Correctional Food Services Supervisor - Indio - County of Riverside
Indio, CA 92201
About the Job
The Riverside County Sheriff's Department has an opportunity for a Correctional Food Services Supervisor in Indio. The incumbent will be responsible for supervising central kitchen food services programs and assisting the Food Service Manager in planning, directing, and coordinating food service activities at various facilities. Additionally, the Correctional Food Services Supervisor will be responsible for ordering meals, preparing food cost reports, evaluating staff, and performing other related duties as required. The most competitive candidates will currently possess a food handlers card and be ServSafe certified.
All employees will be required to work on a rotating shift. The shift rotations take place every 4 months.
Shift 1 - 2:00 AM -11:30 AM
Shift 2 - 6:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Shift 3 -10:00 AM -7:30 PM
Meet the Team!
The law enforcement professionals of the Riverside County Sheriff's Department , with a staff of over 3,600 dedicated men and women, cover the expanse of over 7,300 square miles in southern California. The Sheriff's Department is dedicated to serving the citizens of its communities with integrity, professionalism, leadership, and loyalty and believes in service above self.
EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES
• Selects, trains, and supervises cooks and food service workers who prepare and serve food; plans, assigns, schedules, and evaluates the work of food service personnel.
• Directs the food preparation activities at juvenile or adult detention facilities; assists in analyzing needs and preparing and managing the budget; maintains cost accounting records, developing forms and records for food production cost control when necessary.
• Assists in developing long range and short range plans for a food service operations and facilities; coordinates and supervises the work of food service personnel, inmates, and/or juveniles preparing, cooking, and serving food.
• Maintains the security of the kitchen area and enforces disciplinary measures when needed; instructs and trains inmates and/or juveniles in the operation of equipment used in semi-skilled kitchen tasks.
• Plans and prepares menus and food quantity requirements; ensures that ingredients are prepared, cooked, and served correctly for taste and wholesomeness; directs preparation of meals to meet special dietary requirements.
• Coordinates and schedules work activities in order to have meals prepared and available; develops specifications for purchasing of food supplies; orders, receives, checks, and stores foods and supplies.
• Participates and directs the cleaning of food preparation areas, kitchen equipment, dining rooms, and storerooms in order to comply with State and County sanitation laws, rules, and regulations.
• Accounts for and secures all equipment and food supplies; prepares and keeps records and reports on work and food preparation activities.
• Inspects and insures that kitchen equipment is maintained and operated according to safety procedures.
• Trains employees in the operation of kitchen equipment, sanitation, food preparation, and security procedures.
• Participates in design of new kitchen facilities; performs duties of a cook and works rotating shifts as needed.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Experience: Two years of large quantity cooking experience in an institutional, military, large commercial kitchen, or similar setting which has developed skills in measuring and mixing ingredients according to recipes and number of persons to be served. This experience must have included a minimum of one year of supervising food service personnel.
Knowledge of: The principles of supervision and training; fundamentals of dietetics; practices, methods, and equipment used in preparing, cooking, and serving food in large quantities; behavior of persons in detention facilities; sanitation methods in cleaning and maintaining equipment; practices of ordering, storing, and inventorying large quantities of food; common weights and measures; occupational hazards and safety precautions of kitchen areas and equipment.
Ability to:Direct the food service operations of a detention facility; supervise the work of employees, inmates, and juveniles; prepare cook, and coordinate cooking processes so that nutritional meals are prepared and served on time; instruct and train inmates and juveniles in semi-skilled food preparation, service, and cleaning tasks; estimate food quantity requirements for designated numbers of meals with a minimum of waste; follow oral and written directions; provide concise oral and written instructions; prepare and keep work and food preparation activity records and reports; inventory supplies and equipment; maintain effective working relationships with and between employees, inmates, and juveniles; maintains effective security of kitchen personnel, equipment, and utensils.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Veterans' Preference
The County has a Veterans Preference Policy. Upload a copy of your (or your spouse's) Member-4 Form DD-214 (or NGB-22) indicating dates of service, and a copy of your spouse's letter of disability (if applicable) with your application. For privacy reasons, it is recommended that you remove your social security information from the document (s). A Human Resources Representative will review the materials and determine if you qualify for the veteran's preference. See the policy here .
Reasonable Accommodations
The County of Riverside is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). Qualified individuals with disabilities who need a reasonable accommodation during the application or selection process should contact the recruiter for the position noted above. For additional information and/or to obtain the appropriate form for requesting a reasonable accommodation, please visit the Disability Access Office web page located at: http://dao.rc-hr.com/ .
What's Next?
This recruitment is open to all applicants.
Applicants who are current County of Riverside employees and/or current employees of the Sheriff's Department may be considered before other applicants depending on the volume of applications received.
Qualified applicants may be considered for future vacancies throughout the County.
Contact
If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact Brittney Mathis at bmathis@rivco.org or 951-955-5358.
MEDICAL/DENTAL/VISION INSURANCE: A choice of different medical, dental and visions plan are available to elect. The County provides a Flexible Benefit Credit contribution as governed by the applicable SEIU Memorandum of Understanding to contribute towards the cost of these plans.
Note: Employees on assignment through the Temporary Assignment Program (TAP) receive different benefits. See the list here .
MISCELLANEOUS RETIREMENT: County of Riverside has three retirement Tiers through the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS).
- Tier I (Classic Member - Formula 3% @ 60): Applicable to current and former County of Riverside local miscellaneous employees hired prior to 08/24/2012 and did not withdraw CalPERS contributions. The employee contribution is eight (8%) percent.
- Tier II (Classic Member - Formula 2% @ 60): Applicable to local miscellaneous employees 1) hired after 08/23/2012 through 12/31/2012; 2) Previously employed with another CalPERS contracting public agency or a reciprocal retirement system, with a break in service of less than six months between the separation date with the previous employer and the appointment date with the County of Riverside. The employee contribution is seven (7%) percent.
- Tier III (PEPRA New Member - Formula 2% @ 62): Applicable to CalPERS local miscellaneous new members hired on or after the implementation of the Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA) which took effect January 1, 2013. As of July 1, 2020, the employee contribution is 7.25% and subject to change annually.
A new member is defined as any of the following:
CalPERS refers to all members that do not fit within the definition of a new member as "classic members".
Contribution rates are subject to change based on the County of Riverside annual actuarial valuation.
Note:
This summary is for general information purposes only. Additional questions regarding retirement formulas can be sent to retirement@rivco.org or by calling the Benefits Information Line at (951) 955-4981,
Option 2.
If you have prior service credit with another CalPERS agency or within agencies, please contact CalPERS at (888) 225-7377 to determine which retirement tier would be applicable to you. CalPERS is governed by the Public Employees' Retirement Law. The Retirement Law is complex and subject to change. If there's any conflict between this summary and the law, the law will prevail over this summary.
DEFERRED COMPENSATION: Voluntary employee contribution with a choice between two 457 deferred compensation plan options.
VACATION ACCRUAL (Bi-Weekly Accrual):
0< 3 year = 80 Hours (10 Days)
4< 9 years = 120 Hours (15 Days)
10 or more years = 160 Hours (20 Days)
Maximum Vacation leave accumulation is 480 hours.
SICK LEAVE: Four (4) hours Sick Leave accrual per pay period with unlimited accrual.
HOLIDAYS: Normally 12 paid holidays per year.
BEREAVEMENT LEAVE: Allowed 5 days (3 days are County paid; 2 additional days can be taken from accrued Sick Leave balance).
BASIC LIFE INSURANCE: Equal to one times annual base salary not to exceed $50,000 of term life coverage. Premiums are paid by the County. Additional Supplemental Life plan is available for employee purchase.
DISABILITY - LONG-TERM DISABILITY (LTD): Benefit pays 66.67% of earnings to a maximum of $10,000 per month; 30-day waiting period; pays to age 65. Benefit can be coordinated with other available leave balances to provide up to 100% of pay.
POST RETIREMENT MEDICAL CONTRIBUTION: A monthly contribution is made by the County towards retiree health insurance offered through the County as governed by the applicable SEIU Memorandum of Understanding.
OTHER: There may be other benefit provisions as specified in the applicable Memorandum of Understanding. Please contact the recruiter listed on the job posting directly for more information.