Correctional Food Service Coordinator

State of Iowa•Coralville - 52241 - Johnson County, IA

23h

About The Position

The Correctional Food Service Coordinator works in the Iowa Medical and Classification Center (IMCC), a reception and classification center for people entering Iowa’s adult male institutional corrections system. IMCC also operates a medium-security general population unit and the state’s only licensed forensic psychiatric hospital, providing inpatient psychiatric and evaluation services. The facility offers services across security, treatment, medical, administrative, business, maintenance, warehousing, food service, and other support areas. The position supports food-service operations through ingredient procurement, meal preparation, meal serving, and food delivery. It includes supervising and training incarcerated individuals assigned to food-service work, maintaining food safety and sanitation, and carrying out security procedures within the department. Work hours vary: 4:30 a.m.–7:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and 4:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Requirements

Meet at least one minimum qualification: two years of full-time work experience in mass food production in a commercial, military, hospital, or institutional food-services setting; a combination of two years of education and/or such full-time experience, with 30 semester hours of accredited college or university coursework in dietetics, nutrition, food management, or a closely related field equaling one year of full-time experience; or current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes one year of full-time work as a Cook 1, Cook 2, or Baker.
May be required, within a period determined by the appointing authority after hire, to obtain a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) and endorsements.

Responsibilities

Order, receive, and issue food-service supplies to maintain adequate inventories for meal production.
Prepare raw ingredients by slicing, grating, cutting, or chopping.
Supervise and train incarcerated individuals assigned to ingredient procurement, meal preparation, and other food-service work.
Take accurate inventory before meal service begins.
Assemble medically prescribed diets according to menus and portion sizes.
Deliver food, trays, and supplies to alternate serving locations while maintaining food sanitation and temperature.
Provide direct supervision to incarcerated individuals in the Food Service department and train them in appropriate production and serving procedures.
Apply security practices to maintain a safe environment for incarcerated individuals and staff.
Account for and appropriately lock controlled items, including knives and other food-service tools, and account for keys and locks according to institutional procedures.
Conduct and document random shakedowns of food-service areas for contraband.
Pat down incarcerated individuals as they report for and leave work.
Document food temperatures.
Complete quarterly e-learning training.
Use ICON to write reports about incarcerated individuals who repeatedly fail to follow policies, procedures, or directives.
Use generic notes to document both positive and negative behaviors.