Food Service Lead (PCN 20-4191)

Posting number: 54426

Department: Corrections

Division: Institutions

Job classification: Food Service, Lead

Posting type: Open & Promotional

Categories: Corrections, Food Services

Summary

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What You Will Be Doing:

This position supervises and trains an inmate work crew in preparing and serving meals for approximately 300 prisoners each day. They ensure all food preparation, sanitation, safety practices, and equipment use meet state and departmental standards. The position oversees preparation of regular and special diets, bakery production, and proper portioning of all meals. They receive, inspect, store, and rotate food stock while maintaining accurate records. The role also enforces security protocols, including controlling access to sharps and monitoring inmate workers.

Our Mission, Values, and Culture:

The Department of Corrections is committed to operating safe, secure institutions while providing essential services that support the health and well being of those in custody. This position directly supports this mission by ensuring safe, sanitary, and nutritionally appropriate meals for the prisoner population, including those with medical or special dietary needs. By training and supervising inmate workers in a structured, safety focused kitchen environment, this position contributes to institutional security, rehabilitation, and daily operational stability.

Benefits of Joining Our Team:

There are strong opportunities for career advancement and professional enrichment within our facility, across the department, and throughout other state agencies. Staff gain valuable experience that supports both personal and career growth in a structured, team oriented environment. We offer a competitive compensation package that includes regular pay increases, comprehensive insurance benefits, and paid time off. This role also provides the meaningful experience of serving your community by supporting the daily operations and well being of those in custody. Joining our team means contributing to a mission driven workplace where your work truly matters.

The Working Environment You Can Expect:

This position is located inside a pre trial correctional facility and involves daily contact with prisoners, regular supervision of inmate workers, and responsibility for maintaining safety and security while performing assigned food service duties. Work is performed in a highly structured, secure environment with strict controls on movement, tools, and equipment, and does not require travel.

Who We Are Looking For:

We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position specific competencies:

• Decision Making: Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.
• Integrity/Honesty:  Contributes to maintaining the integrity of the organization; displays high standards of ethical conduct and understa