Examination: Supervising Cook I

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Working title
Supervising Cook I
Monthly salary
$3,823.33 - $5,642.00 per Month
Exam #
4044
Deadline
Continuous
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Position Description

00102181 - SUPERVISING COOK I

Assigns work, supervises, and gives instruction and training to employees and helpers from the resident population, evaluates their performance and takes or recommends appropriate action; prepares, cooks, and dispenses food and serves as lead cook on a shift; apportions the food to the various dining rooms; supervises the maintenance of culinary utensils and equipment and the cleaning of various storage and work areas; makes inspections and maintains food handling practices and standards of safety and sanitation; requisitions, receives, inspects, stores, and inventories supplies; supervises garbage disposal; as required, plans menus in accordance with the established food allowance and determines the amount of food to be prepared; as required, acts for the Supervising Cook II or Food Administrator I in his/her absence; keeps records and prepares reports.

Special Personal Characteristics:

 Sympathetic understanding of and willingness to work with the resident population of a State institution; supervisory ability; personal cleanliness; good sense of smell and taste; and freedom from communicable diseases.

For information regarding position location(s), please refer to the Eligible List Information section.

All applicants must meet the education and/or experience requirements as stated on this exam bulletin to be accepted to the examination.

Unless otherwise stated in the Minimum Qualifications, qualifying experience may be combined on a proportionate basis if the requirements stated below include more than one pattern and are distinguished as "Either" 1, "or" 2, "or" 3, etc. For example, applicants possessing qualifying experience amounting to 50% of the required time of Pattern 1 and additional experience amounting to 50% of the required time of Pattern 2 may be accepted to an examination as meeting 100% of the overall experience requirement.

00102181 - SUPERVISING COOK I

Either I

 

Two years of experience performing the duties of a Cook II in the California state service.

Or II

 

Experience: One year of experience in a supervisory capacity over cooks and allied workers with responsibility for supervising and assisting with the preparation, cooking, and serving of meals for at least 250 persons a meal. and

 

Education: Equivalent to completion of the eighth grade.

The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.

Results may take between 4-6 weeks to process after each cut-off date indicated below. 

Upcoming Filing Cutoff Dates:

  • 4/30/2025
  • 5/31/2025
  • 6/30/2025
  • 7/31/2025
  • 8/31/2025
  • 9/30/2025
  • 10/31/2025
  • 11/30/2025
  • 12/31/2025
  • 1/31/2026

Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) must be received or postmarked by the filing date indicated above. Applications postmarked, personally delivered or received via interoffice mail after the filing date will be processed in the next group.

Who Should Apply

The information below will help you determine which classification(s) is(are) appropriate for you. Applicants must meet the Minimum Qualifications as stated on this bulletin to compete in this examination.

Open and Open, Non-Promotional Examination(s):

  • SUPERVISING COOK I - Open

How to Apply

Submit an Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) to apply for this examination.

Electronic applications can be submitted through your account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov.

You may apply by mail to:

  • Caltrans Examination Services (MS 86)
    Caltrans
    Examination Services
    P.O. Box 168036
    Sacramento, CA 95816-8036

Indicate the Examination Code and Classification(s) on your Examination/Employment Application (STD 678).

You may drop off your application and any applicable or required documents at:

  • Caltrans
    Examination Services
    1727 30th Street
    Sacramento, CA 95816
    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    **Candidates are responsible for obtaining proof of mailing or submission of their exam.

Indicate the Examination Code and Classification(s) on your Examination/Employment Application (STD 678). All applicants must provide proof of identification. Accepted forms of identification are: 1) a photo identification card or 2) two forms of signed identification.

Special Testing Arrangements

If you require assistance or alternative testing arrangements due to a disability, indicate on your application that you need reasonable accommodation. You will be contacted by a representative of the testing department to make the necessary arrangements. If you have not been contacted by the time you receive notification of testing, please contact the testing department listed in the Contact section of this bulletin.

If you are unable to submit your application or complete the test due to a disability, please contact the testing department listed in the Contact section of this bulletin.

Application Link

Supervising Cook I

Questions regarding this examination should be directed to:

Department of Transportation
California Department of Transportation
Examination & Recruitment Services MS-86
P O Box 168036
Sacramento, CA 95816-8036
Phone: (916) 227-7858
askexams@dot.ca.gov

California Relay Service: 1-800-735-2929 (TTY), 1-800-735-2922 (Voice). TTY is a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf, and is reachable only from phones equipped with a TTY Device.