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Job Description
Current employees: Please apply through the employee portal to be considered for this opportunity.
Pay Range:
$23.90 $29.28 HourlyDepartment:
Department of Community Justice (DCJ)Job Type:
OnCallExemption Status:
United States of America (NonExempt)Closing Date (Open Until Filled if No Date Specified):
The Opportunity:
OVERVIEW
Help us create a better future as you grow your culinary skills in a fastpaced commercial food services setting. Youll learn to prepare and serve nourishing meals for hungry youth in the detention facility.
As part of our nutrition team youll gain valuable experience in the following areas:
Cooking meals according to a planned menu following recipes and production sheets including the preparation of special meals to meet therapeutic religious and other dietary needs. Youll use a variety of cooking methods including baking broiling frying and steaming. Youll also gain experience cleaning trimming cutting and preparing meats fruits and vegetables; and making menu substitutions based on ingredient availability.
May have limited involvement in providing culinary job training to youth following the Culinary Arts and the National Restaurant Associations ProStart high school curricula.
Receiving food orders equipment and supplies; and rotating inventory.
Assisting with the preparation of nutrition and administrative reports and maintaining records to meet federal state and county standards.
Meal preparation for catering events which may include assembling platters cake decorating breakfast lunch or dinner meal preparation loading unloading and delivery.
Meal preparation for a small caf including hot entrees and grabngo items.
Assisting with the implementation of USDA Standard Operating Procedures and the Food Service Food Safety Plan for personnel food utensils and equipment.
Your cooking experience and/or culinary training will help you follow interpret and convert recipes; clean utensils equipment and food preparation areas in accordance with sanitation guidelines; and perform other duties required to efficiently run a large commercial food service kitchen.
You will be serving youth directly in a custody setting. Our detention facility operates 24 hours a day seven days a week. The schedule has variable days and variable hours as this is an oncall position.
About the Team
The Department of Community Justice Juvenile Services Division supervises juveniles on probation and operates the countys juvenile detention facility for highrisk offenders. Our Nutrition Services Unit provides breakfast lunch dinner and a snack every day of the year for youth in the detention facility. In addition we operate the Courtyard Caf which is open MondayFriday with seating for 30. Our average production for detainee youth the cafe and other programs is 200 meals per day. Our detention facility operates 24 hours a day seven days a week.
Workforce Equity: At Multnomah County we are committed to maintaining an effective respectful and inclusive workplace. We value collaborative problem solving and strive for continuous improvement. We strongly believe in workforce equity diversity and inclusion. Visit our Workforce Equity Strategies Plan (WESP) to see where Multnomah County is headed with these values.
THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY JUSTICE
Vision: Community Safety through Positive Change
The Department of Community Justice (DCJ) is recognized as a national leader in both adult and juvenile community justice. DCJ routinely consults and makes use of evidencebased practices in their program and policy development. DCJs commitment to datainformed decisionmaking has led them to make smart investments of taxpayer dollars in supervision sanctions and services for the countys highest risk and highest need for justiceinvolved youth. DCJ makes longterm investments in its employees through the provision of education and training. The Department believes that in order to enhance public safety we must work collaboratively with the judiciary law enforcement schools treatment agencies and the community.
More general information about the Department of Community Justice including our mission vision and strategies can be found at www.multco/dcj.
TO QUALIFY
We will consider any combination of relevant work experience volunteering education and transferable skills as qualifying unless an item or section is labeled required. Please be clear and specific about how your background is relevant. For details about how we typically screen applications review our overview of the selection process page.
Minimum Qualifications/Transferable Skills*:
Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade.
One 1 year of cooking experience in a school lunch restaurant caf/deli catering or institutional food service program.
Possess a valid Oregon Food Handlers Card. (Please note: ServSafe is not accepted in lieu of the Oregon Food Handlers Card).
Must pass a thorough background investigation which includes but is not limited to a review of applicants criminal civil driving military educational and employment history prior to employment.
Preferred Qualifications/Transferable Skills*: You do not need to have the following preferred qualifications/transferable skills to qualify. However keep in mind we may consider some or all of the following when identifying the most qualified candidates. Please clearly explain on your application how you meet any of the following preferred qualifications/transferable skills.
More than one 1 year of cooking experience in a school lunch restaurant caf/deli catering or institutional food service program.
Ability to lift 5075 pounds.
Ability to push/pull 200400 pounds.
Some positions require a valid drivers license.
*Transferable skills: Your transferable skills are any skills you have gained through education work experience (including the military) or life experience that are relevant for this position. Be sure to describe any transferable skills on your application and clearly explain how they apply to this position.
SCREENING AND EVALUATION
The Application Packet:
Online application: Explain all related experience (paid or unpaid) and training in the education and work experience sections of the application.
A Resume (optional): Please be sure your resume includes the following for each experience (paid or unpaid): name of employer location dates of employment your title and a brief summary of your responsibilities.
Attach a copy of your valid Oregon Food Handlers Card
The Selection Process: For details about how we typically screen applications review our overview of the selection process page. We expect to evaluate candidates for this recruitment as follows:
Initial review of minimum qualifications
Oral exam
Consideration of top candidates/interviews
Background investigation
Note: The application should demonstrate your work experience/skills and how it is related to those shown in the Overview and To Qualify sections of the job announcement. Please be thorough as these materials may be scored and determine your eligibility for an interview.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Type of Position: This hourly position is eligible for overtime.
Type: Represented
FLSA: NonExempt
Schedule: variable On Call position
Location: Juvenile Justice Complex @ 1401 NE 68th Portland OR 97213
Benefits: $1.50 additional per hour in lieu of benefits; paid sick leave
Diversity and Inclusion: At Multnomah County we dont just accept difference; we value it and support it to create a culture of dignity and respect for our employees.
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran or protected veteran status genetic information and other legally protected characteristics. The EEO Know Your Rights poster is available for your reference. Multnomah County is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor. We request priority protected veteran referrals.
Veterans Preference: Under Oregon Law qualifying veterans may apply for veterans preference. Review our veterans preference page for details about eligibility and how to apply.
Accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act: We gladly provide reasonable accommodation to anyone whose specific disability prevents them from completing an application or participating in this recruitment process. Please contact the recruiter below in advance to request assistance. Individuals with hearing or speech impairments may contact the recruiter through the Telecommunications Relay Service by dialing 711.
Questions
Recruiter:
Joanne CampbellEmail:
Phone:
Application information may be used throughout the entire selection process. This process is subject to change without notice.
Disclaimer: This announcement is intended as a general descriptive recruitment guide and is subject to change. It does not constitute either an expressed or implied contract.
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