INTERMEDIATE FOOD SERVICE WORKER- Emergency Appointment

County of Los Angeles•Los Angeles, CA

59d•Onsite

About The Position

The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department is seeking qualified candidates to fill emergency Intermediate Food Service Worker vacancies related to the effort to stabilize critical services and accelerate hiring in high-need areas. Under an emergency order, applicants who meet the requirements may be hired for an initial period of up to 90 days, with an opportunity for permanent County employment. During the initial work period, performance will be assessed and weighted 100%. Those who successfully pass the assessment will be considered for permanent appointment.

Requirements

Six months' experience in the preparation, serving, or cooking of food.
Completion of a recognized course in quantity food preparation and cooking of at least six months duration.
A valid Class C California Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.

Responsibilities

Acts as a lead person over food service workers, e.g., inmate workers, in the preparation of food items, while operating standard kitchen equipment, e.g., oven, dishwasher, blender, mixing bowl, etc.; the standard kitchen equipment may be used to peel, slice, strain, or mix various food ingredients.
Assigns duties to and checks work performance of subordinate food service workers, e.g., inmate workers, while in progress or upon completion.
Performs light cooking duties, e.g., preparing puree meals, oatmeal, hot cakes, eggs, potatoes, burritos, or beef or chicken patties, and performs simple cooking in small quantities for service in the employees’ dining rooms.
Observes food in the process of cooking and monitors cooking time, ensuring that foods are sufficiently cooked, and takes and records food temperatures.
Loads serving carts and transports meals to dining halls, housing modules, or patient rooms.
Prepares and serves specially prescribed medical diets and nourishments without immediate supervision, prepares food trays, ensures that patients/inmates receive prescribed diets, and may assist in feeding weak, injured, or aged patients/inmates.
Prepares, weighs, labels, and apportions special diet food as prescribed by medical staff.
Operates dishwashing machine and sets up a three-compartment sink to clean dishes, utensils, pots, and pans, cleans kitchen work areas, sweeps and mops floors, cleans kitchen equipment, collects and disposes of garbage, and supervises food service workers, e.g., inmate workers, performing these tasks.
Assists in the receiving of food deliveries via an outside delivery dock, stores food and non-food supplies in kitchen warehouses and walk-in freezers and refrigerators, and retrieves food supplies, ingredients, and condiments from kitchen storerooms.
Bones, carves, and slices cooked roasts, poultry, and other meats, as required.
Acts as a lead person who supervises and/or instructs youth in a County-sponsored program, as required.