Ontario County (Department of Human Resources)

Compensation

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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; Does quality assurance monitoring. TO APPLY: Visit https://ontario-portal.mycivilservice.com/ EOE