Cook

Definition and Class Characteristics

INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2024

**UP TO $4,000.00 HIRING BONUS**

Do you love cooking? Do you love mentoring others? Do you have experience cooking food in large quantities in an institutional, correctional, or commercial setting?

If you answered yes to those questions, we want to meet you!

Cooks with the Nevada County Sheriff's Office are a valuable part of our Corrections team. They not only prepare meals but also help coach and mentor our customers. The Cook works under general supervision to help with the planning, preparing, and supervising of meals served at our facility. Our Cooks are responsible for supervising, assisting, and instructing our incarcerated population who work within the jail's kitchen.

This position requires a candidate who is interested in working in a correctional facility setting and is passionate about making a difference in the lives of those we serve. The ideal candidate should possess an excitement and passion for cooking, supervising, and teaching while showcasing an understanding of safe food handling practices.

Why is this the career for you?

• You are motivated by helping others achieve personal success.
• You enjoy opportunities for meticulous work.
• We provide support to each other and our customers and community.
• We are intent on sharing knowledge and motivating each other to do our best every day.
• We value creativity and look for efficiencies in our processes.
• We support building leaders at all levels by providing personal and professional growth opportunities to our employees.

The Cook, once hired, is placed through a hands-on training and mentoring period to provide you with the technical skills and clarity needed to be successful in our organization. We prepare our Cooks to be outstanding mentors so that they can provide opportunities to customers by helping them build the skills they need to secure stable employment after their stay.

A hiring bonus is available up to $4,000.00 paid over 1 year. The hiring bonus is paid in two parts, half upon hire and the remainder paid upon completion of a 12-month probationary period.

Relocation Incentives, Referral Bonuses, Tuition Reimbursement, and Student Loan Repayments are also available to qualified candidates!

Background Investigation: Qualified candidates who are offered the position will be subject to an extensive background investigation.

Benefits: This is a full-time position, and the County of Nevada offers an extensive benefits package including, but not limited to, CalPERS retirement, medical, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, and flexible spending accounts (FSA). Nevada County is a qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program through the Department of Education. **A 5% pay differential can be awarded to individuals who are designated as English/Spanish bilingual workers.**

We are an equal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Knowledge and Skills Required
Knowledge of:

• Techniques and methods for preparing food in quantities including meal planning and portion control
• Equipment and utensils used in the preparation, cooking and serving of food
• Safe food storage methods
• Kitchen sanitation and methods of cleaning and caring for kitchen equipment, and laws and regulations pertaining to same
• Kitchen safety practices
• Basic principles of training and supervision
• Basic record keeping

Skill in:

• Directing the work of inmates/recovery clients/juveniles engaged in food preparation and kitchen sanitation
• Ordering food and supplies in proper quantities
• Preparing designated quantities of food with a minimum of waste
• Organizing work to meet meal schedules
• Supervising kitchen activity while maintaining necessary paperwork/records in handwritten and typewritten form
• Establishing and maintaining cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of work
• Ability to give clear and concise verbal instructions

Education and Experience Required/Minimum Qualification:
Equivalent to completion of twelfth grade and one year of experience cooking food in large quantities in an institutional, correctional, or commercial setting.

Read the full job description for more information.

Benefits Guide
The Benefits Guide is a comprehensive document for employees of the County of Nevada. Information contained in this summary of benefits is not a binding document. Refer to specific unit summaries and agreements (MOUs) for additional benefit information for each employee group.

Health Insurance
The County sponsored plan for 2024 is the PERS Gold PPO, but you can also choose plans from providers such as Anthem, Blue Shield, and PORAC (if you are a member) to suit your needs.

2024 Health Insurance Plans

• Anthem Select HMO
• Anthem Traditional HMO
• Blue Shield CalPERS Access+ HMO
• Blue Shield Trio HMO
• Kaiser HMO
• PERS Gold PPO (County sponsored plan)
• PERS Platinum PPO
• PORAC (Available to PORAC members only)

Flexible Spending Accounts
The County offers employees the option to contribute to a pre-tax medical FSA and dependent Care FSA.

Life Insurance
Voya is the County's life insurance provider. We offer the following products through Voya:

• Basic Accidental Death and Dismemberment
• Basic Term Life
• Optional Accidental Death and Dismemberment plans
• Optional Dependent Term Life
• Optional Term Life

Dental & Vision Insurance
Nevada County employees can opt to receive dental and vision insurance without opting for health insurance coverage as well. This will give employees more flexibility to match their choice of insurance plans to their specific needs. Delta Dental is the dental provider offered through Nevada County and VSP Vision Care is our vision care provider.

Retirement
The County is a member of the CalPERS retirement system and provides the opportunity for voluntary contributions to a 457 deferred compensation account through Nationwide by way of pre-tax and Roth payroll deductions.

CalPERS Miscellaneous Tiers:

Tier 1 (Classic-former employee originally hired on or before 12/13/12 and are returning to Nevada County) 2.7% @ 55

Tier 2 (Hired by a CalPERS employer between 12/14/12-12/31/12 and coming to Nevada County with less than 6 months between separation from former CalPERS employer and hire date with Nevada County) 2%@60

Tier 3 (Hired by first CalPERS employer on or after 1/1/13 or having a break in service of more than six months between another CalPERS employer and Nevada County) 2%@62

CalPERS Safety tiers:

Tier 1 (Classic-former employees originally hired on or before 12/13/12 and are returning to Nevada County) 3% @ 50.

Tier 2 (Hired by a CalPERS employer between 7/2411-12/31/12 and coming to Nevada County with less than 6-months between separation from former CalPERS employer and hire date with Nevada County) 3% @ 55.

Tier 3 (Hired by any CalPERS employer on or after 1/1/13) 2.7% @ 57.

We encourage you to visit the CalPERS home page, www.calpers.ca.gov , to search related information about the retirement plans noted here so that you fully understand what your retirement formula means to you.

NEVADA COUNTY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Any information on this page or documents and links are subject to change without notice.

Nevada County Human Resources Department
950 Maidu Avenue, Nevada City, CA 95959 (530) 265-7010 option 2
Human.resources@nevadacountyca.gov
www.nevadacountyca.gov

Closing Date/Time: 9/26/2024 11:59 PM Pacific

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