Probation Cook I

San Bernardino County; San Bernardino (CA); On-site; USD 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health and wellness

Professional development

Job summary

San Bernardino County is recruiting Probation Cook I for a Probation Department facility. Incumbents will participate in and oversee meal preparation and related duties, including determining quantities, cooking, and supervising food service while ensuring kitchen security.

Eligible candidates must meet the outlined duties and the department requires compliance with job-related policies and certifications as noted in the posting.

Qualifications

• Innovative food industry professional who takes initiative.
• Can adapt and develop new recipes.
• Works effectively both independently and as part of a team or in a lead role.

Responsibilities

• Determine the quantities of food to prepare.
• Prepare, cook, and season food.
• Serve and supervise food service.
• Maintain security through control of kitchen tools and equipment.

Skills

Food preparation

Cooking

Education

Culinary Arts Certificate

Job description

Posting number: 26-16261-02

Department: Probation

Job classification: Probation Cook I

Posting type: Open

Categories: Corrections, Food Services, Probation

Summary

• $2,000 Hiring Bonus*
• $750 Referral Bonus
• *Hiring Bonus: $1000 upon hire and $1000 upon completion of 2,080 service hours.
• Join our team, refer your friends, and earn referral bonuses!
• Referring employee shall receive a bonus of $250.00 for referred candidate hired into an eligible regular position and $500.00 upon that new employee’s completion of 2,080 service hours. Refer to the MOU for details. Referral Bonus amount and terms are dependent on applicable MOU.

Probation Department is recruiting for Probation Cook I positions. Incumbents participate in and oversee meal preparation at a Probation Department institutional facility. Responsibilities include determining the quantities of food to prepare; preparing, cooking, and seasoning food; serving and supervising food service; and maintaining security through constant control of kitchen tools and equipment.

EXCELLENT BENEFITS

To review job-specific benefits, refer to: Summary of Benefits and the Memoranda of Understanding (MOU).

• Paid time off, health and wellness, professional development, tax savings plan, work-life balance, and retirement.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

• Work Shift: Incumbents may be required to work weekends, holidays, rotating shifts and overtime.
• Background: Prior to appointment, applicants will be fingerprinted and must pass a background investigation. Applicants must not have been convicted of a felony. Applicants also must not currently be on court-ordered probation or have been on court-ordered probation within the last year.
• Body Art Policy: While on duty, employees shall not have visible body modifications or body art, including but not limited to tattoos, piercings, stretching, branding, beading or implantation, and scarification. All body art must be completely covered while on duty by clothing, a skin-colored patch no larger than three (3) inches by three (3) inches, or skin-colored cosmetic makeup.
• Location: These positions are located in Apple Valley and San Bernardino.
• Travel: Travel throughout the County may be required and employees will be required to make provisions for such transportation.
• Physical: These positions require lifting up to fifty (50) pounds, standing, squatting, and reaching.
• Certificate: Incumbents must obtain a San Bernardino County Food Handlers Certificate within two (2) weeks of appointment.
• Sponsorship: San Bernardino County is not able to consider candidates who will require visa sponsorship at the time of application or in the future.

Examples of duties

Applicants must meet one of the options listed below:

• Paid cook or food service experience.
• Paid experience cooking food for a large number of persons in batches (e.g. hospital, school, jail, military, banquet, etc.)
• A community college Certificate in Culinary Arts.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate is an innovative and motivated food industry professional who takes initiative, can adapt and develop new recipes, and works effectively both independently and as part of a team or in a lead role.

Supplemental information

There will be a competitive evaluation of your qualifications based on a review of the application material and supplemental questionnaire. It is to your advantage to be complete and thorough in your responses, as only the most highly qualified applicants will be referred to the Department.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) / Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): San Bernardino County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Americans with DisabilitiesAct (ADA) compliant employer, dedicated to ensuring equal employment opportunities for allemployees and applicants.

ADA Accommodation: If you have a disability and need accommodations during the testing process, please submit the Special Testing Accommodations Request Form (Download PDF)within one week of the recruitmentfiling deadline.

Veterans' Preference: Eligible veterans and their spouses or widows/widowers who are not current County employees may receive additional Veterans' Preference points. For details and instructions on how to request these points, please refer to the Veterans' Preference Policy.

For more important details, review the Applicant Information and County Employment Process.