CORRECTIONAL SUPERVISING COOK (CORRECTIONAL FACILITY)

State of California•Bakersfield, CA

58d•Onsite

About The Position

Effective July 1, 2025, in accordance with the applicable Memorandum of Understanding, the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025) was implemented. PLP 2025 requires each full-time employee in Bargaining Unit 15 and related Excluded, Exempt and Statutory Exempt employees, will have their base salary reduced by 3 percent and will receive 5 PLP 2025 leave credits monthly through June 2027. Salaries do not reflect the recent changes. Part-time employees are subject to the same conditions as full-time employees, on a prorated basis equivalent to their time-base. Permanent intermittent employees are subject to the same condition as full-time employees, based on the number of hours worked in the pay period. Assigns work, supervises, and gives instruction and training to employees and helpers from the resident population, evaluates their performance, and takes or recommends appropriate action; prepares, cooks, and dispenses food and serves as lead cook on a shift; apportions the food to the various dining rooms; supervises the maintenance of culinary utensils and equipment and the cleaning of various storage and work areas; makes inspections and maintains food handling practices and standards of safety and sanitation; requisitions, receives, inspects, stores, and inventories supplies; supervises garbage disposal; as required, plans menus in accordance with the established food allowance, ensures compliance with standardized CDCR menus and recipes, and determines the amount of food to be prepared; as required, acts for the Supervising Cook II (Correctional Facility) or Food Administrator I (Correctional Facility) in his/her absence; keeps records and prepares reports; maintains order and supervises the conduct of persons committed to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation; prevents escapes and injury by these persons to themselves or others or to property; maintains security of working areas and work materials; inspects premises and searches inmates, wards, residents, or patients for contraband, such as weapons or illegal drugs.

Requirements

One year of experience in the California state service performing the duties of a Cook Specialist II (Correctional Facility) or a Cook Specialist II.
Two years of experience in a supervisory capacity over cooks and other food service workers with responsibility for supervising and assisting with the preparation, cooking, and serving of various food items.
Equivalent to completion of the twelfth grade.
Possession of Minimum Qualifications (MQ) will be verified prior to interview and/or appointment.
Candidates new to CCHCS are required to submit to a background investigation process utilizing Live Scan Fingerprinting, and Tuberculosis (TB) testing prior to appointment followed by department annual TB testing/evaluation thereafter.

Nice To Haves

Shall create and promote an equitable and inclusive workplace where diversity is celebrated and valued.

Responsibilities

Assigns work, supervises, and gives instruction and training to employees and helpers from the resident population, evaluates their performance, and takes or recommends appropriate action
Prepares, cooks, and dispenses food and serves as lead cook on a shift
Apportions the food to the various dining rooms
Supervises the maintenance of culinary utensils and equipment and the cleaning of various storage and work areas
Makes inspections and maintains food handling practices and standards of safety and sanitation
Requisitions, receives, inspects, stores, and inventories supplies
Supervises garbage disposal
As required, plans menus in accordance with the established food allowance, ensures compliance with standardized CDCR menus and recipes, and determines the amount of food to be prepared
As required, acts for the Supervising Cook II (Correctional Facility) or Food Administrator I (Correctional Facility) in his/her absence
Keeps records and prepares reports
Maintains order and supervises the conduct of persons committed to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Prevents escapes and injury by these persons to themselves or others or to property
Maintains security of working areas and work materials
Inspects premises and searches inmates, wards, residents, or patients for contraband, such as weapons or illegal drugs.

Benefits

Benefit information can be found on the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR) website, www.calhr.ca.gov, and the CalPERS website, www.calpers.ca.gov.
Information on benefits afforded by membership in the California Public Employees Retirement System Benefit can be found on the CalHR website at www.calhr.ca.gov/employees/pages/salary-and-benefits.aspx.
Information on the benefits and protections provided to public employees by the State Civil Service Act can be found on the CalHR website at https://www.calhr.ca.gov/Training/Pages/performance-management-merit-system-principles.aspx.

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