ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, REHABILITATION & REENTRY 

Our mission is to enhance public safety across Arizona through modern, effective correctional practices and meaningful engagements.

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) is committed to creating a safe, secure, and humane correctional system. With public safety top of mind, ADCRR and its more than 8,000 officers and professional staff are driven by a heart for public service and a commitment to deliver perfect effort each day. ADCRR is redefining itself as an agency whose daily work centers on transparency, accountability, and fairness.

CORRECTIONAL FOOD SERVICES LIAISON

Job Location:

Address:  

Arizona State Prison Complex (ASPC) - Lewis
26700 S US Highway 85
Buckeye, AZ 85326

https://corrections.az.gov

Posting Details:

Salary: $36,779.00 

Grade: 19

Closing Date: 05/29/2025

Job Summary:

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR) is looking for a full time astute examiner to perform periodic inspections to ensure compliance with safety and sanitation standards. This position also monitors and prepares weekly meals projections, resolves issues related to medical diets and medical cards for eligible inmates, conducts monthly meetings and reviews and analyzes invoices for accuracy at the Arizona State Prison Complex - Lewis.

Apply today, and join a great team!

Job Duties:

- Monitors and reviews contract requirements to the actual performance and delivery
- Conducts periodical and random kitchen inspections to ensure compliance with safety and sanitation standards
- Observes and inspects store operations
- Prepares weekly meal projections
- Reviews and analysis invoices
- Serves as the liaison between the Food Service Contractor, Inmate Stores Contractor, and ADCRR management
- Responds and initiates correspondence and appropriate documentation
- Compiles and completes reports of inspection findings
- Maintains performance records
- Issues medical and religious diet cards to the Inmates
- Drives on State business
- Performs other duties appropriate to the assignment

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

Knowledge of:
- American Correctional Association standards for food services operations
- Food volume preparation and delivery systems, nutrition, nutritional values, and special diets
- Health, safety, and sanitation codes for food/store areas and handlers along with rules and regulations pertaining to area of assignment
- Auditing and statistical sampling techniques
- ADCRR policies and procedures
- Personal computers and associated software usage

Skill in:
- Analyzing situations accurately and taking appropriate action
- Time management, multi-tasking, and adapting to changing priorities
- Computer software/data processing functions
- Operating office equipment
- Effective written and verbal communication

Ability to:
- Interact professionally and establish cooperative relationships with all levels of the department and outside individuals
- Monitor and evaluate food service activities
- Adapt to changing situations and priorities
- Maintain records
- Learn and adhere to Department policies and procedures pertaining to security, inmates, stores, and food services
- Work in a prison environment
- Drive and travel on State business

Selective Preference(s):

- Three (3) to five (5) years of experience in food services, warehousing, and/or a distribution type environment

Pre-Employment Requirements:

Must have a current valid food handler’s permit at time of appointment.

Employment is contingent on the selected applicant passing a background investigation, drug test, and a medical/physical examination.

In an effort to maintain a safe environment, all employees are required to take a Tuberculosis (TB) test during their New Employee Orientation and every year thereafter.

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job, then the following requirements apply. Any employee operating a motor vehicle on State business must possess and retain a current, valid class-appropriate driver’s license, complete all required training, and successfully pass all n