This recruitment will establish an employment list to fill current and any future vacancies for those County departments that have this position, which are the Health & Human Services Agency and the Probation Department. The anticipated life of the employment list is six months. If interested in employment for this position for current or future vacancies within these departments, please submit an online application for consideration.
Multiple current vacancies are with the Tulare County Sheriff's Office in Visalia.
SALARY INFORMATION Cook: $3,064 - $3,735 MonthlyCook Lead: $3,374 - $4,112 Monthly
Cook: Cook and oversee the cooking of a variety of foods and special diets; make simple desserts such as cakes, puddings, and pies; use a variety of hand and motorized kitchen equipment and machines; perform frying, grilling, stewing, roasting and baking; estimate food supplies needed; organize food at hot tables, serve food portions and garnish plates; assist in cleaning and storing equipment and food supplies; serve as cashier during dinner period; verify menus, types of diets and food supplies; estimate quantities, and adjust recipes and menus if required; assemble food items, equipment and utensils needed to prepare the day's menu; discuss special diets with a Cook-Lead or a food manager; order, receive and check food supplies; assist in serving and storing of food; organize work flow to meet mealtime schedules; clean and maintain sanitary conditions in all work areas; maintain security of kitchen facilities; may oversee the work of kitchen helpers and inmate helpers; may act in absence of Cook-Lead in all phases of work and help train new employees.
Cook-Lead:Supervise lower level cooks and inmate staff in food preparation; perform butchering tasks; prder produce, meats and staples for jail feeding program; prepare menus and special diets; account for food and hardware items on an assigned shift; inspect kitchen area for security and sanitary conditions; clean and repair kitchen equipment; train inmates and other kitchen personnel to cook, bake, use kitchen equipment and maintain sanitary standards; maintain inventory of kitchen supplies.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum qualifications are used as a guide for establishing the education, training, experience, special skills and/or license which are required and equivalent to the following.
Education: Equivalent to completion of the twelfth (12th) grade.
Experience Requirements:
Cook: One (1) year of paid food preparation experience.
Cook-Lead: Two (2) years of progressively more difficult and varied cooking and food preparation experience for large numbers of people such as is found in institutional or military cooking, one (1) year of which includes supervisory responsibilities.
Cooking for large families does not meet the requirements of the position.
Knowledge of;
Cook: Safe and proper use of equipment and machines commonly found in large kitchens; sanitation practices and procedures pertaining to food preparation and kitchen work areas; math sufficient to compute percentages, decimals and fractions; U.S. monetary system to make change and count money; food industry terminology to order supplies.
Cook-Lead: Storage and preservation of foods; sanitation requirements for institutional kitchens; kitchen cleaning materials; basic nutrition; meal planning and dietetic terminology.
Skill/Ability to: Prepare a variety of foods in large quantities; requisition food and supplies in amounts to meet changing meal counts and menu requirements; cook and serve appetizing meals; operate machines and equipment found in large kitchens; maintain sanitary requirements found in institutional kitchens; read and interpret numbers on scales, dials, and gauges; recall ingredients in preparing foods; give and follow oral and written instructions; organize work, adjust to changing work loads and meet deadlines; adjust recipes as needed; work with and maintain cooperative relationships with fellow employees, volunteers, and inmate personnel.
License or Certificate:
Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate, valid California driver's license.
Special Requirements: Work weekends and shift work as assigned.
Conditions of Employment:
- Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate, valid California driver's license.
- Candidates selected will be required to pass a pre-employment drug and alcohol screening. Additionally, a background investigation may also be conducted, which may include a re-investigation every 10 years for some positions.
- An Employment Eligibility Verification using E-Verify may be required on the first day of employment for some positions.
- Some job classes may also require a physical exam.
College Cost Reduction Access Act
This may be a qualifying position for student loan forgiveness through the College Cost Reduction and Access Act (CCRAA). Only student loan payments made after October 1, 2007 and in a qualified repayment plan are eligible. For more information you are encouraged to speak with your student loan servicer or visit: https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service.
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