Cook (County) at Ontario County (Department of Human Resources)

Job DescriptionJob DescriptionTITLE:                  Cook (County)DEPARTMENT:     Office of SheriffRATE OF PAY:      $18.49/HRTYPE:                   Permanent, Full-Time PositionSCHEDULE:         Work 4 days on, 2 days off.HOURS:               Alternating shifts of 4AM-12:30PM and 9AM-5:30PM.NOTE:                  Appointment pending pre-placement drug screen and thorough background check.MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: EITHER:Graduation from high school, or higher, or possession of a high school equivalency diploma and one (1) year of full-time paid experience, or its part-time equivalent, in food preparation; ORGraduation from a post-secondary vocational/technical institute with a certificate in culinary arts, food service/preparation or a closely related field; ORAn equivalent combination of education and experience as defined in (1) and (2) above.SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR APPOINTMENT: Must possess a valid NYS driver's license at the time of appointment and maintain such license for the duration of employment.Criminal background investigation and drug screening.DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS:  Under general supervision an employee of this class performs routine cooking in the large production of meals in a correctional facility.  Work is performed under the general direction of the Cook-Manager I following set departmental policies and procedures. While overall staff supervision and menu planning is carried out by a higher-level food service supervisor, oversite be exercised over inmate helpers.  Does related work as required.TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES:  (Illustrative only)Prepares and serves meals in the county jail and other meals as required;Prepares and cooks meat, fish, poultry, soups, vegetables, cereals, desserts, salads and other food;Bakes cakes, pies, rolls and a variety of other pastries;Apportions food to food carts and trays;Operates standard cooking equipment;Supervises the proper storage of food;Oversee inmate helpers and participates in maintaining the kitchen in a clean and sanitary condition;Assigns inmate helpers to kitchen tasks in preparation of foods and cleaning of facilities;Oversees and assists in the training of inmate helpers;Accounts for all silverware, dishes, foodstuffs and supplies;Keeps simple related records;Does routine diet changes when in charge of kitchen;Does quality assurance monitoring.TO APPLY:Visit https://ontario-portal.mycivilservice.com/EOEPowered by JazzHRdgUCYi2ZKZ