Corrections Food Service Instructor - SCI Laurel Highlands

Full Job Description

Are you a highly energetic, enthusiastic, self-motivated individual with a passion for the food service industry?

The Department of Corrections (DOC), State Correctional Institution (SCI) at Laurel Highlands is seeking a Corrections Food Service Instructor to join our amazing team of instructors.

This valuable position leads inmate workers in food service operations.

If you have the required experience and the desire to help inmates in become skilled in a trade, the DOC wants you to apply today!

Requirements

An employee in this job is responsible for assigning, participating in, and instructing inmates involved in large-scale food preparation, production, serving, and sanitation. Work includes leading and providing on-the-job food service training to assigned inmates performing a variety of food service activities including specialized tasks in the preparation and cooking of meals; ensuring conformance to established food sanitation and safety standards; maintaining safe working conditions; and enforcing security and custody regulations in the assigned work area. Work also includes requisitioning, receiving, and storing food and supplies and preparing and maintaining work records and inmate reports. Employees in this job participate in cross-training programs to become knowledgeable in all areas of the food service operation. Work is performed with a high degree of independence and is reviewed by a Corrections Food Service Supervisor for overall efficiency and effectiveness.

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

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours: Schedule to be determined by open shifts at the time of hire.
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• 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 Requirement:

• 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.

All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant’s own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only.

Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

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.