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) - Eyman
1305 East Butte Avenue
Florence, Arizona 85132

https://corrections.az.gov

Posting Details:

Salary: $36,109.00 

Grade: 19

Closing Date: 03/31/2025

Job Summary:

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR) is looking for an astute examiner to perform periodic inspections to ensure compliance with safety and sanitation standards are completed. This position also monitors meals to ensure nutrition is met and meal portions are set per standard, religious and medical diet meals at the Arizona State Prison Complex - Eyman.

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Job Duties:

- Monitors and reviews contract requirements to the actual performance and delivery
- Conducts periodical random kitchen inspections to ensure compliance with safety and sanitation standards
- Observes and inspects inmate 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 and store storage and handling
- Auditing and statistical sampling techniques
- ADCRR policies and procedures
- Personal computers and associated software usage

Skill in:
- Analyzing situations accurately and taking appropriate action
- Organization, 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

Selective Preference(s):

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

Pre-Employment Requirements:

Valid food handler’s permit at the 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 necessary driver’s license record checks. The license must be current, unexpired, and neither revoked nor suspended. Employees who drive on sta