Cook Pool MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility

Position: Cook Pool - Part-Time and Full-Time - MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility
Location: Northern

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** OREGON YOUTH AUTHORITY**##
** Cook**##
** Woodburn, OR - MACLAREN YOUTH CORRECTIONAL FACILITY
** The Oregon Youth Authority is seeking dedicated and skilled
** Cooks
* * to join our team at the Mac Laren Youth Correctional Facility where you will be providing nutritious, balanced meals for the youth we serve. In this role, you will be responsible for food preparation, ensuring meals meet dietary requirements, and maintaining high standards of food safety. A key aspect of the position involves direct interaction with the youth in our program, where you will supervise and train young individuals in cooking and kitchen tasks while preparing and serving meals.

This hands-on approach helps foster life skills and a sense of responsibility in our youth. Additional duties include maintaining accurate record-keeping of meal inventories, tracking food supplies, and ensuring that kitchen equipment and resources are properly managed. If you have a strong culinary background and a passion for working with youth, we encourage you to apply.
** Top duties of the position:
*** Supervises and trains youth in custody in the preparation of meals, food safety and sanitation practices and usage of kitchen tools and equipment.
* Woks independently while cooking, preparing and coordinating nutritious and appealing meals form OYA menus and standardized recipes.
* Performs daily cooking tasks and meal preparations using a variety of kitchen equipment.
** Would you like to learn more about this position or how our application process works? Join our Recruitment team once a month, between 11am-11:30am PST during our OYA Career Chat Sessions. We can assist you with all your application and agency questions!
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** Additional Information:**
* ** Open Until Filled**:
This recruitment will remain open until filled. Our first application screening is scheduled for 10/2/26 at 8:30am, but we may close the announcement at any time after this date when we have received an adequate number of applications. We cannot guarantee that we will consider applications received after this screening date. We encourage interested applicants not to delay in applying
* This recruitment announcement will be used to establish a list of qualified candidates to fill current and future vacancies - permanent, full-time, part-time, limited duration (limited duration appointments are benefits eligible and have a designated maximum length of service, these positions have the potential to become permanent), and
** temporary
* * positions.
* Bilingual applicants encouraged to apply but must have
** intermediate
* * English proficiency or higher for this role.
* ** Representation:
** This position is represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU/OPEU).
* ** Your application materials are used to determine your starting salary range.
** Through an equal pay assessment, we will determine the salary offer using the information you provide in your submitted application materials. Please ensure your application materials are detailed, accurate and reflect your skills, experience (paid and unpaid) and education as they relate to the position when applying. For more information on pay equity, .
* The salary range listed above is the non-PERS participating rate. If you are already a participating PERS member or once you become PERS eligible, the salary range will increase by 6%. Please review the Classification and Compensation page for more details.
* This position receives annual increases on anniversary date until the maximum of the salary range is reached.
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