Food Service Journey

Corrections; Point MacKenzie (AK); On-site; USD 30,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site gym

Low-cost lunches

Convenient parking

Job summary

Alaska Department of Corrections at Goose Creek Correctional Center is seeking a Food Service Journey to support kitchen operations and provide safe, nutritious meals for inmates. The role involves supervising inmate workers, maintaining sanitation, and ensuring meals meet dietary requirements.

Responsibilities include assisting with meal preparation, baking goods in-house, and coordinating food service for special events.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of food terminology, measuring devices, kitchen equipment, and sanitation.
• Ability to weigh, measure, and assemble ingredients for beverages and foods.
• Effective English reading, speaking, and writing; keep records and complete forms.

Responsibilities

• Monitor inmate kitchen workers and help keep cooking, baking, serving, and sanitation on track.
• Assist in preparing meals and ensure those with dietary restrictions receive proper meals.
• Oversee the preparation of baked goods made with in-house ingredients.
• Coordinate food service for special events.

Skills

Food Service

Interpersonal Skills

Oral and Written Communication

Job description

Job Description

The Department of Corrections, Division of Institutions, is recruiting for a Food Service Journey at the Goose Creek Correctional Center (GCCC) located in Mackenzie Point, Alaska.

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What You Will Be Doing:

Under the guidance of the Food Service Leads and Food Service Supervisor, this role focuses on helping the kitchen run smoothly, safely, and efficiently. Daily duties include:

• Monitoring inmate kitchen workers and helping them stay on track with cooking, baking, serving, and kitchen sanitation.
• Helping make meals for the facility and making sure those with dietary restrictions get the proper meal.
• Overseeing the preparation of all baked goods - all made with in-house ingredients.
• Coordinating food service for special events.

Our Mission, Values, and Culture:

The mission of the Alaska Department of Corrections is to promote public safety. Our division provides secure confinement, access to reformative programs, and offender management planning that promotes successful community reentry.

Benefits of Joining Our Team:

When working for Goose Creek Correctional Center, you’ll be a vital part of a collaborative team, with opportunities for extensive learning about correctional settings and processes. In addition, we offer:

• Flexible work schedules – 4/10 schedules available based on facility needs
• On-site amenities including a free on-site gym with locker rooms and showers for employee use only
• Low-cost lunches available 7 days a week
• Convenient parking in a well-lit & maintained lot with winter plug-ins and a scenic drive to work while avoiding the congested commute to Anchorage!

The Working Environment You Can Expect:

Goose Creek Correctional Center is a minimum/medium custody facility that houses up to 1500 inmates and employs over 350 staff. You will be working in an institutional setting with inmates daily.

Who We Are Looking For:

We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position specific competencies:

• Food Service: Knowledge of preparing and serving food for consumption.
• Interpersonal Skills: Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different solutions; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences.
• Oral and Written Communication: 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.

Minimum Qualifications

Any combination of training and/or experience that provides the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the essential duties of independently planning, preparing, and serving food and drink.

Essential Core Competencies:

• Knowledge of food terminology, measuring devices, kitchen equipment, and serving information;? and personal hygiene, general sanitation, and safe work standards to safely use and clean kitchen, food service equipment, and dining area.?
• Applicable skill in weighing, measuring, and assembling ingredients to prepare beverages and foods for cooking or serving;? and serving beverages and foods in the proper portions, manner and sequence, and with proper table setting techniques.
• The ability to communicate effectively with staff and customers, which may include the requirement to read, speak, write, and understand English;? keep records and complete forms following procedures;? recognize produce and food products which do or do not meet quality standards;? meet quality/quantity control, safety, and sanitation standards;? perform tasks in logical sequence;? select guidelines, standards, or procedures appropriate to the task;? do simple arithmetic calculations and record appropriately;? 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;? and adapt to changing conditions, schedules, or meal requirements on short notice.
• Journey level workers will be required to have the required skills to handle difficult problems encountered; have comprehensive knowledge of the subject or occupational area;? use judgment in determining actions; exercise independence in determining actions;? plan and lay out work (i.e. determine how to do one’s own work);? make appropriate choice among alternatives; complete work with only limited instruction and/or little or no advice; and proceed with work without having results or products generally reviewed in progress.

Additional:

• Knowledge of the practices, methods and procedures of volume food preparation, cooking times, and serving temperatures; food handling, storage, and rotation techniques to avoid cross contamination and recognize critical control points; and regular or modified diets/menus, content, and limitations.
• Applicable skill in preparing, seasoning, cooking, and baking the full range of foodstuffs which meet the standards of taste, temperature, appearance, texture, and diet requirements.
• Ability to prepare several menu items simultaneously, which may include both hot and cold items; follow specific instructions related to preparing foods for modified diets, or for needs of??wildland fire fighting personnel; use dietary instructional manuals;?ensure adequate kitchen and food supplies and equipment repair; and plan and prepare meals for transport to field operations areas may be a unique requirement of some positions.

Other Information

Special Note:

Vacancies in this job class are filled through Union referral prior to posting on Workplace Alaska, except for promotions, demotions, transfers, and emergency appointments.

Some positions may be required to obtain or possess a Driver License, a background investigation and employment check, or other.

“Essential Core Competencies” are a common or typical set of knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors that reflect successful performance of all levels of the career area. These are included in the position description and performance evaluation review process.

“Position-Specific Competencies” are a common or typical set of knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors that reflect successful performance of the skill level and primary duties of the specific job.

“Training” and “education” in this guidance are synonyms for the process of acquiring knowledge and skills through instruction. It includes instruction through formal and informal methods (such as classroom, on-line, self-study, on-the-job, and military training), from accredited and unaccredited sources, and long-duration (such as a post-secondary degree, apprenticeships, and trade or vocational schools) and short-duration (such as a seminar, professional development, and mircocredentials, i.e., computer science, human resources, project management) programs.

Additional Required Information

RECRUITMENT DIFFICULTIES

Starting salary may be approved up to Step D - $26.38, if criteria are met.

LEGAL EMPLOYMENT

The State’s online recruitment system, Workplace Alaska, requires applicants to certify that they have a legal right to accept employment in the United States. It is the responsibility of the employee to maintain the appropriate documentation to accept or continue legal employment. The State of Alaska does not function in the role as an employer sponsor.

EDUCATION

If post-secondary education is required