Correctional Food Service Coordinator

Posting number: 27-00053

Department: 249 Corrections - Iowa Correctional Institution for Women (Mitchellville)

Job classification: Correctional Food Service Coordinator

Posting type: Open & Promotional

Categories: Corrections, Food Services

Summary

This position is a female only position.

NOTE: This position has been designated as a FEMALE only position, due to the gender-specific requirements of the Federal Bureau of Prisons contract. In addition, as long as the position carries the BFOQ designation, a male may not occupy the position.

The Iowa Correctional Institution for Women is a multi-faceted correctional institution that serves as the only female facility and female reception center for the Iowa Department of Corrections. Correctional Food Service Workers are a vital part of ICIW's operations. 
This position currently works 4 ten hour days on a rotating schedule.

Key responsibilities include:
- Supervision and Coordination: Leading offender workers in daily food production and cleaning. 
    This includes clarifying roles, inspecting food quality and portion control, and ensuring efficient service.
- Safety and Security: Training workers on equipment use, maintaining tool and supply counts, and managing contraband protocols. 
    Staff are also responsible for performing pat searches of offender workers exiting the dietary area.
- Inventory and Maintenance: Ordering food and supplies from vendors, ensuring proper storage, and monitoring freezer/refrigerator temperatures three times daily.
- Sanitation: Adhering to State Health Department standards by delegating cleaning assignments and enforcing personal hygiene policies for all staff and workers.
- Professionalism: Maintaining a cooperative attitude, working effectively under pressure, and serving as a positive role model. 
    This includes consistent attendance and clear communication with supervisors regarding menu modifications or operational concerns.

E-Verify and Right to Work
The State of Iowa participates in E-Verify, a federal program that helps employers confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. Within the required timeframe, new hires will be verified through the E-Verify system to ensure authorization to work in the United States. The State of Iowa also complies with the federal Right to Work laws, which protect employees’ rights to work without being required to join a labor organization. For more information, please visit www.e-verify.gov.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:

1. Two years of full-time work experience in mass food production in a commercial, military, hospital, or institutional food services setting.
2. A total of two years of education and/or full-time experience (as described in number one), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university coursework in dietetics, nutrition, food management or a closely related equals one year of full-time experience.
3. Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes one year of full-time work as a Cook 1, Cook 2, or Baker.

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Supplemental information

Within a period of time after hire, as determined by the appointing authority, employees in this class may be required to obtain a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) and endorsements.

NOTE: This position has been designated as a FEMALE only position, due to the gender-specific requirements of the Federal Bureau of Prisons contract.