This position functions as a cook, performing a full range of cooking and food preparation for the service of meals for prisoners and staff in a correctional facility using MDOC standardized processes, recipes, menus, and reports. This position will work in the facility kitchens with prisoner workers.

Required Education And Experience

Education typically acquired through completion of high school.

Experience:

• Cook 5: No specific type or amount is required.
• Cook E6: One year of experience in quantity cooking and food preparation.
• Cook 7: Two years of experience in quantity cooking and food preparation, including one year equivalent to a Cook E6.

Additional Requirements And Information

In your application, be sure to list any cooking experience and the duties that you did.

Your application for any position does not guarantee that you will be contacted by the Department for further consideration. Only those applicants interviewed will be notified of the results.

The Department of Corrections may screen out job applicants who have been convicted of a felony in accordance with Public Act 191 of 2017. Applicants who have been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony are ineligible for employment with the Department of Corrections until satisfactory completion of any sentence imposed, including parole or probation. New hires to the MDOC along with previous MDOC employees that are returning after being away from the department for more than two years will complete Non-Custody New Employee Training (NCNET) either 40 hours or 80 hours of initial in-person training based on their level of offender contact and job classification. All new employees will complete additional online training to successfully complete their non-custody new employee training.

REQUIRED INFORMATION: Employment in the state classified service demands a high degree of loyalty and imposes high ethical standards on employees to ensure the integrity of state government and maintain effective services. All employees must meet these ethical standards and all appointing authorities are obligated to enforce these ethical standards. As part of this effort, all employees are required to report any possible conflict of interest; please review the information and be prepared to respond to questions related to the information in your application. Ethical Standards and Conduct (Note: you do not need to fill out the form).

This is a drug and alcohol test-designated position. Applicants are required to complete a drug test within 24 hrs. of a conditional offer of employment.

Accommodations

If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or selection processes, please contact the ADA coordinator for the agency that posted this position vacancy.

• Non-Custody New Employee Training (NCNET).
• Drug and alcohol testing required.
• High ethical standards and loyalty expected.

• Completion of high school education.
• Experience in quantity cooking and food preparation.
• Ability to work with prisoner workers in a correctional facility.
• Understanding of MDOC standardized processes and recipes.