Cook (County)

TITLE : Cook (County) DEPARTMENT : Office of Sheriff RATE OF PAY : $18.49 / HR TYPE : Permanent, Full-Time Position SCHEDULE : 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;
• OR Graduation from a post-secondary vocational / technical institute with a certificate in culinary arts, food service / preparation or a closely related field;

OR An 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;

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