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Summary This position is located at the West Point Golf Course. To better expedite the hiring process, we recommend including full contact information (name, address, phone number, email, etc.) for professional and personal references on your resume. Responsibilities Leads a staff of 3 or more NA-04 and NA-06 cooks in the preparation of a variety of menu items. Receives instructions from manager or supervisor on duty and passes assignments down to individual members of the group being led. Prepares a variety of foods and desserts according to menu requirements. Follows recipes to prepare menu items. Follows health and safety precautions to ensure safe preparation and storage of food items. Roasts a variety of meats. Grills, broils, steams, and deep fries foods. Apportions foods for family style servings as well as for plate service. Operates kitchen equipment designed to mix and cook food items. Assures that all equipment is cleaned, maintained, and available to employees. Takes inventory to determine ordering requirements. Sets up and serves food as necessary. Performs other duties as assigned. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Ability to lead employees engaged in cooking duties. Demonstrated work experience in food preparation. Ability to perform Cook Leader duties independently (without more than normal supervision). This experience must be reflected on your resume to be considered eligible for this position. SKILL AND KNOWLEDGE: Ability to direct work activities of cooks during assigned shift. Ability to plan, coordinate, and time daily assignments for completion at mealtime, and adjust recipes for number of servings needed. Knowledge of food characteristics to judge freshness, color, consistency, taste, etc., and know when food is properly cooked. Ability to instruct lower-graded cooks on cooking procedures. Ability to operate and maintain kitchen equipment. Knowledge of safety and sanitary requirements. Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies: knowledge, skills, abilities, additional screening criteria and other characteristics. HIGHLY PREFERRED CRITERIA: Posses at least one (1) year of experience cooking in a professional food service establishment. The experience must be reflected on your resume at the time of application to be considered a highly preferred candidate. Applicants meeting the Highly Preferred criteria will be referred first to the Selecting Official. All other applicants will be referred for consideration if the certificate (referral list) is returned with no selection. Education Additional Information Area of Consideration: The Area of Consideration for this vacancy announcement is Citizens and Non-Citizens worldwide. (Military Spouse Preference (MSP) and Involuntarily Separated Military Preference (ISMP) eligible candidates are included in the area of consideration.) Manual Applications: If applying manually, all completed manual application forms (along with resume and other supporting documentation) must be delivered to the West Point NAF Civilian Personnel Advisory Center (CPAC) located at: 681 Roger Road Room G-10 West Point, New York 10996. Monday thru Friday (not open on Federal Holidays) between the hours of 8:30a.m. and 3:00p.m. and NO LATER THAN 3:00p.m. on the closing date of the announcement. **Please note, that West Point has a restricted access policy and any person who chooses to personally deliver an application to the CPAC should bring along at least one photo identification and report to the West Point Visitor Center at least 30 minutes prior to attempting to visit the CPAC** NOTE: Applications will not be reviewed for completeness and any incomplete applications will result in an ineligible rating. Neglecting to respond to the job related questions will result in an ineligible rating. PCS Costs Payment Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs are not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government's interest. FWS Allowances and Differentials This is a federal wage schedule (FWS) position. All FWS employees are entitled to overtime work for work in excess of 8 hours in a day or in excess of 40 hours in the administrative workweek, whichever provides the greater benefit to the employee. Incentives and Bonuses Incentives will not be paid. Non-Foreign Overseas Allowances Non-foreign overseas allowances, cost of living (COLA), and differentials will not be paid, contingent upon eligibility. Please check out our Applicant Information Kit: It contains additional information applicants may find useful when applying for our jobs. (To view the kit, click or copy and paste this URL: https://publicfileshare.chra.army.mil/Applicants/NAF%20Applicant%20Information%20Kit.pdf ). Other: Additional referrals may be made from this vacancy announcement for up to 90 days after the closing date. Important Information Regarding Access to Certain Federal Facilities: Access to certain federal facilities may require a REAL ID-compliant driver's license/ID (marked with a star) or an Enhanced Driver's License (EDL) from WA, MI, MN, NY, or VT. See https://www.tsa.gov/real-id for details.