Corrections Cook

General Position Summary

Schedules and prepares meals for Adults in Custody (AIC’s) of the County's Detention Facility.

Essential Functions

• Stores, prepares, distributes and serves meals under sanitary conditions;
• Performs duties such as washing and cutting vegetables, defrosting frozen foods, opening cans, cooking, baking, etc.
• Prepares trays containing appealing and palatable serving portions, ensuring that dietary and menu requirements are met as approved by a certified dietician.
• Performs routine sanitation assignments to maintain sanitary conditions in accordance with State Health Division requirement (ORS 624.100) including cleaning, mopping, and waxing of floors.
• Supervises the loading and delivering of food carts to housing pods.
• Supervises prisoner workers by assigning tasks, evaluating performance, etc.; responsible for key and equipment controls
• Operates food service equipment such as mixers, steamers, ovens, grills, dishwasher, etc. in order to accomplish tasks; utilizes such tools as knives, cleaver, etc.; controls and inventories material and equipment.
• Prepares special medical and religious diets as approved by facility medical personnel and/or the facility Commander.
• Performs miscellaneous kitchen tasks such as security of kitchen cutlery, spices, cleaning agents, etc.
• Maintains order and respect for authority; observes and anticipates potential hostile behavior of AICs in custody; reports to appropriate supervisor
• Completes various reports of activities during shift; reports on individual behavior; informs personnel on next shift of any unusual occurrences.
• Follows and enforces, when appropriate, jail safety and security policy and procedure.
• Participates in emergency drills, responds to fires and natural disasters.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of dietary needs and portion control procedures
• Knowledge of sanitation and infection control methods for food and food preparation
• Knowledge of volume cooking methods and food handling techniques
• Valid Oregon Driver’s License
• Oregon Food Handler’s Card