Correctional Food Service Coordinator
About The Position
The Iowa Medical and Classification Center (IMCC) is seeking a Correctional Food Service Coordinator. IMCC serves as the reception and classification center for the adult male correctional system, processing an estimated 400-500 new commitments monthly. The facility is multi-faceted, employing a diverse professional workforce and providing comprehensive services to offenders and patients. It includes a medium-security general population unit, the state's only licensed forensic psychiatric hospital, and a 178-bed medical and psychiatric unit. IMCC offers a wide range of career opportunities in various departments, including Food Service and other support areas.
Requirements
- Two years of full-time work experience in mass food production in a commercial, military, hospital, or institutional food services setting.
- A total of two years of education and/or full-time experience, where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university coursework in dietetics, nutrition, food management, or a closely related field equals one year of full-time experience.
- Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes one year of full-time work as a Cook 1, Cook 2, or Baker.
Nice To Haves
- Obtain a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) and endorsements within a period of time after hire, as determined by the appointing authority.
Responsibilities
- Order, receive, and issue all food service supplies to maintain adequate inventories for meal production.
- Supervise and train incarcerated individuals assigned to the food service area.
- Prepare raw ingredients by slicing, grating, cutting, or chopping.
- Take accurate inventory prior to beginning meal service.
- Assemble medically prescribed diets, carefully following menus and portion sizes.
- Deliver food, trays, and supplies to alternate serving locations.
- Maintain the sanitation and temperature of all food items.
- Provide direct supervision to incarcerated individuals in the Food Service department.
- Train incarcerated individuals in their current work assignments to maintain proper food production and serving procedures.
- Use knowledge of security to ensure a safe environment for incarcerated individuals and staff.
- Account for and appropriately lock all controlled items, including knives and other food service tools.
- Account for all keys and locks following institutional procedures.
- Complete random shakedowns of food service areas for contraband and document these shakedowns.
- Pat down incarcerated individuals as they report for work and leave work.
- Document all food temperatures.
- Complete e-learning quarterly.
- Use ICON to write reports for incarcerated individuals who do not follow policy, procedures, or directives.
- Use generic notes to document both positive and negative behaviors of incarcerated individuals.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
