Temporary Cook

State of Oregon•Albany, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Oregon Youth Authority is seeking a dedicated and skilled Cook to join our team at Oak Creek Youth Correctional Facility. In this role, you will be responsible for providing nutritious, balanced meals for the youth we serve, including food preparation, ensuring meals meet dietary requirements, and maintaining high standards of food safety. A key aspect of the position involves direct interaction with the youth, where you will supervise and train them in cooking and kitchen tasks while preparing and serving meals. This hands-on approach helps foster life skills and a sense of responsibility. Additional duties include maintaining accurate record-keeping of meal inventories, tracking food supplies, and ensuring kitchen equipment and resources are properly managed.

Requirements

One year of experience as a cook in a food service facility OR Possession of a Certificate of Completion in culinary arts and/or Foods and Hospitality Service from a certified community college or technical school.
Must have the ability to obtain the appropriate county food handler's card within 30 days of hire.
Must have intermediate English proficiency or higher.

Nice To Haves

Strong communication skills
Reliability, consistently dependable and punctual, demonstrating accountability and follow through with job responsibilities
Teamwork and collaboration
Food safety and sanitation knowledge
Positive role modeling
Adaptability

Responsibilities

Supervises and trains youth in custody in the preparation of meals, food safety and sanitation practices and usage of kitchen tools and equipment.
Works independently while cooking, preparing and coordinating nutritious and appealing meals from OYA menus and standardized recipes.
Performs daily cooking tasks and meal preparations using a variety of kitchen equipment.
Maintaining accurate record-keeping of meal inventories.
Tracking food supplies.
Ensuring that kitchen equipment and resources are properly managed.