CORRECTIONS JUVENILE FOOD PRODUCTION WORKER

State of Louisiana; Columbia (LA); Vor Ort; USD 33.000 - 42.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The Louisiana Office of Juvenile Justice (OJJ) is seeking reliable individuals to join the food service team as Corrections Juvenile Food Production Workers at Swanson Center for Youth in Columbia, LA. You will help prepare and serve meals while supervising youth in kitchen and cleaning activities, modeling professionalism and responsibility.

Role requires adherence to safety standards, dietary guidelines, and PREA training.

Qualifikationen

• One year of food service experience or training in an institutional, hospital, military, or commercial food service operation.
• Twelve semester hours in food and nutrition, dietetics, or institutional management.
• Ability to supervise youth in food service activities and maintain safety standards.

Aufgaben

• Prepare, cook, and serve meals in accordance with facility menus and dietary guidelines.
• Maintain cleanliness and sanitation of kitchen, dining, and storage areas.
• Supervise youth assigned to food service duties, ensuring safety and compliance.
• Operate kitchen equipment and follow institutional food safety protocols.
• Assist with inventory, storage, and portion control.
• Uphold confidentiality, mandatory reporting, and trauma-informed care standards.
• Participate in PREA training and other onboarding programs.

Kenntnisse

Supervise youth

Food handling

Safety conscious

Ausbildung

One year food service experience or training in an institutional, hospital, military, or commercial operation

Twelve semester hours in food and nutrition, dietetics, or institutional management

Jobbeschreibung

About This Job

The Louisiana Office of Juvenile Justice (OJJ) is committed to protecting the public by providing safe and effective individualized services to youth, who will become productive, law-abiding citizens. We are seeking reliable and safety-conscious individuals to join our food service team in secure care facilities. As a Corrections Juvenile Food Production Worker, you will help prepare and serve meals while supervising youth engaged in kitchen and cleaning activities. This role supports OJJ’s rehabilitative mission by modeling professionalism, structure, and responsibility in daily operations.

Office of Juvenile Justice

Swanson Center for Youth - Columbia

132 Highway 850, Columbia, LA 71418

https://ojj.la.gov/location/swanson-center-for-youth-columbia

THIS IS A CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT.

Minimum Qualifications

• One year of food service experience or training in an institutional, hospital, military, or commercial food service operation; OR
• Twelve semester hours in food and nutrition, dietetics, or institutional management.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties:

Job Duties and Other Information

• Prepare, cook, and serve meals in accordance with facility menus and dietary guidelines
• Maintain cleanliness and sanitation of kitchen, dining, and storage areas
• Supervise youth assigned to food service duties, ensuring safety and compliance
• Operate kitchen equipment and follow institutional food safety protocols
• Assist with inventory, storage, and portion control
• Uphold confidentiality, mandatory reporting, and trauma-informed care standards
• Participate in PREA training and other required onboarding programs

Position-Specific Details:

Work Location: These vacancies are located at Swanson Center for Youth in Columbia, LA.

Appointment: Full time

Compensation: The Corrections Juvenile Food Production Worker (pay grade level WS-205) has a special entrance rate of $1,280 biweekly.

The incumbent of this position must not have been convicted or pled nolo contendere to a crime listed in R.S. 15.587.1 (c).

The Office of Juvenile Justice will create a list of eligible applicants ONLY from the people who respond to this posting. Before applying, applicant must meet the minimum qualification requirement.

For More Information About This Vacancy You May Contact:

Garilyn London

OJJ/Human Resources

[e-mail]

In the event there is a preferred reemployment list for this position, the position may be filled from that list with no other interviews.

The Office of Juvenile Justice is a State as a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports improved employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. For more information on employment-related resources available for those with disabilities, refer to the Louisiana Employment Resource Guide.

If you are contacted for an interview, please let us know at that time if you will need special accommodations.

NOTE: Prior to an appointment, the selected applicant must take and pass a drug screening test, possess a valid Louisiana Driver's License and clear a background check.

This agency participates in the E-Verify system for verification of citizenship and employment authorization.

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a State Employee, You Will Earn Competitive Pay, Choose From a Variety Of Benefits, And Have Access To a Great Professional Development Program:

• Insurance Coverage – More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/
• Parental Leave – Up to six weeks paid parental leave
• More information can be found at https://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx
• Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:
  • New Year's Day
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
  • Mardi Gras,
  • Good Friday
  • Memorial Day
  • Independence Day
  • Labor Day
  • Veteran's Day
  • Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
  • Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor
• State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.
• Retirement – State Of Louisiana Employees Are Eligible To Participate In Various Retirement Systems (based On The Type Of Appointment And Agency For Which An Employee Works). These Retirement Systems Provide Retirement Allowances And Other Benefits For State Officers And Employees And Their Beneficiaries. State Retirement Systems May Include (but Are Not Limited To):
  • Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system
  • Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),
  • Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

01 Are you a current classified employee of the Office of Juvenile Justice serving with permanent status?

• Yes
• No

02 Are you currently under indictment for a felony charge or have you ever been on probation or sentenced to jail/prison as a result of a felony conviction or guilty plea to a felony charge?

• Yes
• No

03 If 'YES', give the law enforcement authority (city police, sheriff, FBI, etc.), the offense, place and disposition of case. If 'NO', enter N/A.

04 Have you been convicted of engaging or attempting to engage in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force, overt, or implied threats of force, or coercion, or where the victim did not consent or was unable to consent or refuse?

• Yes
• No

05 If so, when? If 'NO', enter N/A.

06 Have you ever been civilly or administratively adjudicated to have engaged in any sexual activity in the community or confinement setting?

• Yes
• No

07 If so, when? If 'NO', enter N/A.

08 Have you ever engaged in sexual abuse in a prison, jail, lockup, community confinement facility or juvenile facility or any other facility type (as defined in 42 U.S.C 1997)?

• Yes
• No

09 If so, when? If 'NO', enter N/A.

10 Have you ever been convicted or pled nolo contendere to a crime listed in R.S. 15.587.1 (c)?

• Yes
• No

11 Do you possess any college credit in food and nutrition, dietetics or institutional management?

• Yes
• No

12 If you answered yes to the previous question, you must list each course, name of the course, name of the institution/college/school you took the course from and the number of HOURS (specify semester or quarter) For example: Dietetics 1001 - Intro to Dietetics- LSU - 3 semester hours If you do not list the courses here, you will not receive credit to substitute for experience. If you answered no to the question above, simply type N/A here.

• Yes, I understand. You may contact my employers, past or present.
• No. Do not contact my employers, past or present.
• Required Question