Food Service, Lead (PCN 20-4328)

State of Alaska•Bethel, AK

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Corrections, Division of Institutions, is currently recruiting for a Food Service, Lead for the Yukon Kuskokwim Correctional Center (YKCC) located in Bethel, Alaska. This role involves providing direct supervision and instruction for approximately 25 inmate workers, preparing and serving meals while ensuring appropriate sanitation, safety, and security of the kitchen. The Lead will guide prisoner kitchen workers in the preparation and production of meals for YKCC, Bethel Youth Facility, and Tundra Center, ensuring meat pulls are consistent with the prepared menu and overseeing the actual preparation and serving of food to inmates and staff. A key responsibility is ensuring all modified diets are properly prepared, including but not limited to, vegetarian, diabetic, allergy, disruptive inmate diets, religious diets, and other diets prescribed by the Medical Department. The position also includes overseeing the proper baking and preparation of all breads and pastry items.

Requirements

Knowledge of preparing and serving food for consumption.
Knowledge of planning, growing, and harvesting of food for consumption using appropriate equipment and techniques.
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.
Any combination of training and/or progressively responsible experience that provides the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform journey-level work in planning, preparing, and serving food and drink as well as directing and reviewing the tasks assigned to lower-level food service staff.
Knowledge of food terminology, measuring devices, kitchen equipment, and serving information.
Knowledge of personal hygiene, general sanitation, and safe work standards to safely use and clean kitchen, food service equipment, and dining area.
Skill in weighing, measuring, and assembling ingredients to prepare beverages and foods for cooking or serving.
Skill in serving beverages and foods in the proper portions, manner and sequence, and with proper table setting techniques.
Ability to communicate effectively with staff and customers, which may include the requirement to read, speak, write, and understand English.
Ability to keep records and complete forms following procedures.
Ability to recognize produce and food products which do or do not meet quality standards.
Ability to meet quality/quantity control, safety, and sanitation standards.
Ability to perform tasks in logical sequence.
Ability to select guidelines, standards, or procedures appropriate to the task.
Ability to do simple arithmetic calculations and record appropriately.
Ability to assist in preparing foodstuffs which meet the standards of taste, temperature, appearance, texture, and diet requirements, if applicable to the work assignment.
Demonstrate a customer service orientation, and display sensitivity and interest in customer concerns, needs, and limitations.
Ability to adapt to changing conditions, schedules, or meal requirements on short notice.
Must be fingerprinted.
Must pass a criminal history check.

Nice To Haves

Possess some or all of the following position specific competencies: Food Service, Food Production, Oral and Written Communication.
Driver License Preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide direct supervision and instruction for approximately 25 inmate workers.
Prepare and serve meals while ensuring appropriate sanitation, safety, and security of the kitchen.
Lead prisoner kitchen workers in preparation and production of meals for YKCC, Bethel Youth Facility and Tundra Center.
Ensure meat pulls are consistent with prepared menu.
Oversee actual preparation and serving of food to inmates and staff.
Ensure that all modified diets are properly prepared for each meal, which includes but not limited to, vegetarian, diabetic, allergy, disruptive inmate diets, religious diets, and other diets as prescribed by the Medical Department.
Ensure the proper baking and preparation of all breads and pastry items.
Assign, monitor, train, and evaluate daily tasks.
Make decisions and set and balance priorities.
Coordinate tasks of others and work efficiently.
Ensure adherence to work schedules, quality standards, safety and security rules.
Give clear instructions.
Recommend appropriate solutions to difficult situations.
Motivate others.
Prepare and modify menus and recipes according to volume and dietary needs, or special requirements of emergency crews.
Research recipes and prepare complex foods and yeast pastries such as baking and decorating layer cakes and preparing ethnic specialties for special occasions.
Assign, monitor, train, and/or evaluate daily tasks of kitchen help which may include institutional residents and inmates or emergency fire fighter crew.