FOOD SERVICES CONSULTANT, PROBATION at County of Los Angeles, CA

About the Department

Position Duties

• Counsels and consults with directors of Probation Department detention centers and residential treatment facilities to provide information on all aspects of the Probation Department food service program including the training of culinary personnel, the ordering of food, and the acquisition of food service equipment
• Proposes alternate solutions to such specific food service problems as lack of training, disciplinary problems, overspending for food, buying food out of season, wastage, and lack of portion control.
• Conducts regular on-site inspections of Probation Department food service facilities at all detention and residential treatment centers and checks performance of all kitchen functions to ensure that health standards are being followed governing cleanliness, proper food storage, temperature, length of storage time and other standards of food service operation.
• Reviews inspection findings with the person in-charge of each kitchen and interviews food service personnel to appraise the effectiveness of the facility training program and to ensure their knowledge of correct procedures governing food preparation and safety precaution; reports inspection findings to management.
• Plans and develops the master menu and uniform procedures, practices and standards for all food service operations and monitors their implementation by line management.
• Monitors food service operations provided by vendors to ensure compliance with contract provisions.
• Prepares and publishes food menus, including special diet menus for use throughout the Probation Department and consults with nutritional experts to ensure a variety of pleasing and nutritionally balanced meals for juvenile wards.
• Consults with and advises departmental administrators on the design and layout of new or remodeled food service facilities, the development of specifications for new food service equipment and training needs of food service personnel.
• Confers with Internal Services Department representatives and food vendors to keep informed about new food products and food price trends; modifies menus and food orders to add or delete food items to take maximum advantage of market conditions.
• Confers with facility directors and Internal Services Department to assure preparation and maintenance of all necessary documentation required by Federal and State agencies for continued departmental participation in such programs as the School Lunch Program and the Surplus Food Program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture; maintains liaison with the area director of the State School Lunch Program to keep current compliance requirements.

Minimum Qualifications

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 No withholds and/or will be allowed for this examination. Required experience must be fully met and indicated on the application by the last day of filing.

Other Qualifications

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Transfer of Test Components: 

• Applicants who have taken identical components recently for other exams may have their scores automatically transferred to this examination. 
• This examination contains test components that may be used in the future for new examinations, and your test scores may be transferred.

Test Preparation 
 Study guides and other test preparation resources are available to help candidates prepare for employment tests. While the guides will help you preparing for the test, we advise you to review all related materials that you deem necessary.

• An interactive, Online Test Preparation System for taking practice tests may be accessed on the Department of Human Resources website at http://hr.lacounty.gov/. Please click on "Find A Job" and then "Job Search Toolkit."  Test preparation information is located under the "Employment Test Assistance" section.  
• Additional online practice tests are available at https://www.shldirect.com/en-us/practice-tests/. You can also access test preparation for the computerized portion of the test by going to http://www.shldirect.com/practice_tests.html.

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For candidates who may not have regular access to a computer or the internet, applications can be completed on computers at public libraries throughout Los Angeles County.

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ANTI-RACISM, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION (ARDI)
The County of Los Angeles recognizes and affirms that all people are created equal and are entitled to all rights afforded by the Constitution of the United States. The Los Angeles County Probation Department is committed to promoting Anti-racism, Diversity, and Inclusion efforts to address the inequalities and disparities amongst races. We support the ARDI Strategic Plan and its goals by improving equality, diversity, and inclusion in recruitment, selection, and employment practices.

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