Correctional Food Service Supervisor I

State of North Carolina•Greene County, NC
•Onsite

About The Position

This is a supervisory position in the Food Service Department at Greene Correctional Institution. The supervisor oversees Correctional Food Service Officers and maintains the presentation of meals to incarcerated people, ensuring meals are safe, healthy, and properly prepared. The position requires working a varied schedule and returning to work during emergencies. Duties also involve maintaining equipment, following sanitary food-handling practices, understanding nutritional values, managing inventory, and planning and developing operating procedures.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED and two years of experience in institutional food preparation and food services, management of commercial food service operations, or as a Correctional Officer; or one year as a Correctional Food Service Officer; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Must be eligible for certification by the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education & Training Standards Commission.
  • Ability to communicate verbally and in writing, and to comprehend and abide by verbal and written instructions.
  • Ability to work a varied schedule and return to work during emergencies.
  • Ability to distinguish color codes used for emergencies and security purposes.
  • Ability to tolerate verbal and mental abuse from inmates.

Nice To Haves

  • Documented knowledge of large-scale food production and food service activities.
  • Documented supervision of employees and/or inmate workers.

Responsibilities

  • Supervise Correctional Food Service Officers.
  • Maintain presentation of meals that are safe, healthy, and properly prepared.
  • Secure and maintain equipment.
  • Observe sanitary food-handling practices and understand food nutritional values.
  • Inventory and rotate stock.
  • Complete and maintain work schedules for subordinates.
  • Requisition food and supplies within budget.
  • Identify and coordinate training.
  • Make emergency decisions concerning food service operations.
  • Plan and develop operating procedures.
  • Effectively subdue and restrain violent inmates when necessary.

Benefits

  • Health insurance options
  • Retirement plans
  • NC Flex supplemental benefits
  • Paid vacation, sick, and community service leave
  • Paid parental leave
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