Full-Time Corrections Food Service Instructor | Lead Kitchen Training

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Schwenksville (Montgomery County); On-site; USD 44,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Department of Corrections invites applications for a Corrections Food Service Instructor at SCI Phoenix. You will lead inmate workers in food service operations, focusing on hands-on training, safety, sanitation, and meal prep, while maintaining custody and control.

This full-time role requires two years of food service experience or an equivalent combination, with completion of basic training in Elizabethtown.

Qualifications

• Two years of experience in food preparation, production, or service of a variety complete meal menus in an institutional food service operation, food catering service, restaurant, or in a similar large-scale food production operation; or

Responsibilities

• Teach inmates proper methods for food preparation, baking, meal production, and timely service
• Guide inmates in the safe use of tools and equipment and reinforce sanitary cleaning and storage practices
• Inspect food, equipment, and work areas and adjust recipes and menus based on census and available items
• Requisition, receive, and store food and supplies while ensuring first in, first out procedures are followed
• Assign and review inmate job tasks and complete performance evaluations and related records
• Maintain appropriate supervision and security of inmates during all work activities

Job description

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Department of Corrections invites applications for a Corrections Food Service Instructor at SCI Phoenix. You will lead inmate workers in food service operations, focusing on hands-on training, safety, sanitation, and meal prep, while maintaining custody and control.

This full-time role requires two years of food service experience or an equivalent combination, with completion of basic training in Elizabethtown.