Cook / Sheriff Jobs

SALARY: $44,668 **Plus Excellent Benefits, Compensation Plan and NYS Retirement**

This is routine work involving responsibility for operating a correctional kitchen. An incumbent of this class is

responsible for the preparation of food that is nutritionally adequate, therapeutically correct, and appetizing.

Tasks are performed in accordance with New York State Department of Health and New York State

Commission of Correction regulations and Sheriff’s Office policies and procedures. Work is performed under the

general supervision from correctional staff and according to established procedure and regulations with inmate

workers assigned to perform work in the kitchen. Does related work as required.

Typical work activities for this opportunity are: (*Illustrative only)

• Maintains supervisory control over the operations in the kitchen;

• Determines requirements of food, housekeeping and other supplies;

• Orders, receives and stores purchased items;

• Monitor’s food temperatures and portion sizes in accordance with established guidelines and/or dietary

requirements;

• Prepares food for specialized diets, as needed, according to recipes and dietary requirements;

• Uses or operates various pieces of cooking equipment, i.e., steamer, grill, broiler, oven;

• Prepares meats, breakfast foods, soups, sauces, vegetables, other menu items, etc., from standardized

recipes or recipes provided by vendors in accordance with Department of Health regulations and Sheriff’s

Office policy and procedures;

• Check’s food production schedules to ensure any necessary preparation has been accomplished to serve

meals;

• Serves foods to inmates and/or personnel;

• Dates, covers and stores, at proper temperatures, food for later service;

• Dates, covers and stores, samples of food served for later inspection;

• Attends menu planning meetings and in-service training, as required;

• Assigns and supervises daily tasks performed by assigned inmate workers;

• Supervises and assist in the cleaning of cooking equipment;

• Notifies supervisor of needed repairs and ensures that items are repaired satisfactorily;

• Ensures designated items are stored in a clean, sanitary and secure condition;

• Ensures that everything in the kitchen is secured at end of work shift;

• May act in capacity of Correction Officer to maintain security and to meet possible situations involving

assigned inmate workers, or other inmate workers;

• Uses computer applications or other automated systems such as spreadsheets, word processing,

calendar, e-mail and database software in performing work assignments.

• Typical Work Activities are intended only as illustrations of possible types of work that might be appropriately assigned to

an incumbent of this title. Work activities that do not appear above are not excluded as appropriate work assignments, as

long as they can be reasonably understood to be within the logical limits of the job.

Minimum Qualifications are:

A. Possession of an Associate’s Degree with specialization in Hotel or Restaurant Management, Foods,
Nutrition and Institutional Management; Or

B. Graduation from high school or possession of a GED AND (2) two years of experience in commercial
or institutional cooking.

(*Degree must have been awarded by a college or university by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized

as an accrediting agency by the US Department of Education/US Secretary of Education. If your degree was awarded

by an educational institution outside the United States and its territories, you must provide independent verification

of equivalency. A list of acceptable companies who provide this service can be found on the internet at

http://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfm. You must pay the required evaluation fee.)

Candidates may submit application & resume as follows:

Personnel Officer – Civil Service Division

Saratoga County Human Resources Department

40 McMaster Street

Ballston Spa, New York 12020

Applications will be accepted until May 22, 2023

Applications available in the Human Resources Office or on our website: www.saratogacountyny.gov Resume may not be

substituted for Application. Applications must be received in our office by end of business on date indicated. Postmarks will

not be accepted for this posting. No Fax Submissions.

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or

otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct inquires to the Human Resources Office.

Saratoga County is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is valued and

recognized as a source of strength and enrichment. We seek to attract talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures,

and encourage women, people of color, LGBTQ individuals, those with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents,

and veterans to apply.