Correctional Cook

The Riverside County Sheriff's Office seeks qualified individuals for the position of Correctional Cook to support their correctional facilities throughout Riverside County.

As a Correctional Cook, you will work side by side with support staff of both Food Service Workers and volunteer inmates to prepare entire meals for one of our prison populations.

This is an opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment, gaining valuable institutional kitchen and supervisory skills while refining your large-scale cooking experience, as well as offering plenty of advancement opportunities.

$10,000 Hiring Bonus!
The bonus is $10,000 spread over 5 years.
$500 - Upon hiring
$500 - After 6 months (successful probation period)
$1000 - @ 12 months
$2,000 - @ 24 months
$2,000 - @36 months
$2,000 - @ 48 months
$2,000 - @ 60 months

All employees will be required to work a rotating shift.

The shift rotations take place every 4 months and is on a 4/10 schedule.

Shift one: 3:30 AM -2:00 PM
Shift two: 6:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Meet the Team!

The law enforcement professionals of the Riverside County Sheriff's Office , 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 Office is dedicated to serving the citizens of its communities with integrity, professionalism, leadership, and loyalty and believes in service above self.• Prepare, cook and season soups, meats, fish, poultry, vegetables, desserts, and other foods; substitute meals when scheduled food supplies are not available; prepare special diet trays for youth or adult inmates with allergies or diet restrictions.

• Assist in inventory, ordering, receiving deliveries, checking, and storing foods and supplies.

• Direct food service workers or adult inmates in food preparation, serving and cleaning of kitchen facilities and equipment; maintain the security of the kitchen area and assist with training food service workers in the operation of equipment used in semi-skilled kitchen tasks.

• May perform meat cutting and baking duties.

• Prepare routine records and reports; will be required to work various shifts when other cooks are not available.

• May prepare and submit documented incident reports.

• Maintain constant control of kitchen utensils, tools and equipment for security purposes.

• Serve food to youth or adult inmates and staff; oversee the general cleanliness of the food service areas; maintain security and discipline in the food service areas.

• Determine quantities of food to prepare; cut and slice meats; cook and process food for serving; perform meat pull and proper thawing of meats.

• Assist in the preparation of menus, daily meal counts, transport records, and production records.

• Conduct daily inspections of the kitchen, food storage and dining areas to ensure cleanliness and security.

OPTION IExperience: One year of large quantity cooking in an institutional, military, large commercial kitch...