Corrections Food Service Supervisor III

State of Illinois • Saint Charles, MO

18h • Onsite

About The Position

The Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice is seeking a Corrections Food Service Supervisor to serve as a working supervisor for assigned food service program staff at the Illinois Youth Center in St. Charles. The position provides input into food production and directs and initiates maintenance of proper health, sanitation, and safety standards when preparing, serving, and storing food. The supervisor plans, schedules, and publishes menus for general and therapeutic diets; directs and monitors staff who train youth in food preparation; and assists the Food Services Program Manager. Other duties may be assigned when reasonably within the scope of the position.

The position is based at 3825 Campton Hills Drive, St. Charles, Illinois, and is fully in-office, with a scheduled work week of 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. Overtime is a condition of employment and may include scheduled, unscheduled, or last-minute overtime, potentially requiring evening or weekend work. The position requires passing a background check and drug screen and completing an orientation-training course within six months of employment. It is classified as medium work, including lifting up to 50 pounds at a time and frequently lifting or carrying objects weighing up to 25 pounds.

Requirements

• Education equivalent to completion of four years of high school.
• Three years of institution food preparation experience, such as experience gained as a Corrections Food Service Supervisor I or II, or supervisory experience in a large-scale food service operation.
• Possess a current Food Service Sanitation Certificate issued by the Illinois Department of Public Health, or a Certified Food Protection Manager (CFPM) certification from a program accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Conference for Food Protection (CFP).
• Pass an Illinois Department of Corrections/Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice background check.
• Pass a drug screen; unauthorized drug use by employees is prohibited.
• Complete an orientation-training course within six months of employment.
• Ability to perform medium work, including lifting no more than 50 pounds at a time and frequently lifting or carrying objects weighing up to 25 pounds.
• Ability to work overtime when requested or required, including scheduled, unscheduled, or last-minute overtime; this may require evening and weekend work.

Nice To Haves

• Thorough knowledge of food service sanitation.
• Extensive knowledge of institutional rules and regulations and requirements for the control of offenders or juveniles.
• Extensive knowledge of large-scale food service procedures and practices.
• Extensive knowledge of preparing, serving, and acquiring food on a large-scale basis.
• Working knowledge of health and safety requirements for large-scale food service.
• Ability to control and manage large-scale food service operations efficiently and economically through example and leadership.
• Ability to interpret the provisions of the Illinois Food Service Sanitation rules and regulations.
• Ability to maintain satisfactory working relationships with other employees and offenders or juveniles.
• Ability to instruct and supervise subordinates and offenders or juveniles working in all important food service functions.
• Ability to keep food service records, conduct inventories, prepare reports, and requisition food and other supplies.

Responsibilities

• Serve as working supervisor to assigned food service program staff at the Illinois Youth Center in St. Charles.
• Provide input into food production and direct and initiate maintenance of proper health, sanitation, and safety standards in preparing, serving, and storing food.
• Plan, schedule, and publish menus for general and therapeutic diets.
• Direct and monitor staff in training youth in food preparation.
• Assist the Food Services Program Manager.
• Perform other duties as required or assigned that are reasonably within the scope of the position.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• Pension plan
• Paid parental leave
• Pre-tax benefits programs, including Deferred Compensation, Medical, and Daycare programs
• Twelve paid sick days annually
• Ten paid vacation days in the first year for new employees, with the opportunity to earn up to twenty-five paid vacation days annually based on years of service
• Three paid personal days annually, prorated based on start date
• Thirteen to fourteen paid holidays annually, based on start date
• Flexible work schedules in many program areas

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED