CORRECTIONAL SUPERVISING COOK (CF) - CALIFORNIA MEDICAL FACILITY

This part-time position is located at California Medical Facility (CMF) in Vacaville, CA (Solano County) and works 24 hours per week. The monthly salary range is $2,752 to $3,383.

About the Department

We enhance public safety and promote successful community reintegration through education, treatment, and active participation in rehabilitative and restorative justice programs. Our mission is to facilitate the successful reintegration of individuals in our care back to their communities equipped with the tools to be drug-free, healthy, and employable members of society by providing education, treatment, rehabilitative, and restorative justice programs in a safe and humane environment.

CDCR and CCHCS are committed to transforming the correctional landscape to create safer, more professional, and more fulfilling environments for employees, the incarcerated population, and those supervised in our communities. We aim to strengthen rehabilitation, enhance workplace satisfaction, and support successful reentry through systemwide improvements grounded in proven and emerging practices.

We are committed to building an inclusive and respectful workplace, attracting and hiring candidates from all communities, and empowering employees from diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and personal experiences. We foster inclusion and collaboration at all levels while treating others fairly, honestly, and with respect.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and train staff and incarcerated workers responsible for preparing meals for patients in a correctional health care facility.
• Oversee the preparation and dispensing of therapeutic diets per physician orders.
• Ensure compliance with departmental and institutional policies and procedures, including Title 15, Department Operations Manual, California Code of Regulations Title 22, Standard Operational Procedures, Diet Manual, California Retail Food Code, and Food & Nutrition Services Manual.
• Supervise the cleaning and sanitation of the kitchen facility and equipment.
• Maintain order and supervise the conduct of incarcerated individuals to protect and maintain the safety of persons and property.

Requirements

Either:

• Experience I: One year of experience in the California state service performing the duties of a Cook Specialist II (Correctional Facility) or a Cook Specialist II.

Or:

• Experience II: Two years of experience in a supervisory capacity over cooks and other food service workers with responsibility for supervising and assisting with the preparation, cooking, and serving of various food items.
• Education: Equivalent to completion of the twelfth grade.

To obtain list eligibility for this position, you must first take and pass the examination: Correctional Supervising Cook, CF Exam.

Benefits

Effective July 1, 2025, the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025) was implemented. PLP 2025 requires each full-time employee in Bargaining Unit 15 (and related Excluded, Exempt, and Statutory Exempt employees) to have their base salary reduced by 3% and receive 5 hours of PLP 2025 leave credits monthly through June 2027. Part-time employees are subject to the same conditions on a prorated basis equivalent to their time-base.

Schedule

This is a part-time position working 24 hours per week.