: + Prepares meals for the Cherokee campus, consisting of preparing and cooking meats, vegetables, special dishes and baking desserts. + Preps meals for staff to cook for 240 patients and staff. Preps and prepares meals for the staff Café. + Cleans kitchen equipment such as stoves, worktables, mechanical mixers, kettles, steam cookers, etc. + Cleans dining room and kitchen areas. + Stocks pantry and storeroom weekly when deliveries are received. + Assists staff in routine security matters related to the food service operation. If you enjoy helping adults and families connect with mental health and disabilities services, this is a great opportunity to consider. Applicants will be required to complete a background check to be considered for this position. CMHI provides active inpatient treatment to adults in need of acute psychiatric care. The facility offers several services including individualized treatment plans. Support for patients with special education needs to continue their education is provided, and individuals are encouraged to collaborate with staff members in formulating their own plan. Medication, group counseling, and activities therapies might be included as well. Cherokee Highlights CMHI is located in Cherokee, a city of approximately 5,000 set in the beautiful Little Sioux River Valley in Northwest Iowa. Residents enjoy fishing and canoeing on the Little Sioux River which winds through town providing a backdrop to a well-developed parks and trails system. In addition, Cherokee has over 1,000 acres of land devoted to parks and outdoor activities like camping, hiking, and horseback riding. Cherokee is the home of the first accredited museum and planetarium in Iowa, Sandford Museum and Planetarium, established in 1951. Cherokee may be the smallest town in the world to have its own symphony orchestra! This 60-member orchestra has been referred to as the “best kept secret in Northwest Iowa.” Cherokee is home to Western Iowa Tech Community College and 1 hour or less from other educational institutions including Morningside College, Northwestern College, Buena Vista University, and Dordt College. This quintessential Iowa town is 1 hour from Sioux City and 2 hours from Omaha. Check out these10 Reasons to Move to Iowa (https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/iowa/10-reasons-move-to-ia/) . The State of Iowa is an EEO/AA Employer HHS values those with “lived experience” and encourages adults who were fostered as youth, foster parents, and/or parents who were in the DHS system to apply. Minorities, women, persons with disabilities and veterans are encouraged to apply (Hearing and Speech Impaired – Relay Iowa 1-800-735-2942 TDD). Our agency uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visitwww.dhs.gov/E-Verify. This is a temporary non-meritposition with Health & Human Services- State Operated Specialty Care- Cherokee Mental Health Institute. Minimum Qualification Requirements Experience equal to one year of full-time quantity food production in a commercial, military, hospital, or institutional setting; OR successful completion of a military, vocational, or community college program in commercial cooking; OR employees withcurrentcontinuous experience in the state executive branch that includes experience equal to six months of full-time work as a Food Service Worker. For additional information, please click on thislink to view the job description (https://das.iowa.gov/sites/default/files/hr/documents/class\_and\_pay/JobClassDescriptions/Cook1-07220.pdf) . 01 Do you understand that the answers to all of the following questions must be truthful, honest, and accurate to the best of your ability? Please read all questions and answers thoroughly and make sure you understand them completely.Ensure the answers to your questions match the information filled out on your application and the attachments you have uploaded. If the answers to your questions are inconsistent with your application information or uploaded attachments, you will be given zero points for the question.Knowingly misrepresenting the facts when submitting any information related to an application, examination, certification, appeal, or any other facet of the selection process will result in your disqualification from this application and future employment with the state of Iowa. + Yes - I understand and agree. + No 02 PLEASE READ CAREFULLY Have you filed a registration statement pursuant to the federal Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C. §611 et seq? + No - I have NOT filed a registration statement pursuant to the federal Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C. §611 et seq + Yes - I HAVE filed a registration statement pursuant to the federal Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C. §611 et seq 03 How many months of full-time work experience do you have in quantity food production in a commercial, military, hospital, or institutional setting? + No experience + Less than 12 months of full-time work experience in quantity food production in a commercial, military, hospital, or institutional setting + 12 or more months of full-time work experience in quantity food production in a commercial, military, hospital, or institutional setting 04 Have you successfully completed a military, vocational, or community college program in commercial cooking? + Yes + No 05 Are you a current State of Iowa employee (executive branch)? IF YES – How many months do you have of full-time work in the classification of Food Service Worker for the State of Iowa? + Not applicable – I am not a State of Iowa employee + No experience in the classification of Food Service Worker for the State of Iowa + Less than six months of experience in the classification of Food Service Worker for the State of Iowa + Six months or more of experience in the classification of Food Service Worker for the State of Iowa Required Question Employer State of Iowa Agency 400 Health & Human Services- State Operated Specialty Care- Cherokee Mental Health Institute Address 1251 W Cedar Loop Cherokee, 51012 Website http://dhs.iowa.gov/mhds/mental-health/in-patient/mental-health-institutes/cherokee Apply Please verify your email addressVerify Email