DYRS seeks Cook - $48k to $64

This position is located in the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS). The incumbent serves as an intermediate cook in any of the various finishing kitchens responsible for preparing fresh daily items and tempering frozen and chilled items and re-thermalizing for daily services. Main menu items and entrees are prepared from standardized recipes using semi-complex cooking task involved in the preparation of food for regular and special modified diet.

The mission of DYRS is to improve public safety and give court involved youth the opportunity to become more productive citizens by building on the strengths of youths and their families in the least restrictive, most homelike environment consistent with public safety. 

 Major Duties and Responsibilities:

The Cook will be responsible for performing routine and semi-complex tasks involved in the preparation of food for regular and modified diets to include meats, poultry, seafood, vegetables, sauces, and gravies. The incumbent will also prepare meals involving many steps and staggered combining of ingredient quantity food production where several items are cooked simultaneously and require varied cooking methods, and timing requirements.  Additionally, the Cook will be responsible for examining all foods for quality and freshness before preparation, as well as, preparing, cooking, seasoning, and, portioning of food for meals using standardized recipes. 

The Cook will be responsible for regulating cooking procedures so that numerous completed food items are ready at the appropriate temperature and time. The Cook will use standard and therapeutic recipes, cooking procedures, methods, and formulas to properly prepare modified diets such as diabetic, sodium and calorie restricted, low cholesterol, fiber restricted, and liquid. The cook must place correct types and quantities of food into containers for distribution to cafeterias and dining rooms, as well as, checks food carts to see that required kinds and amounts of food for various distribution points are included.