FOOD SERVICE OFFICER

Job Description

Job Description

Overview

Interested in advancing your career in criminal justice, corrections, or security? Look no further. We are actively seeking motivated professionals. You will fit right in as a member of this growing team of professionals if you bring a willingness to learn and a desire to help others. In your role as a Food Service Officer, you will be responsible for maintaining custody, care, and control of inmates assigned to Food Service activities while enforcing and following facility rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.

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Responsibilities

Summary:
The Food Service Officer is a correctional food service position assigned to maintain custody, care, and control of inmates or detainees assigned to Food Service activities. Oversees and monitors activities of inmates or detainees while enforcing and adhering to the rules, regulations, policies and procedures of the company and contracting agency

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• The Food Service Officer supervises detainees specifically assigned to Food Services by monitoring and directing them in food preparation, cleanup, and sanitation.
• The Food Service Officer coordinates and monitors inmate or detainee movements, conducts counts, and provides emergency responses as needed.
• Conducts shakedown for contraband materials, either individually or as part of a specialized team. Confiscates contraband in accordance with facility and contracting agency policies and procedures.
• The Food Service Officer initiates disciplinary reports on detainees/inmates.
• Prepares reports and maintains daily logs as required.
• The Food Service Officer ensures prompt and appropriate assistance to inmates/detainees in the event of injury, illness, or emotional trauma.
• Promotes facility safety and cleanliness and reports need for maintenance or repairs.
• The Food Service Officer serves as member of special teams to respond to emergencies as required.
• Completes training courses as required by facility training standards.
• The Food Service Officer performs other marginal duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED certification required.
• Successful completion of training courses as required by GEO and facility training standards, including ACA required training.
• Demonstrated experience in food service activities, with commercial or institutional meal preparation preferred.
• College coursework and advanced training in behavioral sciences, correctional services, or related field preferred. Training in cultural diversity or sensitivity is preferred.
• Possession of applicable state requisites for employment.
• Ability to work overtime as required.
• Ability to handle physical and mental stress associated with working extended hours Must be able to regularly report to work without being late.
• Ability to be physically alert on any shift that is assigned.
• Ability to work up to sixteen (16) hours within a rolling 24-hour period.
• Work experience in a correctional setting preferred.
• May be required to possess valid state driver’s license.
• Must be mature, flexible, able to command the respect and confidence of inmates or detainees and staff and possess a high tolerance to mental stress.
• Must be at least twenty-one (21) years of age or older.

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