Probation Cook I

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Probation Cook I

Salary

$34,611.20 - $47,569.60 Annually

Location

Throughout San Bernardino County, CA

Job Type

Full-time

Job Number

19-16261-01

Department

Probation

Opening Date

03/23/2019

Closing Date

4/5/2019 5:00 PM Pacific

The Job




The Probation Department is recruiting for Probation Cooks I who participate in and oversee the preparation of meals at a Probation Department institutional facility.  These positions are responsible for the supervision and training of food service staff; determining quantities of food to prepare; preparing, cooking, and seasoning of food; serving and supervising the serving of food; and maintaining security through constant control of kitchen tools and equipment.

For more detailed information, refer to the Probation Cook I job description.

 
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
 
1) Work Shift: Incumbents may be required to work weekends, holidays, rotating shifts and overtime.

2) Background: Prior to appointment, applicants will be fingerprinted and must pass a background investigation. Applicants must not have been convicted of a felony or currently be on court ordered probation (or have been within the last year).

3)  Location: These positions are located in San Bernardino or Apple Valley.

4) Travel: Travel throughout the County may be required to fulfill shift demand and meet operational need. A valid California Class C driver license is required within two (2) weeks of appointment.

5) Physical: These positions require lifting up to 50 lbs., standing, squatting, and reaching.

6) Certificate: Incumbents must obtain a San Bernardino County Food Handlers Certificate within two (2) weeks of appointment.

Minimum Requirements

Applicants must meet one of the four options listed below:

Option A:  One (1) year of experience as a banquet cook, cafeteria cook, military cook, or other similar institutional cook performing large quantity cooking, preparing single recipes in batches to serve 300 persons or more at a time.

Option B: Two (2) years of experience as a banquet cook, cafeteria cook, military cook or other similar institutional cook performing large quantity cooking, preparing single recipes in batches to serve 100 persons or more at a time.

Option C: Three (3) years of experience performing as a lead cook in a restaurant, hospital, school, convalescent home, fast food or similar environment.

Option D: A community college Certificate in Culinary Arts.  A legible copy of the certificate must be submitted with your application or turned in on/or before recruitment deadline.

Desired Qualifications

The ideal candidate is a current food industry employee who is innovative, takes initiative; and is able to adjust and develops new recipes; and works equally well in a team, or independently, and as a lead. Additionally, this ideal candidate has industrial level cooking experience, excellent overall knowledge and information of different techniques such as stewing, roasting, boiling and baking. The incumbent has strong work ethics, integrity, versatility, able to take direction, and gives attention and focus to customer service.
 

Selection Process

There will be a competitive evaluation of your qualifications based on a review of the application material and supplemental questionnaire. It is to your advantage to be complete and thorough in your responses, as only the most highly qualified applicants will be referred to the Department.
 
Application Procedure:  To be considered for this excellent opportunity, please complete and submit the online employment application and supplemental questionnaire by 5:00 pm, April 5, 2019. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of the application and/or supplemental questionnaire.

 
All communications regarding the remainder of the selection process will be via email.  Please be sure the email provided on this application is always current; it is your responsibility to update your personal information. Update your Spam, Junk, Bulk and Firewall settings as needed to ensure that you receive all information pertaining to this recruitment.

To ensure timely and successful submission of your online application, please allow ample time to complete and submit your application.  Applicants will be automatically logged-out if they have not submitted the application and all required materials prior to the posted deadline.  Once your application has been successfully submitted you will receive an onscreen confirmation and an email.  We recommend that you save and/or print these for your records. Please note, if you do not receive an onscreen confirmation and an email acknowledging our receipt of your application we have not received your application.  
 
Please click HERE for important Applicant Information and the County Employment Process.

Craft, Labor & Trades Unit

The County of San Bernardino offers a range of benefit programs for employees and their eligible dependents.  These include health, dental, vision, and life insurance, as well as a variety of voluntary benefits. Programs and benefit amounts vary and are based on bargaining unit, family size, hire date, plan selection, and number of hours worked.

For a summary of benefits, please click here.

Refer to the appropriate MOU, contact the County's Employee Benefits and Services Division at (909) 387-5787 or visit the Benefits website for more detailed information at hr.sbcounty.gov/employee-benefits/.

 

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The information on the Application and your responses to the following supplemental questions will be used in a competitive evaluation of qualifications. Detailed responses should be provided for each question in order to ensure qualifications are properly considered. If no experience in a specified area indicate "NA".
  • I have read and understand the above statement.
02
Minimum qualifications option: I am applying for Probation Cook I under the following option; detailed information is provided in the work history section of the application:
  • Option A: One (1) year experience preparing single recipes in batches to serve 300 persons or more at a time.
  • Option B: Two (2) years experience preparing single recipes in batches to serve 100 persons or more at a time.
  • Option C: Three (3) years experience performing as a lead cook in a restaurant, hospital, school, convalescent home, fast food or similar environment.
  • Option D: A community college Certificate in Food Service Management, Institutional Cooking or a closely related field.
  • I do not meet any of the required options.
03
Qualifying experience: Describe your work experience where you obtained the skills to meet the minimum qualifications, to include recipes from scratch, batch size, plates served per meal. Indicate the employer, job title, duties, and dates of employment. Note: employer must be listed in the work history section of your application.
04
Large Institute Experience: Indicate the type of institution where you obtained large quantity food preparation experience. If not applicable, select "None of the above."
  • Correctional Facility
  • Cafeteria
  • Military
  • Hospital
  • School
  • Catering
  • Banquet/ Buffet
  • Other
  • None of the above
05
Lead Experience: Describe you lead experience, to include creating or altering recipes, review of work, and scheduling assignments, etc. Indicate the employer, job title, duties, and dates of employment. Note: employer must be listed in the work history section of your application.
06
Food Handlers Certification: Indicate the status of your Food Handlers Certificate and your ability to maintain a current certification. If not applicable, select "None of the above."
  • I have a current San Bernardino Food Handlers Certificate and am able to maintain a current certificate.
  • I have a current ServSafe Certificate and am able to maintain a current certificate.
  • I have an expired Food Handlers/ServSafe certificate, but am willing to become current with certification.
  • I have not been certified, but am willing to get certified by the time of hire.
  • I am unable or unwilling to maintain a current Food Handlers Certificate.
  • None of the above.
07
Applicant Acknowledgement - Notification via email: As part of our efforts to increase efficiency and promote conservation of resources, human resources uses email to communicate with applicants. Therefore, all future communications regarding this recruitment, including applicant status and testing notifications, will be made via email. Each applicant needs their own email address. We strongly encourage you, as an applicant, to ensure that the email address you have provided us with your application is current, secure, confidential, and readily accessible to you. Adjust Spam and/or other filters so that our emails are accepted. Please carefully read any notices that we send you and follow any instructions provided in a timely manner. We will not be responsible in any way if you do not receive our emails (i.e., for the non-delivery of our emails or if you fail to check your e-mail on a timely basis).
  • I acknowledge that I have read, understood, and agree to the above.
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**ATTENTION GMAIL USERS**

We have become aware of an increase in Gmail's spam filter sensitivity. Due to this change, it is possible that emails coming from San Bernardino County Human Resources may be marked as spam and will not make it into your Gmail inbox.

For your convenience, the attached PDF document contains a step-by-step guide to create and apply filters within Gmail. Click this link to download the PDF file. Once downloaded, follow the instructions so that you will receive future emails from San Bernardino County Human Resources.

Note: If you apply the filters and still do not receive emails from San Bernardino County Human Resources you can check your www.governmentjobs.com (Neogov) account inbox. All notifications will appear there.
  • I understand
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Applicant Acknowledgement - Application Complete: Thank you for taking the time to complete this application and supplemental questionnaire. Please be sure to review all information provided prior to submitting it as you cannot update or revise it once submitted. Your submitted application will be reviewed and evaluated as is. Please do not refer to a resume or other documentation in lieu of completing the employment history section or responding to the supplemental questions; they will not be reviewed or considered.

Once your application has been successfully submitted, you will receive an onscreen confirmation and an email confirmation will be sent to the email address listed on your application. We recommend that you save and/or print these for your records. Please note: if you do not receive an onscreen confirmation and an email acknowledging our receipt of your application, we have not received your application.

  • I acknowledge that I have reviewed my application and understand that I will not be able to update or revise any part of it once submitted.

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