Juvenile Justice Kitchen Supervisor

Commonwealth of Kentucky; Mayfield (KY); On-site; USD 33,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

The Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice is seeking a Food Preparation Center Coordinator to supervise and perform food preparation duties in a DJJ facility in Mayfield, KY. This role includes menu planning, nutrition consultations, and maintaining food records and inventories.

As an essential, full-time position within the Justice & Public Safety Cabinet, you will oversee juvenile kitchen operations, train youths in kitchen skills, and ensure proper supervision and cost tracking for meals,

Qualifications

• Education: High school graduate.
• Experience, Training, or Skills: Four years of sub professional or professional experience in a food service operation.

Responsibilities

• Supervises the preparation of food and provides general cooking in a Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) facility.
• Prepares food and provides general cooking.
• Prepares menus, consults with nutritionist and other professional contacts.
• Maintains records of amount of food served and number served.
• Prepares all forms for federal school lunch program.
• Maintains records for government commodities received and used; provides forms to the Department of Agriculture.
• Provides instructional kitchen skills to juveniles assigned to kitchen duties.
• Ensures proper supervision of juveniles.
• Prepares food requisitions and maintains food inventories.
• Maintains logs and inventory books on received and used foods and supplies.
• Maintains routine records for daily costs of meals.
• Maintains and reports attendance on juveniles for federal programs.
• Ensures new food items are received, checked, dated and stored properly.
• This position is deemed essential and has been designated for mandatory operations by the Appointing Authority; therefore, the incumbent is not eligible for Adverse Weather Leave.

Education

High school graduate

Job description

The Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice is seeking a Food Preparation Center Coordinator to supervise and perform food preparation duties in a DJJ facility in Mayfield, KY. This role includes menu planning, nutrition consultations, and maintaining food records and inventories.

As an essential, full-time position within the Justice & Public Safety Cabinet, you will oversee juvenile kitchen operations, train youths in kitchen skills, and ensure proper supervision and cost tracking for meals,