Park Chef II

Commonwealth of Kentucky
Springs, KY Full Time
POSTED ON 3/3/2024
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24-01391
Park Chef II
Pay Grade
12
Salary
$17.26 - $25.89 Hourly

Sign-on Bonus - $1,000.00
Employment Type
EXECUTIVE BRANCH | FULL TIME | ELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME PAY | 18A | 37.5 HR/WK
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Hiring Agency
Tourism, Arts, & Heritage Cabinet | Kentucky Department of Parks
Location
20781 Pennyrile Lodge Road
Dawson Springs, KY 42408 USA
Description
Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park is a nature-lovers paradise featuring our white sand beach. The resort is located in Dawson Springs, Kentucky’s first certified Trail Town. Clifty Creek Restaurant at Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park is looking for a Park Chef II. We offer a variety of foods in a warm and cozy setting for the dining room guests as well as groups for meetings and meals. Clifty Creek Restaurant has a beautiful view that overlooks the Pennyrile Lake.

The Park Chef II is a highly skilled team member, providing expertise in the restaurant, kitchen, and catering operations, allowing you a great platform to express your culinary creativity through made from scratch recipes and fresh ingredients. As one of the leaders of the culinary department, your duties would include training others and being the vital link of information on the necessities of the park, so it can operate efficiently.

Position Duties:
  • Supervision of all kitchen staff including scheduling, hiring, and payroll.
  • Conduct ordering and inventory.
  • Front line cooking of all menu items following recipe specifications.
  • Cooking for buffets including specialty recipes, meats, vegetables, deserts, and soups.
  • Salad bar preparation.
  • Ensure a clean and organized kitchen.
  • Deliver the most pleasant experience for our guests.
  • Participates, implements, and manages food product consistency
  • Enforces departmental rules, regulations, and policies.
Preferred Skills and Abilities:
  • Ability to work in team setting and on your own.
  • Ability to work under pressure.
  • Trustworthiness, dependability, integrity.
  • Willingness to work a variety of shifts/hours based on guest needs.
Working for Kentucky State Parks provides a great opportunity to advance your career and skillset, with on- the-job training, new course certifications, flexible schedule, and a great benefit package that includes:
  • Health Insurance
  • Retirement Plan.
  • Paid Vacation.
  • Paid Holidays.
  • Travel Benefits to other State Parks.
If you take pride in your work and are interested in a rewarding career, we would be honored to review your application for the Park Chef II Position for Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park.

This position is eligible for an approved Sign-on bonus in compliance with 101 KAR 2:034 Section 9(6).
Minimum Requirements
EDUCATION: High school graduate.


EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: Must have four years of food preparation experience in salads, vegetables, or meats. Two years of the required experience must include management or supervision in a large-scale institutional or commercial full-service restaurant or state resort park food facility.


Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: One year of culinary training will substitute for one year of the food preparation experience.


Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: NONE


SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (AGE, LICENSURE, REGULATION, ETC.): NONE
Working Conditions
Typical working conditions for a specific position may be listed on the individual position description.
Probationary Period
This job has an initial and promotional probationary period of 6 months, except as provided in KRS 18A.111.
If you have questions about this advertisement, please contact Melissa Voges at melissa.voges@ky.gov or 270-797-3421.
An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D

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