Corrections Food Service Instructor - State Correctional Institution at Greene

Full Job Description

Do you have a passion for the food service industry and a commitment to making a meaningful difference? The Department of Corrections is seeking an energetic and self-motivated Food Service Instructor to lead inmate workers in food service operations at the State Correctional Institution (SCI) at Greene.

Apply today and bring your knowledge, leadership, and compassion to a career where your expertise can make a real difference!

Requirements

As the Food Service Instructor, you will conduct food service work and provide instruction to inmates through on-the job vocational training and instruct inmates in food preparation, production, service, and baking. You will also instruct inmates in safe and sanitary operation of tools and equipment, cleaning, maintenance, and storage practices and in the preparation of meals according to recipe, and ensures that meals are prepared and served in a timely manner.

You will inspect food service areas, equipment and food to ensure conformance with established safety and sanitation standards. You will also review census and menu data; adjust recipes accordingly; and recycle leftover food into usable food products to reduce waste, requisitions, receive, and store food and supplies in assigned work areas, and ensures that first-in, first-out procedures are strictly followed.

Additionally, you will plan and review inmate work assignments, conduct performance evaluations of inmate workers, and maintain all inmate worker records, care, custody, and control over inmates during work assignments.

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment, 40 hours per week
• Work shifts and schedule will be determined at the time of hire. This position requires shift work with rotating days off, and shift assignments are based on a bidding and seniority process.
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary: Selected candidates who are new to employment with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $47,925.00 (before taxes).
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Two years of experience in food preparation, production, or service of a variety of complete meal menus in an institutional food service operation, food catering service, restaurant, or in a similar large-scale food production operation; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training.
  
  

Additional Requirements:

• Successful completion of basic training in Elizabethtown, PA is required.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.
  
  

Legal Requirements:

• You must pass a background investigation and meet Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) compliance requirements.
  
  

How to Apply:

Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position.

Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).

If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.

Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.

Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.
  
  
  

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).
  
  

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce.

The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania.

The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law.

All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.