Food Service Worker

Parker County Jail•Weatherford, TX

15d

About The Position

The Food Service Worker directly supervises offenders or detainees assigned to the dining area and helps prepare and serve facility meals from pre-planned menus. The role maintains a clean, safe, and sanitary kitchen, food preparation area, tools, and equipment while following LaSalle Corrections, state, and federal directives. The worker oversees and trains inmate or detainee workers, assigns daily kitchen tasks, monitors their work, and provides verbal direction or warnings as needed. The position also assists with food preparation, follows housekeeping and safety practices, checks and stores deliveries, maintains kitchen inventory records, and orders food and supplies. Menus may be adjusted when food costs increase.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited senior high school or equivalent, or GED.
Wage-earning experience in correctional, commercial, or institutional food preparation service management, or 18 months of correctional custody or law enforcement experience.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
Excellent time management skills and a proven ability to meet deadlines.
Ability to function in a fast-paced and sometimes stressful environment.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
Ability to meet the described physical demands, including prolonged sitting, walking and standing; frequent lifting and carrying up to 50+ pounds; frequent grasping, reaching, pushing, pulling, bending, and twisting; and exposure to humidity, heat, or freezing conditions for up to four hours or more per shift.

Nice To Haves

Correctional or institutional food service experience.
Experience supervising employees or offenders.

Responsibilities

Oversee the inmate/detainee worker program, including creating and implementing orientation forms.
Train and orient inmate/detainee workers in their duties, sanitation, and hand-washing procedures.
Assign daily kitchen tasks, supervise work for organization and timeliness, and provide verbal direction and warnings when needed.
Prepare food or assist and instruct inmate/detainee workers in preparing food according to production standards, standardized recipes, and work instructions.
Follow facility housekeeping and safety practices when preparing, overseeing, and serving meals.
Check deliveries for correct items, timely arrival, and appropriate temperatures.
Store incoming food and supplies in the proper locations; immediately store frozen and perishable items and store other items within an hour of delivery.
Compile weekly kitchen inventories and maintain inventory information in the computer system.
Maintain a current physical inventory of food and supplies requiring orders.
Order groceries and other kitchen supplies.
Adjust menus when necessary due to increased food costs.