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Salary : $51,646.40 Annually
Location : 373 S. High Street, Columbus, OH
Job Type: Full-time
Job Number: Cook 2026
Sheriff's Office: Franklin County Sheriff's Office
Division: Corrections
Opening Date: 01/05/2026
Closing Date: Continuous
Position Description
Prepare food items for meals within jail facilities and oversees inmates assigned to assist with preparation. Demonstrates proper cooking and measuring methods to inmates. Monitors use of cooking tools and their proper return by inmates. Assures cleanliness of work area.
Oversees inmates and assists in washing dishes and pots and pans. Assures that kitchen is kept tidy and in operating order for oncoming cooks. Records each meal count in logbook.
Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs.

Additional Requirements

• Add, subtract, multiply and divide whole numbers.
• Ability to pass a pre-assignment medical examination and annual re-examinations per Ohio Administrative Code 5120:1-8-10(G).

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Knowledge of safety practices. Skill in operation of kitchen equipment. Ability to understand system of procedures. Ability to lift up to 50 pounds multiple times per shift.
Unusual Working Conditions
Ability to walk, stand, or sit for extended or intermittent periods of time.
Sheriff's Office Core Competencies

1. Commitment to Organizational Culture: Works with intention to support and promote organizational culture, transforms operational philosophy into action. Emphasizes service, collaboration, and integrity.
2. Emotional Intelligence: Self-awareness, expressiveness, empathy, authenticity, sympathy, emotional connection with others to create trust.
3. Integrity and Credibility: Walks the talk, knows what's right and does it. Effectively applies values and principles in specific situations. Encourages others to behave with integrity.
4. Teamwork and Cooperation: Crossing boundaries, coordinating groups, makes effective use of all available talent, focused on serving the public together.

Corrections Specific Core Competencies

1. Analytic Thinking / Problem Solving: Problem solving, on-the-spot decision making, investigations, evaluating reports and statistics, assessing threats, crime pattern analysis, information seeking, and assessing people's abilities.
2. Attention to Quality & Order: Maintains or increases order in the environment, values accuracy, and quality, and seek clarity in roles and functions.
3. Conflict Management: Respectful, facilitates rather than driving or manipulating, focuses on solutions, focuses on people, and seeks long lasting outcomes.
4. Impact and Influence: Communication that gains others' support, constant interpretation to others, educating others, persuading others who have fixed ways.
5. Initiative and Time Management: Self-directed, perseverance, persistence, and sets own goals. Sees the job through.
6. Interpersonal Skills / Active Listening: Communicates effectively with others, crosses boundaries, initiates relationships, is focused on serving the public together.

Franklin County Sheriff's Office offers eligible full-time employees a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Health Insurance
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Supplemental Life Insurance

The following are provided to eligible full-time employees at no cost:

• EAP (no cost)
• Life Insurance of $50,000

More information regarding Franklin County employee benefits offered, can be available upon request or by visiting our website:
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Do you have a High School Diploma or GED?

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• No

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Would you accept this position with the rate of pay being $24.83 per hour?

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• No

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Are you willing to work the hours of 3:00 am to 11:00 am?

• Yes
• No

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Are you willing to work the hours of 11:00 am to 7:00 pm?

• Yes
• No

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This position requires working holidays and every weekend. Are you willing to fulfill this requirement?

• Yes
• No

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Per our policy, employees cannot have hand, neck, face, or head tattoos. Do you have tattoos on your hands, neck, face or head?

• Yes
• No

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Are you able to comply with the minimum requirement of being able to lift 50 pounds?

• Yes
• No

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Do you have at least 3 months experience and/or training in food preparation, sanitation, storage and use of food service equipment in institutional, school or restaurant setting?

• Yes
• No

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Have you ever been fired from a job(s) or asked to resign or left employment voluntarily in lieu of being fired from any job (s)?

• Yes
• No

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If you selected a response of "Yes" for question #8 regarding fired from a job(s) or asked to resign or left employment voluntarily in Lieu of being fired from any job(s), please provide the employer(s) and date(s) with an explanation; If "No", please put n/a
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Have you been formally disciplined by a previous or current employer (coaching, oral, written, suspensions, etc.)? If so, explain.
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Have you been disciplined for attendance or tardiness related problems in the past five years? If so, explain.
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PRISON RAPE ELIMINATION ACT (PREA) OF 2003This question consists of 4 parts, (A) through (D) inclusive, as shown in the boxes below. All four parts must be answered.In accordance with Federal law, the Franklin County Sheriff Office shall not hire nor promote anyone who may have contact with inmates who:(A) Has engaged in sexual abuse in a prison, jail, lockup, community confinement facility, juvenile facility or other institution.Have you engaged in sexual abuse as described in (A) above?

• Yes
• No

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PRISON RAPE ELIMINATION ACT (PREA) OF 2003 (Continued)(B) Has been convicted of engaging or attempting to engage in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force, overt or implied threats of force, or coercion, or if the victim did not consent or was unable to consent or refuse.Have you been convicted of engaging or attempting to engage in sexual activity as described in (B) above?

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PRISON RAPE ELIMINATION ACT (PREA) OF 2003 (Continued)(C) Have you been civilly or administratively adjudicated to have engaged in the activity described in (B) above?

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• No

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PRISON RAPE ELIMINATION ACT (PREA) OF 2003 (Continued)(D) Have you been the subject of a substantiated allegation of sexual abuse or sexual harassment or resigned during a pending investigation of alleged sexual abuse or sexual harassment?

• Yes
• No

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I understand I am responsible for maintaining the accuracy of my contact information, including my street address, my email address, and my contact telephone numbers. My failure to maintain accurate contact information may result in my not receiving information regarding this job announcement and/or may result in my not being further considered for this employment opportunity. To update this information, visit www.governmentjobs.com, click on the "career seekers" link, and then follow the prompts.

• Yes, I understand and agree
• No, I do not agree

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The information provided in your application must support your selected answers in the supplemental questions. The information you provide will be verified and documentation may be required. Please be as honest and accurate as possible. You may be asked to demonstrate your knowledge and skills in a work sample or during an interview. Please note that as part of the screening process, your responses will be reviewed in conjunction with your general application materials.By completing this supplemental questionnaire you are attesting that the information you have provided is accurate. Any misstatements, omissions, or falsification of information may eliminate you from consideration or result in dismissal. "See resume" is not an acceptable answer to the questions.

• Yes, I understand and agree
• No, I do not agree

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