Food Service Journey (PCN 20-Multi)

State of Alaska • Mackenzie Point, AK

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Corrections, Division of Institutions, is recruiting for multiple Food Service Journey positions at the Goose Creek Correctional Center (GCCC) located in Mackenzie Point, Alaska. Under the supervision of the Food Service Lead and Food Service Supervisor, the primary responsibilities of this position include monitoring of inmate kitchen workers in all areas and job duties including the preparation, cooking, baking, serving, safely storing and cleaning in the kitchen, refrigerated storage and dining hall. This role involves oversight of the production of meals for up to 1500 inmates 3 times daily, ensuring a variety of diets are accommodated, including but not limited to regular, vegetarian, low cholesterol or fat, diabetic, allergy, and other diets prescribed by DOC medical staff. The position also oversees the preparation and production of all bakery items and all breads and pastries, coordinates catering and food services for special functions, and ensures the kitchen is kept clean and organized with all appliances, utensils, trays and other equipment accounted for, washed, properly dried and stored in the designated areas.

Requirements

• Knowledge of preparing and serving food for consumption.
• Interpersonal Skills: Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different solutions; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences.
• Oral and Written Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
• Must pass a criminal history check.
• Must be fingerprinted.
• Must obtain a security clearance issued by the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to use APSIN.

Responsibilities

• Monitoring of inmate kitchen workers in all areas and job duties including the preparation, cooking, baking, serving, safely storing and cleaning in the kitchen, refrigerated storage and dining hall
• Oversight of the production of meals for up to 1500 inmates 3 times daily, ensuring a variety of diets are accommodated, including but not limited to regular, vegetarian, low cholesterol or fat, diabetic, allergy, and other diets prescribed by DOC medical staff
• Oversee the preparation and production of all bakery items and all breads and pastries (i.e. sandwich bread, hot dog & hamburger buns, French bread, wheat & rye bread as well as cakes, pies, cookies and breakfast pastries) with in-house ingredients
• Coordinate catering and food services for special functions such as inmate club banquets, educational ceremonies as well as administrative luncheons
• Ensuring the kitchen is kept clean and organized, all appliances, utensils, trays and other equipment are accounted for, washed, properly dried and stored in the designated areas

Benefits

• Flexible work schedules – 4/10 schedules available based on facility needs.
• On-site amenities including a free on-site gym with locker rooms and showers for employee use only
• Low-cost lunches available 7 days a week
• Convenient parking in a well-lit & maintained lot with winter plug-ins

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed