AC Cook

State of Washington•Pierce County - Gig Harbor, WA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Washington State Department of Corrections Washington Corrections Center for Women is seeking dedicated cooks to join their team as an AC Cook! The goal of this position is to improve public safety by providing oversight for the vocational training, direction, and supervision of an incarcerated individual work crew. The candidate of choice will provide incarcerated individuals needed vocational and job skills training to become better prepared and equipped to find meaningful and productive employment upon their transition back into the community. Under the supervision of an AC Cook, incarcerated individuals attain job skills and training in the preparation, cooking, serving, and storage of food, receiving and unloading trucks, and receive instruction in the appropriate use of equipment. This supports the vision of working together for safer communities by providing individuals with tools, resources and opportunities that will farther their knowledge, skills and abilities.

Requirements

High School diploma or equivalent AND Successful completion of a culinary arts program at an accredited community college or vocation technical school OR High School diploma or equivalent AND Two years of experience as a cook in a large-scale food operation, where at least 300 complete meals are prepared per day, e.g., institutions, restaurants, schools, and hospitals.
Two years of experience in a supervisory capacity

Nice To Haves

Successful completion of classes relating to food safety and food service sanitation

Responsibilities

Participating in the preparation and service of all food on a shift which could include: Performing mathematical calculations, to figure out the right amount of food to serve Ensure adherence to appropriate portion control so you don’t run out of food. Each item has a portion size Checking food temperatures during and after preparation and make sure the food is held to temperature on the serving line Following basic safety practices to preclude hazards and accidents such as slipping on wet floors or where food has been spilled, possible cuts from knives, and being burned from steam, hot foods, stove, hot grease, and water
Maintaining and tracking all tools controls from four cages within the kitchen
Supervise and instruct offenders in general cooking, baking, meat cutting, and food preparation and service which could look like: Supervising, training and instructing offenders in general food services practices including receipt of goods, storage of goods, preparation, cooking, and serving of food
Supervising and training offenders in preparing special diets (medical or religious) and preparing and setting up satellite trays or carts and serving lines
Serving meals including segregation trays, service of mainline, preparation and distribution of sack lunches, and lock down meals
Supervising, coaching, instructing training and providing constructive feedback to offenders in the safe handling, operation, care, use, and cleaning of kitchen equipment such as mixers, slicers, grills, steam kettles
In accordance with policy, training offenders in the preparation and serving of food, hygiene, Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP), use and care of equipment, and safety hazards (HAZMAT)
Performing inventory and reporting tasks
Supervising and monitoring incarcerated individuals
Ensuring areas remain locked at all times