Food Services Worker; CSR

Salary / Benefits

$21.01 - $24.85 hourly ( $43,692.48 - $51,677.60 annually), plus bilingual and uniform allowance when applicable.

• Vacation: 12 to 25 days per year depending on length of public employment.
• Holidays: 13 days per year.
• Sick Leave: 12 days sick leave per year. Unlimited accumulation, one year of which can be converted to service credit upon retirement.
• Health Plan: Choice of medical and dental plans (with vision care). County contributes toward the employee's premium.
• On-Site Employee Health Clinics in Santa Barbara and Santa Maria: Provides ongoing and episodic services to eligible employees and their eligible dependents over age of 5.
• For County benefits, please visit here. In addition, applicants from other public sector employers may qualify for retirement reciprocity and time and service credit towards an advanced vacation accrual rate.

The Santa Barbara County Probation Department is accepting applications to fill a vacancy (per CSR 1414) for Food Services Worker at the Santa Maria Juvenile Justice Center, located at 4263 California Blvd., Santa Maria, CA 93455.

Leave of Absence CSR 1414 NOTE
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This recruitment is to fill a position vacated as a result of a leave of absence (CS Rule 1414) and the duration of the appointment shall be subject to the return of the individual who is on leave. A person who is appointed to a position under CS Rule 1414 may be able to transition into a regular position in the classification without re-application or re-testing, depending on the performance of the appointee and the needs of the department.

THE POSITION: Under general supervision, performs a variety of tasks involved in the serving of food in a custodial youth facility; cleans and maintains kitchen utensils, equipment, and work area; and performs related duties as required.

The ideal candidate will possess:

• Valid Serve Safe certification
• Reputation for being honest and trustworthy
• Credibility
• Integrity
• Ability to provide direction to and work well with youth
• Good judgment under pressure
• Ability to maintain good boundaries and provide clear direction
• Understanding of kitchen sanitation and safe food storage practices
• Experience in the use and care of cooking equipment and utensils, and kitchen safety
• Understanding of basic math

Responsibilities (continued):

• Drives to jail or other locations to pick up prepared food for the Santa Maria Juvenile Justice Center (JJC); loads food containers in vehicle; receives bulk meals delivered to the JJC; unloads food containers at the JJC; and refrigerates or places food containers in steam tables to maintain temperature.
• Prepares for serving meal in dining room; determines number to be served; counts and puts out silverware for number to be served; portions out food onto food trays; checks special dietary food trays for ordered requirements; sets up and clears tables in the dining room; counts silverware at end of meal; prepares and loads food trays for youth without dining room privileges.
• Cleans dining room and kitchen areas, including hot food warmer, with assistance from detained youth; washes, dries, stacks, and puts away trays, pans, and other kitchen utensils; cleans tables, benches, chairs, cupboards, storerooms, refrigerators, and other equipment; sweeps and mops floors, and empties garbage; maintains hygienic and sanitary standards in kitchen and dining rooms.
• Follows security procedures including counting silverware, activating alarms, and reporting movement of youth in custody.
• Six months of experience in food set up, service, and clean up; OR, a combination of training, education, and experience that is equivalent to the employment standard listed above and that provides the required knowledge and abilities.

Additional Requirement: Possession of a valid California Class C Driver's License may be required.

Knowledge of: standard units of measure and weight for liquid and solid food to portion out required quantities; basic math; basic practices for safe food storage and prevention of contamination; safe work practices in a kitchen; kitchen and floor cleaning and sanitizing products and proper usage.

Ability to: use kitchen serving utensils;…