Cook/Baker I-Correctional Facility

About the role

The Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention (DAJD) is seeking a motivated individual to fill one full-time Cook/Baker position. This role is vital to the Food Services Section, where you will provide food services to approximately 1,400 jail residents and staff, preparing three meals daily.

Responsibilities

• Eat meal orders, plan meals, assemble ingredients and supplies, prep, cook, and bake items for meals.
• Serve food; supervise activities related to the serving of food.
• Prepare reports and identify the amount of food used for each meal and the amounts of leftovers.
• Maintain inventory of food, supplies, and equipment.
• Maintain an organized and clean work site to ensure health and safety standards are met.
• Plan and prepare food for special diets, verify diet orders on computer, prepare tags, verify locations for meals, cook meal and serve.
• Address possible conflicts and potentially dangerous situations quickly to maintain and ensure a secure and safe environment.
• Perform operator level maintenance of commercial food service equipment.
• Prepare incident reports as required based on department policy.
• Provide excellent customer service to a diverse group of people (both staff and jail residents).
• Drive DAJD kitchen vehicles for assigned activities/duties, and load/unload trucks.
• Perform other duties as assigned and needed to support the Food Services Section.

Qualifications

• 21 years of age or older by the closing date of this announcement.
• Food Handler's Permit as issued by Seattle-King County Health Department.
• High School Diploma or GED.
• Valid Washington State Driver's License.

Desirable Qualifications

• Demonstrated full-time paid work experience in large quantity food preparation, cooking and baking (minimum of 500 persons per meal).
• Experience in large-scale commercial, military or institutional setting providing full meal service.
• Ability to understand, speak, read and write the English language for purposes of following and giving verbal and written instructions, reading/following menus, recipes, policies and procedures, writing reports and maintaining inventory.
• Physical ability to perform operator level maintenance of commercial food service equipment, prolonged standing, properly lift, carry and move supplies, boxes, bags and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Food service work experience in an institutional, military or corrections/criminal justice environment.
• Knowledge of special dietary needs.
• Experience cooking medical, special, and religious diets.