Senior Correctional Cook (Finance)
The Riverside County Sheriff's Office has an opportunity for a Senior Correctional Cook in Banning. The incumbent will be assigned to the Sheriff's Inmate Training & Education Bureau (SITE-B) in support of their Culinary Arts Program. Under general supervision, directs the inmates in food preparation activities; performs the duties of a cook; performs other related duties as required.
The Senior Correctional Cook is the supervisory level classification in the Correctional Cook series and reports to an appropriate manager level position. This classification is characterized by duties performed without close technical supervision and by responsibilities for selection, planning, ordering, and controlling the foods used. Incumbents typically support the operations supervising and training a small group of inmates in the Culinary Arts Program and the operation and management of the Food Trucks.
The next level is obtained by competitive selection through an open recruitment.
Meet the Team!
The law enforcement professionals of the Riverside County Sheriff's Office, with a staff of over 3,600 dedicated men and women, cover the expanse of over 7,300 square miles in southern California. The Sheriff's Office is dedicated to serving the citizens of its communities with integrity, professionalism, leadership, and loyalty and believes in service above self.• Direct the food preparation activities and coordinate, supervise the work of inmates preparing, cooking and serving of main dishes, salads, desserts, and pastries.
• Perform the duties of a cook; maintain the security of the kitchen area and enforce protocols and methods used in the kitchen.
• Instruct and train inmates in the operation of equipment used in semi-skilled kitchen tasks; plan and prepare menus and food quantity requirements.
• Ensure that ingredients are prepared, cooked and served correctly for taste and wholesomeness; coordinate and schedule work activities in order to have meals prepared and available.
• Record weekly inventory, submit online food and supply orders, receive and inspect deliveries, and store foods and supplies; provide food inventory information to supervisor or appropriate personnel.
• Participate and direct the cleaning of food preparation areas, kitchen equipment, dining rooms, and storerooms in order to comply with state and County sanitation laws, rules and regulations.
• Account for and secure all equipment and food supplies; prepare and keep records and reports on work and food preparation activities.
• Inspect and ensure that kitchen equipment is maintained and operated according to safety procedures.
• Train employees in the operation of kitchen equipment, sanitation, food preparation, and security procedures; work rotating shifts as needed; may prepare and submit documented incident reports.
• Create food and supply shopping carts in RivcoPro billing system and electronically receive.
• Maintain diet lists, check meal count and production documents for accuracy, and document monthly menu substitutions.
• Assist the Correctional Food Services with kitchen equipment service calls and provide coverage while the Correctional Food Services is out of the office.Experience: Two years of large quantity cooking in an institutional, military, large commercial kitchen, or similar setting which has developed skills in measuring and mixing ingredients according to recipes and number of persons to be served.
Knowledge of: The principles of supervision and training; fundamental of dietetics; practices, methods and equipment used in preparing, cooking and serving food in large quantities; behavior of persons in detention facilities; sanitation methods in cleaning and caring of equipment; practices of ordering, storing and inventorying large quantities of food; common weights and measures; occupational hazards and safety precautions of kitchen areas and equipment.
Ability to: Support and supervise the work of employees and inmates; prepare, cook and coordinate cooking processes so that nutritional meals are prepared and served on time; instruct and train inmates in semi-skilled food preparation, service and cleaning tasks; estimate food quantity requirements for designated numbers of meals with a minimum of waste; follow oral and written directions; provide concise oral and written instructions; prepare and keep work and food preparation activity records and reports; inventory supplies and equipment; maintain effective working relationships with and between employees, inmates, supervisors, and managers; maintain effective security of kitchen personnel, equipment and utensils.Reasonable Accommodations
The County of Riverside is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). Qualified individuals with disabilities who need a reasonable accommodation during the application or selection process should contact the recruiter for the position noted above. For additional information and/or to obtain the appropriate form for requesting a reasonable accommodation, please visit the Disability Access Office web page located at: http://dao.rc-hr.com/ .
Veteran's Preference
The County has a Veteran's Preference Policy. Upload a copy of your (or your spouse's) Member-4 Form DD-214 indicating dates of service, and a copy of your spouse's letter of disability (if applicable) with your application. For privacy reasons, it is recommended that you remove your social security information from the document(s). A Human Resources Representative will review the materials and determine if you qualify for veterans' preference. See the policy here .
What's Next?
This recruitment is open to all applicants. Applicants who are current County of Riverside employees and/or current employees of the County of Riverside Sheriff's Office may be considered before other applicants depending on the volume of applications received.
Based on the number of applications received, this posting may close without notice.
Contact
If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact Joe Olivares at (951) 955-9554 or e-mail at jomendoz@rivco.org.
