Juvenile Hall Cook - Regular & Extra-Help
Additionally, Cooks:
- Assemble food in preparation for cooking or serving
- Prepare and cook sauces, soup bases, and gravies
- Serve meals and refreshments for catered functions
- Deliver food to housing units
- Adjust recipes accordingly based on population
- Operate kitchen equipment such as steam kettles, ovens, broilers, grills, meat slicers, etc., and adjust thermostat controls to regulate temperature of ovens, broilers, grills, and roasters
- May provide training to staff
- Are responsible for dishwashing and general cleanliness of the kitchen
- Extensive experience cooking with industrial-sized equipment in large facilities
- Experience preparing meals for special dietary needs
- Successful completion of courses in institutional food preparation
Working at the County of Sonoma offers expansive opportunities for growth and development, the ability to be a part of a challenging and rewarding work environment, and the satisfaction of knowing you're working to better our communities. You can also look forward to excellent benefits* including:
- An annual Staff Development/Wellness Benefit allowance up to $500 and ongoing education/training opportunities
- Competitive vacation and sick leave accruals, 12 paid holidays, and an additional 8 floating holiday hours per year
- Significant portion of health care premiums paid by the County and access to several health plan options
- County contribution to a Health Reimbursement Arrangement to help fund post-retirement employee health insurance/benefits
- Retirement fully integrated with Social Security
- May be eligible for up to 8 weeks (320 hours) of Paid Parental Leave after 12 months of County employment
- Eligibility for a salary increase after 1,040 hours (6 months when working full-time) for good work performance; eligibility for a salary increase for good performance every year thereafter, until reaching the top of the salary range
Extra-help employees relieve or augment permanent staff. Intermittent, extra-help employees are not in the classified civil service and do not have property rights to permanently allocated positions. In addition, they do not receive most regular employee benefits such as: long-term disability insurance coverage; accrual of vacation; participation in the County retirement program; or eligibility to take promotional examinations. Intermittent, extra-help employees are limited in their employment to a maximum of 1,380 hours within any twelve month consecutive period. Extra-help employees who meet the eligibility requirements (generally worked 11 consecutive pay periods with a minimum of 440 hours and are scheduled at least 40 hours per pay period) may qualify for a County contribution toward medical coverage.
* Salary is negotiable within the established range. Benefits described herein do not represent a contract and may be changed without notice. Additional information can found in the Service Employees International Union Local 1021 Memorandum Of Understanding (SEIU MOU).
The Civil Service title for this position is Cook. This employment list may also be used to fill future full-time, part-time, or Extra-Help positions as they occur during the active status of the list.