Corrections Cook I - Courts

About the role

Prepare and cook meals for Youth in the Pima Juvenile Detention Center and perform duties in the achievement of Pima County Juvenile Court's mission, vision, and values.

Responsibilities

• Maintains sanitation, health, and safety standards in work areas.
• Prepares nutritious meals to be cooked and ready in accordance with meal schedules.
• Reviews daily menus and meal counts, ensures necessary food items are stocked and fresh, and prepares food items for use as appropriate (washing, peeling, chopping/dicing, seeding, etc.).
• Utilizes various kitchen utensils, appliances, and heavy equipment in food preparation (including knives, peelers, dicers, slicers, mixers, ovens, and steamers).
• Secures and assures safe usage of knives, cleavers, and other utensils stored in a locked cabinet.
• Aids in meal and food items preparation for delivery to units. Prepares/provides sack lunches for youth attending their scheduled appointments and/or who are being housed in various areas and or programs.
• Loads meals and food items onto carts and transports to and from the designated units pushing the cart.
• Participates in the inventory and restocking of clothing, supplies, and food.
• Maintains cleanliness of kitchen and laundry workspace.
• Operates commercial washing machines and clothes dryers.
• Picks up and delivers laundry to various areas of the Detention Center.

Requirements

• A High School diploma or equivalent G.E.D. certificate, and one year of cooking experience in large-scale institutional food preparation or volume cooking; OR any equivalent combination of experience, training and/or education approved by Human Resources.
• One year of cooking experience in large-scale institutional food preparation or volume cooking may be substituted by completion of coursework from an approved school in quantity food preparation, nutrition, sanitation, hygiene, or a closely related subject area.
• Note - a minimum of 21 years of age is required to work in the Pima Juvenile Detention Center.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of kitchen safety, hygiene and sanitary methods used in food preparation, health regulations, and related activities.
• Skills in operating food preparation equipment safely.
• Ability to prioritize competing demands and to be flexible, proactive, and effective under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to establish trust and cooperation with coworkers within a team while maintaining an appropriate level of professionalism, assertiveness, and leadership.
• Ability to effectively communicate with the supervisor, coworkers, youth, and other personnel.
• Highly accountable, reliable, and prompt, with a strong work ethic.
• Knowledge of security and custody procedures and practices.
• Basic computer knowledge and the skills to operate Windows based software.
• Ability to read, comprehend, and follow instructions and recipes.
• Ability to learn assigned tasks and adhere to requirements; able to adopt to changes in procedures.
• Basic understanding of concepts as a Juvenile Court employee (PREA, ethical standards, security etc.).
• Ability to follow common departmental requirements such as judicial employee continuing education compliance as mandated by The Committee on Judicial Education and Training (COJET).

Skills

• Physical/Sensory Items:
• Able to stand, stoop, and walk for long periods within large kitchen environment and Detention facility and consistently lift to 50 lbs.

Benefits

New Hire Benefits Information

Pay

$17.90 - $19.46 Hourly Depending on Experience

Schedule

Not specified

Benefits

Not specified