The Department of Public Health prioritizes equitable and inclusive access to quality healthcare for its community and values the importance of diversity in its workforce. All employees at the Department of Public Health work to advance equity, inclusion, and diversity with a specific lens and focus on race, ethnicity, gender, sex, sexuality, disability, and immigration status.  + Application Opening: 2/7/2025 + Application Deadline: On or after 2/23/2025 + Annual Salary: $86,736 - $105,482 careers.sf.gov/classifications/?classCode=2656 + Appointment Type: Permanent Civil Service (https://careers.sf.gov/knowledge/role-types/) + Recruitment ID: PBT-2656-149530 The Mission of the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) is to protect and promote the health of all San Franciscans. SFDPH strives to achieve its mission through the work of multiple divisions - the San Francisco Health Network, Population Health, Behavioral Health Services, and Administration. The San Francisco Health Network is the City’s only complete system of care and has locations throughout the City, including Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, and over 15 primary care health centers. The Population Health Division (PHD) provides core public health services for the City and County of San Francisco: health protection, health promotion, disease and injury prevention, and disaster preparedness and response. Behavioral Health Services operates in conjunction with SFHN and provides a range of mental health and substance use treatment services. The eligible list resulting from this recruitment may be utilized to fill future and current vacancies in this class at other locations within the DPH for the duration of the eligible list. Under direction, assists in the operation and supervision of a large institutional kitchen. Examples duties include + Plans, prepares, serves meals at a large commercial kitchen and operation. + Supervises subordinates during all phases of institutional kitchen operations. + Maintains quantity and quality control in all commercial kitchen operations. + Follows prescribed menus and recipes compatible with nutritional guidelines, special dietary needs, food budget, and facility equipment limitations. + Oversees preparation and cooking of all types of daily meals and food for special functions. + Ensures proper food handling, presentation, portion control, maintenance of appropriate serving temperatures, and completes all temperature logs. + Completes all freezer, cooler, cooking temperatures, warming temperatures, and sanitation logs and reports. + Researches and designs new menu plans for various food service programs and customer population, specifically focusing on current culinary trends, sustainability, and heart healthy cooking. + Coaches’ food service and production staff as assigned. + Teaches production staff basic cooking and advanced techniques as required. + Uses and maintains all kitchen equipment according to proper safety procedures and teaches these procedures to other staff members. + Maintains an up-to-date food items and recipes and train all production staff in it use. + Performs pre-service meetings and huddles with team members and completes production process by inputting postproduction numbers in reports. + Performs and supervises food purchasing, vendor contact, order placement, and delivery inspection. + Performs and supervises food supply reception, inventory, storage, and distribution. + Supervises cleaning, maintenance, and repair of kitchen equipment and utensils. + Develops and implements cleaning schedule, completes sanitation inspection and develops reports for Food and Nutrition Servies. + Inspects kitchen equipment and adjacent areas for safety and coordinates repairs. + Overseeing monitoring/compliance of refrigeration and freezer temperatures as part of a daily work routine and reporting outside temperatures, as indicated in department policy. + Ensures staff comply with all State, Federal, and Local Food Safety guidelines. + Assists in training and evaluation of subordinate staff. + Prepares and maintains daily, weekly, and monthly reports for regulatory compliance and other purposes. + Covers unscheduled staff absences during shift. + Other related duties as assigned/required. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Education + Possession of a high school diploma or equivalent (GED or High School Proficiency Certificate). Experience + Four (4) years of work experience cooking large quantities of food in a setting such as hospital, correctional facility, the military, hotel, restaurant or equivalent food service establishment. + Note: Coffee shops, small grab-and-go kiosks, and sandwich shops are not considered qualifying cooking experience. + One year of fulltime employment is equivalent to 2,000 hours, based on a 40-hour work week. Experience Substitution + One (1) year of the required experience can be substituted by any of the following: + completion of a one (1) year culinary arts certificate program; or + completion of an apprenticeship program certified by a nationally recognized culinary arts organization; or + possession of an Associate Degree in Culinary Arts. Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirement by the final filing date unless otherwise noted. Important Note: Please make sure it is absolutely clear in your application exactly how you meet the minimum qualifications. Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. Please be aware that any misrepresentation of this information may disqualify you from this recruitment or future job opportunities. Selection Procedures After application submission, candidates deemed qualified must complete all subsequent steps to advance in this selection process, which includes the following: + Performance Assessment (Weight: 100%) Candidates that meet the minimum qualifications will be invited to participate in a performance assessment that is designed to measure the knowledge, skills, and abilities in job-related areas. Candidates must achieve a passing score on the assessment to continue in the selection process and will be placed on the confidential eligible list in rank order according to their final score. Additional selection processes may be conducted by the hiring department prior to making final hiring decisions. Certification The certification rule for the eligible list resulting from this assessment will be the Rule of the List. Eligible List/Score Report Once you pass the assessment, you will be placed onto an eligible list and given a score and a rank. For more information, visit https://careers.sf.gov/knowledge/process/. The duration of the eligible list resulting from this assessment process will be 12 months and may be extended with the approval of the Human Resources Director. How to Apply Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted online at careers.sf.gov (https://www.smartrecruiters.com/app/jobs/careers.sf.gov) . Our email communications may come from more than one department so please make sure your email is set to accept messages from all of us at sfdhr.org/ccsf-email-extensions. Applicants may be contacted by email about this recruitment. Please consider using a personal email address that you check regularly rather than a work or school account. Applicants will receive a confirmation email that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received. Terms of Announcement and Appeal Rights This is a Position Based Test (PBT) administered in accordance with Civil Service Rule 111A. Applicants must be guided solely by the provisions of this announcement, including requirements, time periods and other particulars, except when superseded by federal, state or local laws, rules or regulations. Clerical errors may be corrected by the posting the correction on the Department of Human Resources website at https://careers.sf.gov/. The terms of this announcement may be appealed under Civil Service Rule 111A.35.1. The standard for the review of such appeals is ‘abuse of discretion’ or ‘no rational basis’ for establishing the position description, the minimum qualifications and/or the certification rule. Appeals must include a written statement of the item(s) being contested and the specific reason(s) why the cited item(s) constitute(s) abuse of discretion by the Human Resources Director. Appeals must be submitted directly to the Executive Officer of the Civil Service Commission within five business days of the announcement issuance date.  Additional information regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco:  + Information about the Hiring Process (https://sfdhr.org/information-about-hiring-process)   + Conviction History (https://sfdhr.org/conviction-history-faq)   + Employee Benefits Overview (https://sfdhr.org/benefits-overview)   + Equal Employment Opportunity (https://sfdhr.org/equal-employment-opportunity)   + Disaster Service Workers (https://sfdhr.org/disaster-service-workers) + Reasonable Accommodation + Right to Work (https://sfdhr.org/recruitment-details#identification) + Copies of Application Documents + Diversity Statement (https://sfdhr.org/recruitment-details#diversitystatement) + Veterans Preference + Seniority Credit in Promotional Exams (https://sfdhr.org/recruitment-details#senioritycredit) If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the analyst, EliotWatt@sfdph.org 628-271-6704.  We may use text messaging to communicate with you on the phone number provided in your application. The first message will ask you to opt in to text messaging. The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.