CORRECTIONAL DIETARY SUPERVISOR

State of Maryland; Maryland; On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

State of Maryland benefits

Job summary

The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services in Maryland is seeking a Supervising Correctional Dietary Officer at the Metropolitan Transition Center in Baltimore. You will supervise staff responsible for meal preparation and serving in a correctional facility, ensuring adherence to menus, schedules, and security protocols.

The role emphasizes directing subordinates, monitoring daily food service and sanitation, and coordinating with management to meet quality and regulatory

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate acceptable to the Maryland State Board of Education as described in the Correctional Training Commission regulation.
• Three years of experience involving the custody, security and supervision of adult inmate workers in a food operation of a correctional institution.

Responsibilities

• Instructing or informing subordinates and/or correctional staff regarding program expectations and operational goals.
• Monitoring daily food service and security activities and reviewing reports to assess quality of job performance.
• Counseling, instructing, directing or disciplining of subordinate staff as necessary in response to job performance or behavior factors.
• Monitors and evaluates food service operations to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, quality assurance guidelines, security concerns and contractual provisions.
• Reviewing sanitation, meal count and food temperature reports from subordinates, determining appropriate action in response.
• Coordinating food service operations with institutional management and/or headquarters’ staff.
• Reviewing and determining appropriateness and accuracy of invoices, supplies and equipment orders and/or food purchases.
• Inspecting food service facilities, equipment and operations to evaluate compliance with standards of sanitation, quality and efficiency.
• Preparing required periodic reports to program managers regarding food service operations in units supervised.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Introduction

The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS) is seeking dedicated candidates to fill important roles within our department. We are one of the largest departments in Maryland with nearly 12,000 employees and a budget of more than $1 billion. In order to fulfill our mission of promoting safety, we have increased security at our institutions while leading the way in innovative restorative justice projects that will help offenders reintegrate into society upon release. As a member of the DPSCS team, you can have a fulfilling career, while also enjoying a wide range of benefits such as medical and dental coverage, paid time off (i.e. vacation, sick leave), becoming vested in the State pension, supplemental retirement options, and even joining the Maryland State Employees Credit Union.

GRADE

CORR0007

LOCATION OF POSITION

Metropolitan Transition Center (MTC)

954 Forrest St, Baltimore, MD 21202

Main Purpose of Job

Supervises Correctional Dietary Officers who are responsible for supervising incarcerated individuals in the preparation and serving of meals in a correctional facility.

POSITION DUTIES

• Instructing or informing subordinates and/or correctional staff regarding program expectations and operational goals
• Monitoring daily food service and security activities and reviewing reports to assess quality of job performance
• Counseling, instructing, directing or disciplining of subordinate staff as necessary in response to job performance or behavior factors
• Monitors and evaluates food service operations to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, quality assurance guidelines, security concerns and contractual provisions.
• Reviewing sanitation, meal count and food temperature reports from subordinates, determining appropriate action in response
• Coordinating food service operations with institutional management and/or headquarters’ staff
• Reviewing and determining appropriateness and accuracy of invoices, supplies and equipment orders and/or food purchases
• Inspecting food service facilities, equipment and operations to evaluate compliance with standards of sanitation, quality and efficiency
• Preparing required periodic reports to program managers regarding food service operations in units supervised

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate acceptable to the Maryland State Board of Education as described in the Correctional Training Commission regulation.

Experience: Three years of experience involving the custody, security and supervision of adult inmate workers in a food operation of a correctional institution.

Notes

• The above educational requirement is set by the Maryland Correctional Training Commission in accordance with Correctional Services Article, Section 8-209.
• Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience in correctional institutional specialty codes in the criminal justice field of work at a rate of two years of military experience for the required experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Three or more years of experience working in a food operation in a correctional setting

LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

• Employees in this classification may be assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator's license valid in the State of Maryland.
• Some positions in this classification may require employees to obtain the appropriate State of Maryland driver's license to operate motor vehicles for the transportation of inmates or supplies.

Special Requirements

• Employees who have not already done so must meet the selection standards required and successfully complete the training prescribed by the Maryland Correctional Training Commission for a Correctional Officer during their probationary period (Correctional Services Article, Section 8-209). Selection standards for correctional officer training are listed in detail in the Code of Maryland Regulations Title 12, Subtitle 10, Chapter 01 and include the following:

U.S. Citizenship or Resident Alien status

Must be at least 21 years of age

A completed background investigation

Oral interview

Physical examination.

• Employees in this classification are subject to call-in 24 hours a day and, therefore, must provide the employing agency with a telephone number where they can be reached.
• Employees in this classification are subject to substance abuse testing in accordance with Code of Maryland Regulations 17.04.09, Testing for Illegal Use of Drugs.

Benefits

STATE OF MARYLAND BENEFITS

We thank our Veterans for their service to our country.

People with disabilities and bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply.

As an equal opportunity employer, Maryland is committed to recruiting, retaining, and promoting employees who are reflective of the State's diversity.