DEPT OF JUVENILE CORRECTIONS

Our vision is to make Arizona’s community safer by delivering effective rehabilitative services to the young people entrusted to our care.

The mission of the Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections is to provide the young people in our care with evidence-based rehabilitative services that enhance their well-being and equip them with the skills and resources they need to thrive as successful members of society.

COOK 1

Job Location:

Adobe Mountain School

2800 W. Pinnacle Peak Road

Phoenix, Arizona 85027

https://adjc.az.gov/

Posting Details:

Salary: $22.2910 Per Hr./$46,365.28 Per Year

Grade: 15

Closing Date: Open Until Filled

Job Summary:

The Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections (ADJC) is seeking Cook 1 applicants who are passionate about their profession and who will be committed to making a difference in the lives of Arizona’s underserved youth. The Cook 1 will prepare, portion, cook, and present a variety of hot and/or cold food items for various meal periods to include Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Special/Catered Events. ADJC wants you to come join our talented and diverse Food Service Team. At ADJC you will have the ability to collaborate in a team oriented environment.

Job Duties:

• Train, evaluate, guide and monitor youth, vocational competencies, and appropriate behavior
• Perform crisis intervention with youth employees as necessary
• Write reports, maintain logs and required documentation including the National School Lunch / Breakfast Program (NSLP/SBP)
• Maintain safe environment in the Food Services Division using appropriate Security protocols
• Maintain correct food safety and operating procedures in the kitchen facility as specified by required health codes
• Maintain and account for equipment and supplies, verifying and ordering proper quality and quantity in reference to posted standards
• Plan and produce all meals and including for special diets
• Perform other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

Knowledge in:
• The National School Lunch/Breakfast Program requirements
• Quantity food production, food service equipment and food delivery systems
• Food service sanitation regulations and safety codes
• Accounting and inventory methods
• Interview processes, evaluation methods and procedures
• As demonstrated by working in a large volume food preparation kitchen cooking, maintaining inventory, food service sanitation regulations and safety codes

Skill in:
• Basic math
• Competent use of computers

Ability to:
• Learn Federal, State and Agency rules and regulations
• Learn and follow agency policies and procedures
• Learn youth management and treatment techniques (crisis intervention)
• Learn radio communications
• Learn security practices to include therapeutic crisis intervention, restraints, etc.
• Learn educational vocational program requirements
• De-escalate youth behavior
• Work closely with adjudicated youth in a secure institutional setting

Selective Preference(s):

The preferred candidate will have:
• Experience working with adult or juvenile populations
• Working in a large scale (over 1,000 meals daily) kitchen
• Security practices to include therapeutic crisis intervention and restraints
• Educational vocational program requirements
• Juvenile training techniques
• Security practices and key control
• Bilingual skills in Spanish/English preferred but not required

Pre-Employment Requirements:

REQUIRED: Food experience and working knowledge of food preparation from scratch to include soups, sauces, stocks, gravy and plate presentation.

REQUIRED: Possession of or ability to obtain a Serv-Safe Manager and Basic certificate within 2 months of employment.

REQUIRED: Employment is contingent on the selected applicant passing a comprehensive background investigation, behavioral assessment, drug screening and pre-placement physical examination.  NO FELONY CONVICTIONS

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